Table 4 Correlations between MCDC scores and DCS scores

Career satisfaction

HEIE score

− 0.46

Communication with people

0.28

0.01

Better than medicine

0.13

0.09

0.42

Artistic skills

0.34

− 0.04

0.66

0.41

Influence of others

0.13

0.11

0.39

0.37

0.35

Dental experience

0.32

− 0.06

0.43

0.34

0.44

0.52

Benefits

0.34

− 0.03

0.74

0.62

0.69

0.47

0.51

Helping others

0.32

0.06

0.71

0.43

0.65

0.42

0.50

0.71