Campus, Guglielmo; Rusca, Philippe; Wolf, TG; Amrhein, Christine; Meyer, Andreas; Zeyer, Oliver; Wolf, Thomas Gerhard (2020). Career Prospects of Young Dentists in Switzerland. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(4310), pp. 1-8. Molecular Diversity Preservation International MDPI 10.3390/ijerph17124310
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The observational cross-sectional study was aimed to obtain information on the promotion and development of young professionals in Switzerland. An online survey with 20 questions was sent out. Data was collected on participants’ demographic data, including age, gender, level of qualification, place of work, information on employment, future perspectives, and career prospects. The survey was sent out to 1920 practitioners, of which 440 (22.9%) responded (37.1% males and 62.9% females). Of them, 76.6% were members of the Swiss Dental Association (SSO) 15.9% students, and 7.5% non-SSO members. Most participants had parents with a dental education (80.9%), and 19.8% did not. Young dentists in Switzerland most often saw their career prospects as neutral (39.8%) or rather positive (39.3%). Whereas significantly fewer dentists had a negative view of their professional future (16.8%), including more women than men, the fewest dentists of both sexes (4.1%) saw their career prospects as positive by far. The majority of young dentists were satisfied with their career prospects. Within the limitations of the current study, the reasons for this need further investigation. Despite good career prospects, there is a desire among young colleagues for cantonal practice assistance and mentoring programs, as well as support in finding a job and in taking the plunge into self-employment.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry |
UniBE Contributor: |
Campus, Guglielmo Giuseppe, Wolf, Thomas Gerhard |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
ISSN: |
1661-7827 |
Publisher: |
Molecular Diversity Preservation International MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Guglielmo Giuseppe Campus |
Date Deposited: |
13 Aug 2020 15:11 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:40 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph17124310 |
PubMed ID: |
32560199 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Career prospects; Expectations; Liberal dental practice; Switzerland; Dentists |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.145863 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/145863 |
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