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Final‐Year South African Dental Student Attitudes Toward a Research Component in the Curriculum

Grossman, Elly S., Naidoo, Sudeshni·2009·Journal of Dental Education
DOI 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2009.73.11.tb04822.x
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Abstract

South Africa has recently introduced a compulsory research component into the undergraduate dental curriculum. This study was undertaken to establish how the students experienced the research exercise and what outcomes could be determined. A questionnaire of thirteen open‐ and closed‐ended questions was distributed to final‐year students at all four South African dental schools. A response rate of 56 percent was achieved, with 127 completed questionnaires returned. Forty‐four percent of students enjoyed the research, 34 percent would have liked to have done more research, and 92 percent regarded research as being important in dentistry. Open‐ended questions revealed that time, topic, financial, and group work issues hindered students’ research experiences. This is in common with dental undergraduates elsewhere. Positive outcomes related to acquaintance with scientific literature, desire for further study, support from their research supervisor, and acknowledgment of a constructive learning event. South African dental undergraduates may not like the research component, but this is not due to lack of enthusiasm on their part. It appears that both internal and external factors impacting the South African dental academic system are influencing their research experience and making it unattractive. These factors should be identified and addressed at the school level where it is possible to optimize student research training.

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  • Research focused specifically on the barriers to research faced by undergraduate dental students is limited, and all existing studies on this topic are quantitative excluding one.

    “Research focused specifically on the barriers to research faced by undergraduate dental students is limited [8–11] and all of the existing studies on this topic are quantitative excluding one [8] in which data was collected through the use of closed and open-ended questions.”

    From Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study (2025) · cites this paper as [8]

  • The literature rarely included detailed qualitative methodology to understand the details and contexts of student research obstacles.

    “Second, the literature in this area rarely included detailed qualitative methodology, which is vital if we are to understand the details and contexts of student research obstacles.”

    From Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study (2025) · cites this paper as [8]

  • Previous studies of student research barriers were designed to elicit opinions and perceptions of what a barrier is and the significance of these barriers from students.

    “Third, previous studies of student research barriers were designed to elicit opinions and perceptions of what a barrier is and the significance of these barriers from students [8–11].”

    From Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study (2025) · cites this paper as [8]

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Authors
Grossman, E. S., & Naidoo, S.
Affiliations
  • University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
  • University of the Western Cape (ZA)
Corresponding author
Grossman, Elly S.
ORCID
Naidoo, Sudeshni
Venue
Journal of Dental Education
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-11
Volume
73
Issue
11
Pages
1306-1312
ISSN
  • 0022-0337 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-7837
DOI
10.1002/j.0022-0337.2009.73.11.tb04822.x
OpenAlex
W2171284361
Cited by
25
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Dental Education (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Dental Education, Practice, Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
Keywords
dental students, undergraduate research, student attitudes, research training, barriers to research, research supervision, curriculum reform
MeSH terms
Attitude of Health Personnel, Curriculum, Education, Dental, Humans, South Africa, Students, Dental, Program Evaluation, Dental Research, Evidence-Based Dentistry

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