Abstract：
BACKGROUND: The attitudes of dental students to study a particular specialty of dentistry in post-graduation are of great importance as these facilitate workforce planning in the dental sector.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the attitude of dental students towards choosing periodontology as their future career and to explore demographic variables that affect their choice.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey based on a questionnaire was conducted, including students of the third and fourth years and interns of the dental college. Twenty-seven questions, graded on a Likert scale (5-point) were included in the questionnaire, and the responses were categorised via three attitudes: negative (score 0-21), neutral (score 22-44) and positive (score 45-64). The Chi-square test for proportions was used to examine the differences between groups.
RESULTS: Among 114 participants, 53 (46.5%) were males and 61 (53.5%) were females. One-third of the respondents had a positive attitude towards selecting periodontology as their future career, and the majority had a neutral perspective, with a few students having a negative attitude (20.2%). Out of the total, 34.2% of respondents had a positive attitude, and 45.6% showed a neutral attitude or perspective.
CONCLUSIONS: Efforts should be intensified, and undergraduate (UG) students should be motivated by broadening the scope of the field in the UG curriculum by the dental council so that the students show considerable interest in pursuing the field as their future career.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the attitude of dental students towards choosing periodontology as their future career and to explore demographic variables that affect their choice.
METHODS: A cross-sectional survey based on a questionnaire was conducted, including students of the third and fourth years and interns of the dental college. Twenty-seven questions, graded on a Likert scale (5-point) were included in the questionnaire, and the responses were categorised via three attitudes: negative (score 0-21), neutral (score 22-44) and positive (score 45-64). The Chi-square test for proportions was used to examine the differences between groups.
RESULTS: Among 114 participants, 53 (46.5%) were males and 61 (53.5%) were females. One-third of the respondents had a positive attitude towards selecting periodontology as their future career, and the majority had a neutral perspective, with a few students having a negative attitude (20.2%). Out of the total, 34.2% of respondents had a positive attitude, and 45.6% showed a neutral attitude or perspective.
CONCLUSIONS: Efforts should be intensified, and undergraduate (UG) students should be motivated by broadening the scope of the field in the UG curriculum by the dental council so that the students show considerable interest in pursuing the field as their future career.
摘要：
背景：牙科学生在毕业后学习牙科特定专业的态度非常重要，因为这些有助于牙科部门的劳动力计划。
目的：评估牙科学生对选择牙周病作为未来职业的态度，并探索影响其选择的人口统计学变量。
方法：进行了基于问卷调查的横断面调查，包括第三和第四年的学生和牙科学院的实习生。二十七个问题,问卷中包括了李克特量表(5分)的评分，回答通过三种态度进行分类：否定(得分0-21)，中性（22-44分）和阳性（45-64分）。比例的卡方检验用于检查组间的差异。
结果：在114名参与者中，男性53（46.5％），女性61（53.5％）。三分之一的受访者对选择牙周病作为未来职业持积极态度,大多数人的观点是中立的，少数学生持消极态度(20.2%)。在总数中，34.2%的受访者持积极态度，45.6%持中立态度或观点。
结论:应该加大力度,和本科（UG）学生应该通过牙科委员会扩大UG课程中的领域范围来激励，以便学生对追求该领域作为未来职业表现出相当大的兴趣。
目的：评估牙科学生对选择牙周病作为未来职业的态度，并探索影响其选择的人口统计学变量。
方法：进行了基于问卷调查的横断面调查，包括第三和第四年的学生和牙科学院的实习生。二十七个问题,问卷中包括了李克特量表(5分)的评分，回答通过三种态度进行分类：否定(得分0-21)，中性（22-44分）和阳性（45-64分）。比例的卡方检验用于检查组间的差异。
结果：在114名参与者中，男性53（46.5％），女性61（53.5％）。三分之一的受访者对选择牙周病作为未来职业持积极态度,大多数人的观点是中立的，少数学生持消极态度(20.2%)。在总数中，34.2%的受访者持积极态度，45.6%持中立态度或观点。
结论:应该加大力度,和本科（UG）学生应该通过牙科委员会扩大UG课程中的领域范围来激励，以便学生对追求该领域作为未来职业表现出相当大的兴趣。
