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Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa
The main aim of this study was to assess the need for management and leadership training in dentistry in South Africa (SA). The study also explored stakeholders’ opinion about the most important non-clinical skills to teach dental students and how management and leadership training could best be dev...
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| description | The main aim of this study was to assess the need for management and leadership training in dentistry in South Africa (SA). The study also explored stakeholders’ opinion about the most important non-clinical skills to teach dental students and how management and leadership training could best be developed and implemented in dentistry in SA. The design of the study was a qualitative research to understand the participants’ perceptions of leadership and management training. The sample included fourteen senior managers in the dental environment as well as eleven recently qualified dentists in South Africa. One-on-one and telephonic interviews were conducted. Interviews were recorded and data were entered into a Word document and analysed. All ethical requirements were addressed. The study was voluntary and participants signed a consent form to participate in the research. The key findings of the study confirmed that participants were negative about dentistry in SA and agreed that strong leadership was necessary. Management and leadership training in dentistry in SA was therefore seen as utmost important. Participants also agreed that the training should start in the undergraduate level and follow through to the postgraduate level.
The results of this study provides valuable information about the need for management and leadership training in dentistry and how it best could be delivered in the South African context. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/67922 Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa Van der Berg-Cloete, S.E. bunmisnest@yahoo.com Postma, Thomas Corne Tukuru, Michelle Olubunmi Unrestricted UCTD Dentistry Management training Leadership training Healthcare education Dental profession Workforce development Healthcare management Dental education Skill development Healthcare leadership Training needs assessment Health sciences theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Health sciences theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Health sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Health sciences theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals The main aim of this study was to assess the need for management and leadership training in dentistry in South Africa (SA). The study also explored stakeholders’ opinion about the most important non-clinical skills to teach dental students and how management and leadership training could best be developed and implemented in dentistry in SA. The design of the study was a qualitative research to understand the participants’ perceptions of leadership and management training. The sample included fourteen senior managers in the dental environment as well as eleven recently qualified dentists in South Africa. One-on-one and telephonic interviews were conducted. Interviews were recorded and data were entered into a Word document and analysed. All ethical requirements were addressed. The study was voluntary and participants signed a consent form to participate in the research. The key findings of the study confirmed that participants were negative about dentistry in SA and agreed that strong leadership was necessary. Management and leadership training in dentistry in SA was therefore seen as utmost important. Participants also agreed that the training should start in the undergraduate level and follow through to the postgraduate level. The results of this study provides valuable information about the need for management and leadership training in dentistry and how it best could be delivered in the South African context. em2025 Dental Management Sciences MSc (Dent) Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2018-12-05T08:05:59Z 2018-12-05T08:05:59Z 2009/05/18 2018 Dissertation Tukuru, MO 2018, Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa, MSc (Dent) Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67922> S2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67922 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Unrestricted UCTD Dentistry Management training Leadership training Healthcare education Dental profession Workforce development Healthcare management Dental education Skill development Healthcare leadership Training needs assessment Health sciences theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Health sciences theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Health sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Health sciences theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa |
| title | Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa |
| title_full | Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa |
| title_short | Assessing the need for management and leadership training in Dentistry in South Africa |
| title_sort | assessing the need for management and leadership training in dentistry in south africa |
| topic | Unrestricted UCTD Dentistry Management training Leadership training Healthcare education Dental profession Workforce development Healthcare management Dental education Skill development Healthcare leadership Training needs assessment Health sciences theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Health sciences theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Health sciences theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Health sciences theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals |
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