Exploring The Relationship Between Preadmission Factors And Dental School Student Success

<p>This quantitative study assessed the preadmission factor relationship to success at a graduate dental school. Preadmission factors are used nationally to assess student ability. There are concerns about the reliability of these factors in measuring URM student ability. 1,275 records were collected and assessed for those admitted between the years 1998-2009. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to assess the relationship of the pre admission variables to the continuous variable Dental School GPA. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the relationship of the pre admission variables to the dichotomous categorical variables of Licensure Obtainment and Degree Awarded Status. Based on the findings, recommendations were made for bolstering the factors that contribute to a student’s success in dental school.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

EdD Education Leadership, Management and Policy

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education Leadership, Management and Policy

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Dady, Nadege J

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rong Chen, Ph.D
• Martin Finkelstein, Ph.D
• Robin Eubanks, PH.D

• Dental Student Success
• Pre Admission Factors
• Student Persistence
• Underrepresented Minorities in Health Professions
• URM students in the Health Professions
• Health Disparities
• Dentistry
• Medicine and Health Sciences

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https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2061

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarship.shu.edu:dissertations-3099