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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-8-13
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Since the mid-1970s, the dental hygiene profession has experienced a decline in the number of applicants. Reasons cited for this decline are fewer traditional college-age students, an increase in the career opportunities available to women, and a decrease in student financial aid. Four-year dental hygiene programs have experienced applicant decline faster than two-year programs. The purpose of this study was to determine factors that influenced university freshmen to designate dental hygiene as a career choice. Factors examined included reasons for choosing or not choosing a career in dental hygiene, and retention in the college major chosen. A questionnaire was mailed to three groups of students who entered the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill as freshmen from 1985 through 1987: (1) all students who designated dental hygiene as a major on their entrance application; (2) a random sample who did not; and (3) all the freshman during that time period who subsequently matriculated into the dental hygiene program. The overall response rate was 78% (n = 80). Subjects began to explore career opportunities at a mean age of 16. Having a family member/friend in the selected field was found to be the most influential factor in career selection. Among dental hygiene students, contact with a dental hygienist was perceived to be influential in their career choice. Entering college freshmen exhibited a lack of knowledge about the dental hygiene profession, and most had not received any information about dental hygiene in high school. These findings can be used to develop recruitment strategies.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
D
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
1043-254X
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
66
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
81-8
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-Career Choice,
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-Dental Hygienists,
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-North Carolina,
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:1624997-Students, Health Occupations
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| pubmed:year |
1992
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Factors influencing the selection of dental hygiene as a profession.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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