A PERSPECTIVE ON MENTORING DENTAL STUDENTS OF DOW INTERNATIONAL DENTAL COLLEGE (DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES): A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

The objective was to determine the perception and the effects on mentors regarding mentoring den- tal students at Dow International Dental College Karachi;Pakistan. There was a qualitative research study consisting of 16 mentors in which data collection was done by questionnaire designing. Study of...

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Published inPakistan oral & dental journal Vol. 34; no. 3
Main Authors DANISH SHAHNAWAZ AZMINA HUSSAIN, AFSHEEN MAQSOOD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Peshawar Knowledge Bylanes 30.09.2014
AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
Subjects
Colleges & universities
Dental schools
Dentistry
Educational programs
Educational research
Health sciences
Mentoring programs
Mentors
Social aspects
Students
Study and teaching
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Summary:The objective was to determine the perception and the effects on mentors regarding mentoring den- tal students at Dow International Dental College Karachi;Pakistan. There was a qualitative research study consisting of 16 mentors in which data collection was done by questionnaire designing. Study of the close-ended questions showed that the majority of the mentors had 6-10 numbers of mentees (81%) but unluckily they did not have any communication with mentees' parents. However50% of the mentors gave chiefpreference to their mentees. They helped their mentees in communicating with people which they did not find easy to approach (69%).Most of the mentors met their mentees once a week (62%). All the mentors shared their private phone numbers with their mentees (100%).Majority of the mentors were aware about their mentees' hobbies (69%).All the mentors guided their mentees in professional advancement (100%). If mentees showed misconduct or misbehaved with their mentors in any aspect then most of the mentors counseled them (87.5%).Unfortunately half of the mentors believed that by so much of effort on mentoring and supervision their mentees did not show any enhancement in academics. It was concluded thatmentoring program was acknowledged by the mentors to be a prosperous and pleasing approach for educating young dental students.
ISSN:1012-8700
1996-4439