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Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students
Abstract
Objective. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the
career planning and specialization preference of a group of Turkish dentistry students and the
factors affecting this.
Materials and Methods. 305 volunteer students from X University Faculty of Dentistry
participated in the study. A questionnaire consisting of 44 open-ended and multiple-choice
questions was sent to the students. In the survey, before and during Covid-19 career plans,
specialization preferences and the factors affecting them were questioned.
Results. With the Covid-19 pandemic, 23.3% of the students changed their career plan and
24.6% of them changed their field of specialization. In career planning, it was preferred to
work in the private sector after the pandemic. While the most preferred specialty was Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery before the pandemic, the department with the highest increase after the
pandemic was Endodontics.
Conclusions. The Covid-19 pandemic affected the career and specialty preferences of
dentistry students, factors such as working conditions, financial return, and employment
opportunities, rather than aerosol and increased risk of contamination, were effective in this
change.
Keywords
Supporting Institution
The study was funded by the authors.
Ethical Statement
The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dentistry (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 31, 2023
Submission Date
November 17, 2023
Acceptance Date
December 14, 2023
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 26 Number: 4
APA
Gürleyük, A. C., Eninanç, İ., & Yeler, D. (2023). Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, 26(4), 387-391. https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1392542
AMA
1.Gürleyük AC, Eninanç İ, Yeler D. Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students. Cumhuriyet Dent J. 2023;26(4):387-391. doi:10.7126/cumudj.1392542
Chicago
Gürleyük, Ali Cantürk, İlknur Eninanç, and Defne Yeler. 2023. “Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students”. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 26 (4): 387-91. https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1392542.
EndNote
Gürleyük AC, Eninanç İ, Yeler D (December 1, 2023) Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 26 4 387–391.
IEEE
[1]A. C. Gürleyük, İ. Eninanç, and D. Yeler, “Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students”, Cumhuriyet Dent J, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 387–391, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.7126/cumudj.1392542.
ISNAD
Gürleyük, Ali Cantürk - Eninanç, İlknur - Yeler, Defne. “Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students”. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 26/4 (December 1, 2023): 387-391. https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1392542.
JAMA
1.Gürleyük AC, Eninanç İ, Yeler D. Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students. Cumhuriyet Dent J. 2023;26:387–391.
MLA
Gürleyük, Ali Cantürk, et al. “Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students”. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, vol. 26, no. 4, Dec. 2023, pp. 387-91, doi:10.7126/cumudj.1392542.
Vancouver
1.Ali Cantürk Gürleyük, İlknur Eninanç, Defne Yeler. Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students. Cumhuriyet Dent J. 2023 Dec. 1;26(4):387-91. doi:10.7126/cumudj.1392542