Dental students' perception of their educational environment in relation to their satisfaction with dentistry major: a cross-sectional study

Students' perception of their educational environment and satisfaction with their major can reveal the extent of their readiness to practice their profession after graduation. This study aimed to evaluate dental students' perception of their educational environment and satisfaction with th...

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Published in:BMC medical education 2023-07, Vol.23 (1), p.508-508, Article 508
Main Authors: Gil, Yoon Min, Hong, Ji Soo, Ban, Ju Ly, Kwon, Jae-Sung, Lee, Jae-Il
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic major satisfaction
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Career Development
Cross-sectional studies
Curricula
Data Analysis
Dental education
Dental schools
Dental students
Dentistry
Dundee ready education environment measure
Education
Educational Environment
Evaluation
Females
Learning
Likert scale
Males
Perceptions
Response rates
School environment
Schools
Social sciences
Students
Study and teaching
Variance analysis
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Summary:Students' perception of their educational environment and satisfaction with their major can reveal the extent of their readiness to practice their profession after graduation. This study aimed to evaluate dental students' perception of their educational environment and satisfaction with their major in dentistry, as well as the relationship between these two factors. An online survey was conducted in 2022 among first- to fourth-year students across 11 dental schools in Korea. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) and Academic Major Satisfaction Scale (AMSS) were used to measure the students' perception of the educational environment and satisfaction with their major in dentistry, respectively. A total of 539 students participated in the survey (response rate = 18.1%). The overall mean scores of the DREEM and AMSS were 125.03 (maximum score 200) and 22.01 (maximum score 30), respectively. Fourth-year students had the lowest scores in the overall DREEM, DREEM subscales (excluding students' perceptions of atmosphere), and AMSS. The overall DREEM scores and all DREEM subscales showed statistically significant positive and moderate correlations with AMSS (p 
ISSN:1472-6920
1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-023-04485-w