Table 8 Proportion (%) of students’ and new graduates’ level of self-reported preparedness and stakeholders’ evaluations in the clinical entrepreneurship and financial solvency domain (n = 120)
1 Completely unprepared | 2 | 3 | 4 Undecided | 5 | 6 | 7 Fully prepared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Students and new graduates%/Stakeholders% | |||||||
Respecting patients’ dignity and choices and providing care according to the patient’s needs and culture* | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 10.8 | 22.5 | 37.3 | 24.5 |
Recognising and acting within the Dental Board of Australia’s standards and within other professionally relevant laws, ethical guidance and systems | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 33.3 | 27.5 |
Understanding the roles of, and cooperating effectively with, other members of the healthcare team in the best interests of patients* | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 24.7 | 31.1 | 24.7 |
Recognising the importance of and demonstrating personal accountability to patients, the regulator, the team and wider community, and putting patients’ interests first and acting as their advocate where appropriate* | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 15.1 | 22.6 | 39.7 | 16.1 |
Leading, managing and taking professional responsibility for the actions of colleagues and other members of the team involved in patient care*** | 1.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 17.2 | 32.3 | 27.6 | 12.6 |
Recognising and complying with local and national systems and processes to support safe patient care, including the safe use of equipment and materials | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 14.9 | 26.6 | 33.0 | 18.1 |