Determining Factors in Making a Decision to Studying in Doctor of Dental Surgery (International Program) Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University

Abstract

         The main purpose of this study is to examine and compare the factors that influence the decision of students to study in the Doctor of Dental Surgery (International Program) of the Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, which vary in gender, age, household income, educational level and occupation, by examining the data obtained through the specific random sampling method or Purposive Sampling Method. In this study, we asked 20 questions to 38 dental students who wants to continue their higher dental education. The questionnaires were divided into two parts. The first part included the general information of the respondents, while the second part contains the factors that influence their decision to continue studying in the Doctor of Dental Surgery (International Program). This part of the questionnaire includes five degrees of choices ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree and strongly disagree. From this study, the researchers found that one of the biggest influence in their decision-making is the professional factor which had an average of 4.53. The second factor is the teaching and learning methods used, with an average of 4.42.