Journal article
Students’ perspective of need for leadership development program in dental education
Journal of Global Oral Health, Vol.2(2), pp.93-98
29/02/2020
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Abstract
Objectives:The aim of this study was to explore dental student’s attitudes toward leadership development and their perceptions of the importance of leadership skills for dentists.Materials and Methods:A 33-item questionnaire with a combination of both closed- and open-ended items (31 closed-ended items and 2 open-ended items) was administered to 862 students from three dental institutes in South India.Results:Majority of students agreed that it is important for dentists to have leadership skills and they can be learned. Most reported that they expect to assume a leadership role in their dental practice (50.9%). Over one- third (35.4%) anticipate participating in leadership roles in dental associations, 27.4% in academic dentistry, and 17.1% in military dentistry. Approximately two-thirds of respondents strongly agreed (39.4%) or agreed (27.1%) that they would be interested in participating in a leadership development program if offered at their school. Most of the students (92.3%) had not participated in any leadership program.Conclusion:Majority of the students had a positive attitude toward the development of leadership among dentists and were ready to take a leadership role in the future. This study implies the need for leadership development program to improve the leadership skills of dental health workforce.
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- Title
- Students’ perspective of need for leadership development program in dental education
- Creators
- M Vikneshan - SRIMamata Hebbal - Department of Public Health Dentistry, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, IndiaAnil V Ankola - Department of Public Health Dentistry, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, IndiaM Suganya - SRIRatika Sharma - Department of Public Health, School of Population Health, Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia
- Publication Details
- Journal of Global Oral Health, Vol.2(2), pp.93-98
- Publisher
- Scientific Scholar LLC
- Identifiers
- 991012996194102368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article