Determinants of rural practice among a cohort of dental professionals in Australia
Regional background is the strongest predictor for graduate dentists and OHTs practicing in Australia's regional or rural and remote locations. Similarly, students from rural and remote locations were highly likely to practice in rural/ remote locations. Increasing the recruitment of students with rural backgrounds may positively impact graduates' decisions to practice in rural areas.
Authors
- Libby Semmens
- Jane Mills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7770-0852)
- Sarah Down (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-5451)
- Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-2897)
- Carol McKinstry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-6313)
- Sudheer B. Balla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-3889)
- Jyothi Tadakamadla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2518-6476)
Institutions
- La Trobe University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06681-2
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.58