Imperial College London
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Dr Athina Belsi

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Senior Teaching Fellow
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3312 1100a.belsi Website

 
 
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Location

 

Paterson WingSt Mary's Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Belsi:2011:10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00642.x,
author = {Belsi, A and Gallagher, JE and Asimakopoulou, K},
doi = {10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00642.x},
journal = {Eur J Dent Educ},
pages = {80--84},
title = {Personality profile of students entering dentistry, hygiene/therapy and dental nursing at one London dental institute.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00642.x},
volume = {15},
year = {2011}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - INTRODUCTION: King's College London Dental Institute (KCLDI) is the largest school in the UK, training dental professionals: Dentists, Hygienists/Therapists and Dental Nurses. Although previous work has examined dental students, there is a dearth of studies on the personality profile of students of hygiene/therapy and dental nursing. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the personality profile of students studying dentistry, hygiene/therapy and dental nursing at KCLDI, by programme, sex and ethnicity. METHODS AND MATERIALS: All entrants into dentistry, hygiene/therapy and dental nursing at KCLDI were invited to participate in the study. A self report questionnaire including the brief version of the Five-Factor Model and personal details was administered to the 218 recruited students in groups and under supervised conditions. RESULTS:   One-way ANOVA on data from 148 questionnaires revealed significant differences; the medical graduate entrants to dentistry appeared to have a more extraverted profile than hygiene/therapy entrants (P<0.04). The graduate entrants to dentistry were more open to experiences than the direct entrants (P<0.03) and the dental nursing trainees (P<0.03). The medical graduate entrants also appeared more open to experiences than the dental nursing trainees; the latter also appeared to have a more sensitive profile compared to the medical entry students (P<0.03). No differences were found between groups in agreeableness and conscientiousness. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest the presence of personality differences between entrants to dentistry, hygiene/therapy and dental nursing. The implications of these findings are discussed.
AU  - Belsi,A
AU  - Gallagher,JE
AU  - Asimakopoulou,K
DO  - 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00642.x
EP  - 84
PY  - 2011///
SP  - 80
TI  - Personality profile of students entering dentistry, hygiene/therapy and dental nursing at one London dental institute.
T2  - Eur J Dent Educ
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00642.x
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21492342
VL  - 15
ER  -
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