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Influence of Oral Health Care Systems on Future Career Environment of Dental Students in Europe

Duygu IlhanThomas Gerhard WolfThomas Gerhard WolfRalf Friedrich WagnerGuglielmo CampusGuglielmo CampusGuglielmo CampusErnst-jürgen OtterbachOliver ZeyerTin Crnić

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oral health care systemAttitude of Health PersonnelHealth Toxicology and MutagenesiseducationStudents Dental610 Medicine & healthArticleGermanHealth careHumansdental practiceMedical educationCareer Choicebusiness.industrySocializationPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthRdental studentsProfessional Practicelanguage.human_languageCountry of originEuropeVocational educationlanguageNationalityMedicineCatchment areafuture career610 Medizin und GesundheitbusinessPsychologyGraduationexpectations

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Oral healthcare is organized subsidiarily and independently by nation states in Europe and also within the EU and consequently, major differences between the nation states and the various oral healthcare systems in Europe are present. The socialization in the respective catchment area can have an impact on the job choice and the perception of employment opportunities of different professional groups. Therefore, the purpose of this survey was to elucidate the influence of different oral healthcare systems on students living or studying in the respective catchment area. A questionnaire (in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish) with 18 different components was administered. Data on gender, age, country of origin, university, semester, nationality, expected time of graduation, and forecast for future professional practices were gathered. In addition, 3851 students participated (2863 f/988 m). The sample distribution was uneven with predominantly Bismarckian and Southern European System participants. The National oral health care system was statistically significantly linked (p &lt

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-08-05International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
10.3390/ijerph18168292https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/16/8292