Análisis de las condiciones laborales de los odontólogos egresados de la Universidad Santo Tomás y sus iniciativas de emprendimiento, seccional Bucaramanga.

Abstract

This document attempts to give an account for the labor market available to dentists who graduated from Santo Tomás University, Bucaramanga Campus. It responds to a descriptive, quantitative cross-sectional observational study carried out through a properly structured survey, also validated through a pilot test. The study is based on the economic theory of human capital and innovative entrepreneur, while defining the concepts of the entrepreneur, employee, and self employed, according to the main odontology needs. Finally, the results are contrasted with the theory and it is observed that 82% of the surveyed and currently active dentists feel little satisfied regarding their salaries, but certainly happy with their profession. On the other hand, as for the dentists who tried to create their own companies, most of them did not manage to consolidate them and establish themselves as holders of their firms; rather, those who managed to do it were those who had opted for further professional training.