PROSPECTIVE CAREER PATHS FOR DENTAL STUDENTS

                                       PROSPECTIVE CAREER PATHS FOR DENTAL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT

Dental school graduates have a choice of a variety of career paths after graduation. Besides private practice students can work in research, hospital care, and academia. The goal of dental students is not only to be competent clinicians, but also to be able to delineate the different career pathways beyond dental school. Our aim is to provide a framework for dental students to use so that they can explore various opportunities after dental school. We have formulated a template that consists of a series of questions that show different alternatives that in turn will help students decide their path beyond graduation. This framework will provide dental students with an organized tool to weigh the pros and cons of where to establish themselves and it will expose them to different career paths after graduation.

KEYWORDS

Dental career paths, Clinical Dentistry, NonClinical Dentistry