Student Preferences In Career Paths using Match, Job and Income Data
Dental Research: An International Journal (DRIJ), 3 (1):
1-7 (March 2019)Abstract
Many options are available for dental students after finishing their education. Dental graduates must try to envision their career paths beyond graduation. Graduates may choose a residency program or they may choose to work in a solo practice or dental chain practice. Our aim is to evaluate dental students’ preferences for general versus specialty residency match programs in relation to the strength of the job market and income. This study analyzed data from 2007-2016 regarding the General Practice Residency (GPR), Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD), Oral axillofacial Surgery (OMS), Pediatric Dentistry (PED), Orthodontics (ORTHO) and Dental Anesthesiology (ANES) in the National Matching Program with the strength of the job market as tracked by the number of classified advertisements in Journal of the American Dental Association and dental income. Dental students appear to incorporate these economic factors into their preferences for their career path.