Retention and recruitment of general dentists in an adjunct teaching model-A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose/objectives

Retention and recruitment of part time clinical adjunct faculty members in dental education is becoming increasingly difficult as dental schools come to rely on this workforce for their increased involvement in clinical education. Contributing factors include full time faculty shortage, aging workforce, practice and student debt, practice and family commitments, and financial compensation. This study attempts to ascertain barriers to teaching so appropriate strategies can be formulated to address this issue.

Methods

In the spring of 2016 an email survey was sent to current and former adjunct faculty members to ascertain demographics and retention and recruitment strategies. Descriptive analyses were completed for all variables in the sample.

Results

SUBMITTER: Howe BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5513532 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature