Working during the second degree: A survey of dentally qualified medical students pursuing a career in OMFS

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.bjoms.2024.11.008

Joshua Lopez, Kaisha Patel, Kathleen Fan

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Abstract

Attaining degrees in both medicine and dentistry to forge a career in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) comes at a considerable financial cost. To fund a second degree most must work alongside their full-time studies. This study aims to assess the current working roles and patterns of those qualified in dentistry, studying medicine to pursue a career in OMFS. An online survey was created following a comprehensive literature review. Sixteen questions were included to collect data regarding the working patterns and roles of dentally qualified medical students. Responses from 45 students in the UK were included. Working in OMFS was undertaken by 96%, with 49% working in an OMFS unit associated with their university. First on-call OMFS roles were worked by 78%, with 38% doing second on-call work. Night shifts were worked by 84%. Roles providing primary dental care were undertaken by 31%. The work undertaken had a positive or strong positive effect on the OMFS skill set of 62%, and 84% wished to gain more operative experience in theatre. Most second-degree trainees are working in on-call OMFS roles encompassing night shifts. Many feel they are advancing their clinical skills but wish to gain more operative experience in theatre.

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在第二学位期间工作：对在OMFS寻求职业生涯的牙科合格医学生的调查。

获得医学和牙科学位，以打造口腔颌面外科（OMFS）的职业生涯需要相当大的经济成本。为了获得第二个学位，大多数人必须在全日制学习的同时打工。本研究旨在评估符合资格的牙科医学专业人士在OMFS的工作角色和模式。在进行了全面的文献综述之后，我们发起了一项在线调查。本研究包括16个问题，旨在收集有关牙科医学专业学生的工作模式和角色的数据。调查包括了45名英国学生的回答。96%的人在OMFS工作，49%的人在与其大学相关的OMFS单位工作。第一随叫随到的OMFS角色占78%，第二随叫随到的占38%。84%的人上夜班。提供初级牙科保健的工作占31%。所开展的工作对62%的OMFS技能有积极或强烈的积极影响，84%的人希望在手术室获得更多的手术经验。大多数二级学位培训生都在OMFS随叫随到的岗位上工作，包括夜班。许多人认为他们正在提高自己的临床技能，但希望在手术室获得更多的手术经验。

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来源期刊

British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 医学-外科

CiteScore

3.60

自引率

16.70%

发文量

256

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Journal of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: • Leading articles on all aspects of surgery in the oro-facial and head and neck region • One of the largest circulations of any international journal in this field • Dedicated to enhancing surgical expertise.