Dentists' entrepreneurial intention and associated factors in public hospitals in major cities in Guangdong (South China): a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A rapid growth in private dentistry in China has been observed during recent years. Promoting the entrepreneurship of dentists has increasingly received attention in both dentistry and dental education worldwide. However, understanding about the unique features of entrepreneurial behaviors of dentists remains inadequate.

Methods

This study examines dentist's entrepreneurial intention (EI), which was represented by his/her intention of leaving the public hospital system to be engaged in the private sector. Through a snowball sampling method, a total of 336 questionnaires from public hospitals in five major cities in Guangdong Province (China) were collected. The association between the dentists' EI and their individual characteristics were analyzed using a logistic

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685661 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature