Journal of oral hygiene and Health is overwhelmed by the response and eagerness of the academic and research contributors to publish within the journal and take part in the year-long celebrations.

Stress background

Dentistry is a respectable profession with an attractive pay scale throughout the world. It takes years of devotion and uphill struggle to accomplish the degree of Bachelors of Dental Surgery. Every year, many students qualify as Dental Surgeons fulfilling PMDC (Pakistan medical and dental council) standards. On one hand the increase in number of dental graduates is beneficial for overall good oral health of the country. On the other hand, the field of dentistry is facing significant challenges due to the growing number of unsatisfied dental graduates, mainly because of lack of jobs and minimal post-graduation options leading to an oversaturation.

Dental graduates seek employment either in a teaching hospital setup as demonstrator/dental officer or in a private dental practice. Unfortunately there are not many dental hospital setups available in Karachi to help with the unemployment issue. Due to this, qualified dental graduate take up unpaid/honorary positions in hopes of being paid in the near future. It was seen in a study that “Professionally Contained Career” was an underlying desire while selecting Dentistry as career and absence of this results in demotivation and frustration. Opening one’s own practice requires a healthy investment. The cost of equipments and locality of clinic needs sound financial support. Even if all is arranged, a private practice is difficult to sustain owing to factors such as mushrooming of private clinics in selected areas.

Considering the difficulty in scoring jobs and establishing a private practice, post-graduation beams as the best and preferred option. Fellowship and membership programs of CPSP and Masters in Dental Surgery (MDS) courses recognized by PMDC (Pakistan medical and dental council) and HEC (higher education commission) are chosen most commonly among the dental graduates. Unfortunately, the numbers of postgraduate seats offered are very few with limited supervisors and lesser stipend. Owing to the massive influx, there is a tough competition to get enrolled in these courses. After passing the demanding FCPS part I exam, many dentist still remain unemployed waiting for a paid/unpaid residency. Similarly, very few dental colleges are currently offering MDS and each year a decrease in the number of fields and seats offered is observed.

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Suzanne,
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Journal of Oral Hygiene and Health
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