Questionnaire Survey to Assess the Choice of Specialisation Among First Year Dental Undergraduate Students in A Private Dental Institution in Chennai
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Abstract
Background: This study was carried out to evaluate the knowledge of various dental specialities post graduates of dental specialists for post graduates among first undergraduates .
Materials and Methods: This cross-section observational study was conducted among 100 students from saveetha dental college in chennai . participants were chosen randomly after obtaining permission from administration . questionnaire was asked and data was analysed by spss version 2.3 .
Results: There were 100 responses collected from the survey. Among them 91% were males and 9% were females. Out of all specialisation , 78.40% were willing to opt for surgery in master degree in the field of dentistry. At least 0.92% prefer prosthodontics. Which was done using SPSS software of version 23. Chi-square test was used .
Conclusion: This study revealed that most preferred was oral surgery followed by pathology and radiology . Many factors may inspire dental students to choose dental specialists.