Assessment of the Socioeconomic Status and Analysis of the Factors Motivating Patients to Apply for Prosthetic Treatment by Students of Dentistry at the Poznań University of Medical Sciences

Dominik Medyński, Tomasz Gredes, Mariusz Glapiński, Damian Dudek, Beniamin Oskar Grabarek, Ewa Niewiadomska, Agata Czajka-Jakubowska and Agnieszka Przystańska
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Dominik Medyński: Department of Prosthodontics and Gerostomatology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 60-812 Poznan, Poland
Tomasz Gredes: Department of Orthodontics and Temporomandibular Disorders, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 60-812 Poznan, Poland
Mariusz Glapiński: Department of Anatomy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland
Damian Dudek: Artmedical Oral Surgery, Szosa Chelimnska 166, 87-100 Torun, Poland
Beniamin Oskar Grabarek: Department of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Zabrze, The University of Technology in Katowice, Academy of Silesia, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Ewa Niewiadomska: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland
Agata Czajka-Jakubowska: Department of Orthodontics and Temporomandibular Disorders, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 60-812 Poznan, Poland
Agnieszka Przystańska: Department of Anatomy, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: This study aimed to determine the motives for undertaking prosthetic treatment at the Prosthetics Clinic of the Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), pursued by fifth- and sixth-year medicine and dentistry students. The survey consisted of 18 questions, of which 1 to 11 concerned general patient data, while questions 12 to 18 concerned prosthetic treatment. The only open question in the questionnaire was one regarding the motives for the decision to receive treatment. The study group consisted of 153 patients (102 women—66.67% and 51 men—33.33%) of the Prosthetic Clinic. After collecting a total of 200 questionnaires, rejecting 47 (23.50%) due to the lack of answers to all questions (other than question 18), a total of 153 completed (76.50%) questionnaires were obtained. The main motivating factors for patients to undertake prosthetic treatment are functional and aesthetic considerations. In addition, it turned out, that the authority of the university unit is of greater importance than financial issues. Additionally, some patients undergo treatment by students because they can see positive aspects in it, both for them and for students. Hence, the evaluation of the treatment provided by students, as well as their communication skills and their attitude, are rated very highly, although, again, the evaluation was influenced by the education level.

Keywords: socioeconomic factors; motivation; prosthodontics; students; dental (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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