Students' motivating influences for selecting dental hygiene and a 4‐year degree: A retrospective study.
Purpose: A growing body of research is exploring why applicants select to enrol into a 4‐year dental hygiene degree in Canada when the entry‐to‐practice credential remains a diploma. The aims of this study were to investigate first‐year entry‐to‐practice students' motivating influences for choosing...
| Published in: | International Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 114 - 121 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=148021606&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 148021606 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 16015029 K8M jtl: International Journal of Dental Hygiene issn: 16015029 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Feb2021 vid: 19 iid: 1 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 148021606 146456437 148021606 148021606 10.1111/idh.12472 148021606 ppf: 114 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Students' motivating influences for selecting dental hygiene and a 4‐year degree: A retrospective study. aug: au: Katyal, Shivalika Kanji, Zul affil: Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, , Canada sug: subj: Students, Dental Hygiene Psychosocial Factors Dental Hygiene Motivation Education, Baccalaureate Decision Making School Admissions Human Surveys Secondary Analysis Open-Ended Questionnaires Descriptive Statistics Career Planning and Development Canada Retrospective Design Prospective Studies Content Analysis Student Attitudes Emotions Employment Professional Knowledge ab: Purpose: A growing body of research is exploring why applicants select to enrol into a 4‐year dental hygiene degree in Canada when the entry‐to‐practice credential remains a diploma. The aims of this study were to investigate first‐year entry‐to‐practice students' motivating influences for choosing the dental hygiene profession and enrolling in a baccalaureate program. Methods: Between 2013 and 2018, first‐year students in the University of British Columbia's Bachelor of Dental Science program completed orientation surveys. A secondary data analysis was conducted on a total of 127 orientation surveys from a cumulative first‐year population over a 5‐year period. 159 students participated in the surveys for an 80% response rate. Survey questions were open‐ended. Saldaña's approach to coding was used to analyse the descriptive data for emerging themes. Results: The primary reasons for choosing dental hygiene as a profession included personal desire (65%) which involved students' desire to help others, as well as past experience (32%) relating to personal, goal or external experiences. Two prominent themes for choosing a dental hygiene degree emerged and included expanding career opportunities outside of clinical practice (82%) and broadening and deepening one's knowledge base (34%). Conclusions: The results provide insight about the factors that influence prospective dental hygiene students to pursue a baccalaureate credential that is presently beyond the entry‐to‐practice requirements for the dental hygiene profession in Canada. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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