title: [Dentistry students' reasons for choosing dentistry as a career in Damascus University].
abstract: This cross-sectional questionnaire survey assessed the motives for choosing dentist as a profession among dentistry students at Damascus University, Syrian Arab Republic. A total of 408 undergraduate students (233 males and 175 females) aged 18-23 years were selected randomly from students in the second, third and fourth years of dentistry study. They completed a questionnaire that enquired about their reasons for studying dentistry as well as their sociodemographic characteristics. The number of admissions in females had increased over the 3 years. Most parents of the students were university-educated. The main motivation for choosing dentistry was as a means to achieve personal goals, including getting a good job abroad, having financial independence, and attaining a good reputation. There were significant differences between the sexes with regard to the reasons for choosing dentistry.
authors: Oral Medicine Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. mashlah@scs-net.org
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Mashlah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003813:Dentistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013335:Students, Dental; D013593:Syria