FACTORS INFLUENCING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHOICES IN DENTAL PROFESSIONALS OF PAKISTAN

Abstract

Aim of this study was to assess the frequency of attending the continuing professional development CPD courses by dental practitioners working in hospitals and private setup of Punjab. A cross-sectional survey of 330 dental practitioners was done using a self-administered questionnaire. The collected data were processed using SPSS 23.0., percentage contribution of each of the significant variable was obtained. practitioners with 3-8 years of years of dental practice experience are keener in attending CDE courses and 31.5% of them are attending the CDE courses at least once in 6 months while the dentist with least clinical experience are 46.5% who are attending the courses rarely. 38.5% of the dentists who are practicing in Private groups are attending CDE courses at least once in 6 months while 60.8% of dental practitioners working in hospital setups are least bothered in attending CDE courses.