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This study tries to identify the influence of the new coronavirus pandemic on dental education by assessing dental students' perception and their didactic performance regarding virtual and traditional lectures. The final academic performances of students from different years of study at the Faculty of Dental Medicine who participated in undergraduate courses through two different lecturing modes (traditional and virtual) were compared. The same students were evaluated in terms of their preference between the two lecturing techniques. There was a statistically significant difference in the mean values for final grades of virtual and traditional technique in favor of the latter one. In pandemic conditions, because of safety reasons, virtual lecturing was the most preferred technique. For dental faculty, this process of transitioning from traditional to virtual is a continuous process, which was suddenly imposed, but which at this moment offers multiple opportunities from a didactic point of view. Analyzing the grade, the virtual lecturing techniques demonstrated superior didactic performance. Although students preferred the virtual lecturing technique more than the traditional one, better-designed research is required to verify the long-term effect of the two lecturing techniques on students' formation and deepening of knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Emotional stability and communication skills are the fundamental qualities that need to be emphasized in different aspects by dental students. Emotional factor is an important issue of the past two decades, which has attracted the attention of experimental and theoretical debate. The purpose of this study was to correlate the emotional stability of dental students with their professional interests and to examine the use of personality treats as a predictor of their success as dental practitioner, based on competencies previously identified as necessary for professional success. The study population was dental students and the assessment tools used in the study were from the Platform of Psychological Evaluation Cognitrom Assessment System. This study revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between emotional stability, and investigative, realistic and social interest. There was no correlation between emotional stability, as a personality trait and artistic and conventional interests. Results were examined under the perspective of characteristics which might be changed to improve this profession as well as the strengthening of those characteristics which might allow students to face the stressful situations, without extreme and inconsistencies events in any situation and to meet the requirements relating to professional interests described by the ideal profile of a dental practitioner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over the last years there has been a growing interest into the factors influencing the career choice in medical field because right choice can directly influence the academic performance. The purpose of the study was to investigate the career preferences of first and second year students from Faculty of Dental Medicine, University "Ovidius" of Constanta and to evaluate the influential factors of their career decisions. The face to face survey method was used, this included the questionnaire designing and administration and the interviews conducting. The questionnaire was applied by psychologists from the Centre for Counselling and Career Guidance, University "Ovidius" of Constanta, to a group of 100 first and second year students enrolled in the Dental Medicine. Enrolment was accomplished following an entrance exam. Results obtained through this study indicated that students attracted by dentistry desire to have a secure job, followed by altruistic reasons to help other people and the ability to work independently. Also, the guidance and support from their parents were among the important factors in decision making. Is recommended that high school students, interested in this specialization, carry out information visits to Faculty of Dental Medicine, where, following the meeting and discussions with teachers and students will have the opportunity to be informed in choosing the proper specialty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the issues during the past two decades that has attracted the attention of experimental and theoretical debate is emotional factor. This interest could be partly due to the role that emotional stability in individual professional behaviors plays. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationships between emotional stability as a personality traits with professional interests of students from the final year from the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta.Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that a significant positive correlation between emotional stability, as a personality trait and investigative, realistic and social interests as well as a moderate positive correlation with the enterprising interests. There was no correlation between emotional stability, as a personality trait and artistic and conventional interests. Regarding the emotional stability, they can face the stressful situations, without extreme and inconsistencies events in any situation. These results confirm that all the Dental Medicine final year students meet the requirements relating to professional interests described by the ideal profile of a dental practitioner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Problem Statement: There is international consensus that there is there is a close connection between conscientiousness as personality trait and occupational interests. The research is based on the theories developed by the Costa and McCrae on personality trait, and by the Holland on vocational interests, taken by Miclea et al. in the platform of the Psychological Evaluation Cognitrom Assessment System (CAS). Aim of Study: The aim of this study was to analize the relationship between conscientiousness, as a personality trait, and vocational interests. This paper study emphasizes the importance of knowing the implication of relationship between conscientiousness, as a personality trait, and vocational interests Holland of students from the final year from the Faculty of Dental Medicine. Research Methods: This study was conducted in july 2015, on a sample of 56 students from the final year from the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta. Assessments were made at Center of counseling and career guidance within the Ovidius University of Constanta. Assessment tools used in the study are taken from the Platform of Psychological Evaluation Cognitrom Assessment System. Data from the students' questionnaires were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software for MS Windows, version 15.0. The main analysis method used is descriptive statistics test which used to consider the mean level and standard deviation for the variables. Findings: The descriptive statistics test of the obtained results reveal a high positive correlation between conscientiousness, as a personality trait and investigative realistic, and social interests as well as a moderate positive correlation with the enterprising personality type. There was no correlation between conscientiousness, as a personality trait and artistic and conventional interests. Conclusions: These results confirm that all the Dental Medicine graduates meet the requirements relating to occupational interests described by the ideal profile of a dental practitioner. The results of this study will be useful both Center of Counseling and Career guidance from the University to establish a benchmark in terms of the relationship between personality and vocational interests of both current students and the future dental practitioner, as an indicator of profile of its graduates . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Problem Statement: One of the issues during the past two decades that has attracted the attention of experimental and theoretical debate is emotional factor. This interest could be partly due to the role that emotional stability in individual professional behaviors plays. Aim of Study: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationships between emotional stability as a personality traits with professional interests of students from the final year from the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta. Research Methods: To achieve the main goal of the study, research data were collected by means of questionnaire from a sample of 56 students from the final year. Assessments were made at Center of Counseling and Career Guidance within the Ovidius University of Constanta. Assessment tools used in the study are taken from the Platform of Psychological Evaluation Cognitrom Assessment System. The present study is correlation. Data were studied using Pearson correlation coefficient, Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software for MS Windows, version 15.0. Findings: Pearson's correlation coefficient showed that a significant positive correlation between emotional stability, as a personality trait and investigative, realistic and social interests as well as a moderate positive correlation with the enterprising interests. There was no correlation between emotional stability, as a personality trait and artistic and conventional interests. Conclusions: Regarding the emotional stability, they can face the stressful situations, without extreme and inconsistencies events in any situation. These results confirm that all the Dental Medicine final year students meet the requirements relating to professional interests described by the ideal profile of a dental practitioner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]