¶ … Dentistry In recent years, the investment individuals must put into an education has been called into question for a number of professions, given the increasing cost of graduate school. The average debt of dental school students upon graduation is $221,173, according to the ADEA. However, the job prospects for dentists in the U.S. are growing at a rate faster than average for other occupations, at a projected rate of 20-21%, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (Dentists, 2013, BLS). This suggests that dentistry can be a potentially lucrative and promising profession for the right candidates.

This proposed study will determine critical success factors for success in the field of dentistry. Given that dentists have to incur a high level of graduate school debt but face bright prospects...

Character traits, demonstrated performance record in undergraduate and graduate school, internship experiences, business experiences, and personal expectations and ambitions will all be assessed.
Scope

1. What formative experiences are present in the histories of successful dentists?

2. What character traits do successful dentists exhibit?

3. How to the expectations and careers of successful dentists align?

Methods

Ten dentistry school graduates will be the focus of the study, all recent graduates of no more than five years from an accredited dentistry school (both public and private schools of dentistry will…