title: Review of current tenure policies and their relation to junior dental faculty.
abstract: The nature of tenure eligibility requirements for faculty has changed in recent years. The purpose of this study was to review the current tenure policies among U.S. dental schools. A five-page, sixteen-item survey was mailed to fifty-three U.S. dental schools. The survey produced thirty-seven completed questionnaires for a response rate of 70 percent. Among the results of the survey were: a) the most prevalent probationary period was seven years; b) faculty were expected to have a minimum of six to 15 publications to obtain tenure; c) only 39 percent of schools were perceived to offer a financial guarantee along with the award of tenure; and d) 69 percent of the schools offered an alternative track for selected full-time faculty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Dental Care Delivery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Mayhew
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Stewart
mesh_terms: D005179:Faculty, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005378:Financial Support; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011643:Publishing; D012106:Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States