Posicionamiento profesional y laboral de los egresados de la universidad Santo Tomás, facultad odontología

Abstract

Background: It's of vital importance for universities to perform research projects to assess the degree of satisfaction of graduates, in order to determine how satisfying is for them being a part of the student community of their University. Objectives: To describe the professional and work positioning of graduates from the University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Dentistry. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study, because through the application of a survey the behaviors and conducts of the graduates of dental program are described, after having completed their studies. Results: within the population some data was obtained in refers to the level of study reached 68% of them has made a specialization in their area, followed by 20% of them who have done certified courses, according to the number of jobs that owns 55% of graduates of Dentistry has a job which are economically dependent; 31% of them have two jobs, for the number of employers of Dentistry graduates surveyed, one can say that 28% of them have had four or more. Conclusions: Monitoring graduates allows assess the institutional quality process, because it is they who represent the university and their academic program, they are the main source of attracting new students.