Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Career Planning of a Group of Dentistry Students

Ali Cantürk Gürleyük; İlknur Eninanç; Defne Yeler

doi:10.7126/cumudj.1392542

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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.

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Amaç. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Covid-19 pandemisinin bir grup Türk diş hekimliği öğrencisinin kariyer planlaması ve uzmanlık alanı tercihine etkisini ve buna etki eden faktörleri irdelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem. Çalışmaya X Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi’nden 305 gönüllü öğrenci katıldı. Öğrencilere açık uçlu ve çoktan seçmeli toplam 44 soruluk bir anket formu gönderildi. Ankette Covid-19 öncesi ve sonrası kariyer planları, uzmanlık alanı tercihleri ve bunlara etki eden faktörler sorgulandı. Bulgular. Covid-19 salgınıyla öğrencilerin %23,3’ünün kariyer planında, %24,6’sının ise uzmanlık alanı tercihinde değişiklik görüldü. Kariyer planlamasında pandemi sonrası en çok özel sektörde çalışmak tercih edildi. Pandemi öncesi en çok tercih edilen uzmanlık dalı Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi iken, pandemiyle birlikte en çok artış görülen bölüm Endodonti oldu. Sonuç. Covid-19 pandemisi, diş hekimliği öğrencilerinin kariyer ve uzmanlık alanı tercihlerini etkilemiş, aerosol ve bulaş riski artışından ziyade; çalışma koşulları, maddi getiri ve iş bulma olanağı gibi faktörler bu değişimde etkili olmuştur.

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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

Authors

Ali Cantürk Gürleyük ^*
0000-0001-6862-9735
Türkiye

İlknur Eninanç
0000-0002-4583-6237
Türkiye

Defne Yeler
0000-0003-4801-0120
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

November 17, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 14, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 26 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1392542

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA78JP36DJ

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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.