title: Preparing for a career in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a survey of dentists at medical schools.
abstract: A questionnaire was sent to the 112 dental graduates who were doing a second degree in medicine in the United Kingdom (UK) in the academic year 2002-2003. Seventy-four students replied. The most common time from graduating from dental school to returning to medical school was 36 months. Of the 74 respondents 50 (68%) wrote that they intended to return to oral and maxillofacial surgery.
authors.affiliation: PRHO, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacIver
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002321:Career Choice; D003798:Dental Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012737:Sex Factors; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education*; D006113:United Kingdom