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J Dent Educ. 71(10): 1363-1369 2007
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International Dental Education

Comparison of Student Satisfaction in Public Versus Private Dental Schools in Brazil

Ana Chapper, D.D.S.; Simone A. Campani; Verônica da S. Paiva; Camila de A. de Assis, D.D.S.; Eduardo Garcia, Ph.D.; Fernando A. Abreu e Silva, Ph.D.

Key words: education, public, private, dentistry, undergraduate dental education, dental students

Submitted for publication 12/05/06; accepted 07/24/07

This study compared perceptions of the teaching and learning process of twenty-four senior dental students from a public school and fifteen from a private school by means of a questionnaire with direct questions. Another five students in each group completed a qualitative survey with five open-ended questions. The questionnaires assessed perceptions of the interaction between didactic and clinical content, the role of professors during the course, and their future professional practice in Brazil. Quantitative data were summarized as means and standard deviations and statistically analyzed with the Student t test, P<0.05. Qualitative data were analyzed using a content analysis method. The results revealed that the students in the private school had more positive perceptions than those in the public school of how much the didactic classes contributed to professional practice, the level of motivation for the topics discussed, and how well coursework related to clinical practice. Both groups mentioned the importance of the clinical component of learning and perceived that professors showed little commitment to the professional preparation of dental students. Students’ perceptions of their preparation to work in different Brazilian communities and with different segments of society varied widely. The qualitative analyses confirmed students’ dissatisfaction with their learning. No difference was found between students in the public and private schools in their assessment of how well prepared they were to enter the working market. These findings indicate that measures should be taken to improve the quality of teaching and the satisfaction of dental school students in Brazil.






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