Preparedness and Practice Management Skills of Graduating Dental Students Entering the Work Force

Table 5

Graduating student’s learning preferences.

Most productive practical learning experience	Clinics; 26.9%	Field/community clinics; 47.8%	Both; 17.9%	Community more; 7.5%
Suggestion for a better practical learning experience	More clinics/practice; 37.8%	More specialist sessions; 18.2%	More didactic sessions; 6.1%	All of them; 37.9%
Additional year of internship	Yes even if no pay; 11.1%	Yes with pay; 66.7%	Yes with part-time pay; 9.5%	Not even with pay; 12.7%
Did your course experience prepare you to manage patients from diverse backgrounds?	Fully; 26.9%	Partly; 64.2%	Minimally; 7.5%	None; 1.5%
I can work collaboratively in a group	Fully agree; 76.1%	Partly agree; 19.4%	Agree with reservations; 4.5%	Strongly disagree; 0%