Journal article
Australian/New Zealand bachelor of oral health students: Sociodemographics and career decisions
RJ Mariño, SL Barrow, MV Morgan
European Journal of Dental Education | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1111/eje.12079
Abstract
This article describes the sociodemographic profile and factors affecting career decisions of Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) students in Australia and New Zealand. Data were collected during the 2009 and 2011 academic years via online. A total of 271 students participated. The majority were female (87.8%), single (74.5%) and of Anglo-Saxon background (59.4%), and the average age was 23.7 years. The majority indicated that their fathers had at least secondary school education. The majority (52.8%) decided to study BOH after high school, and of those who commence after high school, 53.7% worked as a dental assistant/auxiliary. Career selection was self-motivated (70.2%) and a career to 'care fo..
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Funding Acknowledgements
A partial description of the sociodemographic or BOH students can be found in Marino R, Au-Yeung W, Habibi E and Morgan M. Sociodemographic profile and career decisions of Australian oral health profession students. Journal of Dental Education. 2012;76:1241-1249. This study was funded by a grant received from The Australian Dental Research Foundation. We also acknowledge this publication and are grateful for permission to use the data in this research. The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of Drs. Winnie Au-Yeung, Matthew Campbell, Ronald Chan, David Chang, Valerie Cheong, Daphne Chong and Oliver Cvekus for their contribution to this study. In addition, we would like to acknowledge the contribution of the heads of schools and student liaison officers of the schools involved in this study.