Anshul Chaudhry¹*, Girish Chaudhary², Rajan Jairath³ and Kratima Jairath⁴

¹Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
²Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
³Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
⁴BDS 1^st Year Student, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

*Corresponding Author: Anshul Chaudhry, Senior lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Received: January 25, 2017; Published: February 21, 2018

Citation: Anshul Chaudhry., et al. “General Perception of Dental Students about Dentistry”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 2.3 (2018).

Abstract

Aim: The study was aimed to get the views of students regarding motivating factors for opting dentistry as a career.

Material and Method: 400 dental students were given a set of questionnaire in the college and it was retrieved from them immediately after filling up.

Results: The motivating factors ranged from the factors related to job security, financial benefit and prestigious profession. There were few students who wanted to change their profession.

Conclusion: There should be more and more educating and interactive sessions for students at high school levels which may help them in opting a better career.

Keywords: Dental Students; Motivating Factors; Perception

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