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18923093

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-16
pubmed:abstractText
Compulsory community service (CCS) was introduced into the health service by the South African government to address the shortage and maldistribution of health professionals within the public sector. The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of dental therapy students regarding CCS. A self-administered questionnaire was delivered to the two dental schools that train dental therapists in South Africa. There was a 64 percent response rate; 56 percent of the respondents were female. The average age was 20.3 years. There was no difference in the variables between the two dental schools, so the results were combined. The majority (81 percent) supported the introduction of CCS and preferred to carry it out in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Most students opted to perform oral health promotional (64 percent) and clinical (15 percent) activities. By aligning these requirements with the current dental needs and priority strategies of the South African Department of Health, this support would add much value to the delivery of oral health services.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-0337
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1135-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Attitudes of South African dental therapy students toward compulsory community service.
pubmed:affiliation
Schools of Public Health and Oral Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 10 Floor/Room 10Q20, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa. ahmed.bhayat@wits.ac.za
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study