title: Desired characteristics of a potential oral and maxillofacial surgery practice associate: a Connecticut survey response.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of the survey was to identify the desired characteristics of recently graduated oral surgeons entering private practice in Connecticut and compare these results to a similar study conducted earlier in New Jersey.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous survey was mailed to all active members of the Connecticut Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in February 2010. The response rate for the survey was 63%, with 69 of 110 surveys returned.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The most valued characteristics of a new associate included board certification; clinical competence in dentoalveolar surgery, anesthesia, and implant surgery; and personal character. These results paralleled the results of the New Jersey survey.
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. petarhinic@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Petar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hinic
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: John P W
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002605:Character; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003237:Connecticut; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010318:Partnership Practice, Dental; D011331:Private Practice; D013044:Specialty Boards; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education