Dental school tracks related to the retention of dentists in Thai government service: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The shortage of dentists working in rural hospitals is an important public health problem resulting from dentist distribution inequity. The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand (MoPH) has implemented a policy of recruiting students with a rural background to be dental students and return home after graduating. This study aims to examine the relationship between admission tracks during the academic years 2005-2011 on retaining dentists in Thai government service and identify the factors associated with retention and resignation.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted using an online questionnaire from 287 dentists who graduated from Chulalongkorn University (CU) between 2010 and 2016. Follow-up data consisted of the admission track, number of years spent i

SUBMITTER: Vivatbutsiri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6988324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature