Volume 25, Issue 113, July 2021

Workforce development among oral health providers in ministry of health facilities in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Mosa A Shubayr^1,2♦, Estie Kruger³, Marc Tennant³

¹School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
²Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
³International Research Collaborative, Oral Health and Equity, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

^♦Corresponding author
School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia; Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: This study provides an overview of dental training participation- related activities reported by Saudi Ministry of Health-associated oral healthcare providers in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Method: For this quantitative study, a total of 113 participants completed an online cross-sectional questionnaire for a response rate of 56.5%. Just over half (53.1%) of the participants were working in primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in the central area (88.5%) of the region. Results: This study found a number of variables were significantly associated with the providers' participation in dental workshops in the past year, including gender, age, work location, education level, professional type, years of experience, country of last degree, average time of any treatment procedure for each patient and number of patients every day. Conclusion: This study ends with the recommendation that comprehensive educational and training programs be developed that focus on increase and implement these programs in their practice.

Keywords: Continuous professional development, dental training, oral health providers, workforce development

Medical Science, 2021, 25(113), 1669-1680

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