title: Would you choose an academic career? Views of current dental clinical academic trainees.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the views of current dental clinical academic trainees regarding their current posts.
  
  
  METHODS
  Online questionnaire emailed to 51 dental academic trainees. Survey results were collected over a six-week period. Eighteen closed statement questions were included using a five-point scale from 'strongly agree' to 'strongly disagree'. All questions had a section for open text comments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate for the survey was 73%. A total of 38% were male and 62% female. Just under half of the sample (43%) had a higher teaching qualification. The majority of trainees were from oral surgery (22%), closely followed by restorative and dental public health (both 14%). The main reason trainees stated for choosing an academic post was to be involved in research (68%). The majority of dental clinical academic trainees would recommend a career in academia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of dentistry's academic trainees (73%) would recommend an academic career to their peers, a positive change in the culture of modern clinical academia.
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, School of Dentistry, Coupland 3 Building, Coupland Street, Manchester, M13 9PL.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: University College London Eastman Dental Institute, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D018865:Dental Research; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires