Rural placement experiences in dental education and the impact on professional intentions and employment outcomes —A systematic review

ConclusionThe evidence suggests that well‐prepared rural clinical placements, which have experienced clinical supervisors, good professional student support from the dental school, provide a valuable clinical experience and are sufficiently funded, can increase intentions to work in a rural location upon graduation. However, there is a lack of evidence in dentistry into whether intentions translate into practitioners taking clinical positions in a rural location. Future research should be planned, which will undertake longitudinal cohort studies to identify factors that have an important influence on rural job choice.
Source: European Journal of Dental Education - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research