Survey reveals income and altruism drive career choices in dental students, highlighting distinct professional motivations compared to US peers.
income and the opportunity to help people were the most significant motives for joining the profession.In contrast, in the USA, selfemployment and business-related motives were observed to be the main reasons for choosing the specialty [6].In a study conducted at the University of Benghazi [7], Libya, Dentistry was the first choice for 78.6% with no significant sex difference.Helping people was given the maximum score by the students followed by the scientific factor as the reason for choosing dentistry.Females appeared to be significantly influenced by their high grades in high schools compared to males.
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