Dentistry

Alexander O Acheampong

Publications

• Research Article
  Views of Students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Dental School on Dentistry as a Career
  Author(s): Alexander O Acheampong, Merley A Newman- Nartey, Patrick C Ampofo, Robert N Larmie, Nana T Ampem- Gyimah, James A Amoateng, Francis Adu- Ababio and Peter DonkorAlexander O Acheampong, Merley A Newman- Nartey, Patrick C Ampofo, Robert N Larmie, Nana T Ampem- Gyimah, James A Amoateng, Francis Adu- Ababio and Peter Donkor
  
  Background: Career choice is a critical decision that has an obvious impact on the future life pattern of an individual. Understanding the priorities and socio-demographic background of students choosing dentistry is essential because economic factors may influence an individual's level of commitment to the profession. Aim/Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate factors that influenced the current group of dental students to accept to pursue Dentistry as an undergraduate programme from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) dental school. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of KNUST dental students carried out from January to March 2017. The complete student population was 215 which included 25 foreign students and thus there was no sampling. A structured Google f.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000536

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