Careers of dentists undertaking a medical qualification.
The careers of doubly-qualified dentists have been re-examined, 12 years after the report by Henderson, Liversedge and James (1977). Three groups of medically qualified dentists were analysed. (a) those qualifying before 1960; (b) those qualifying between 1960 and 1975; (c) those qualifying since 1975. An increased proportion of those embarking on a medical qualification fail to return to a dental career, despite a stated intention to do so. There appears to be a 'wastage' to dentistry of approximately 40% of those dentists who subsequently obtain a medical qualification. Of those who do return, most practice hospital specialties at consultant level.
Levers
B G
BG
University Department of Oral Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Bristol Dental School and Hospital.
Scully
C
C
Macintyre
D
D
Henderson
D
D
Porter
S R
SR
Coelho
A
A
D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D003815:Dentists; D004501:Education, Medical; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education*; D013997:Time Factors