Journal of Dental Research, Vol 59, 786-794, Copyright © 1980 by International & American Associations for Dental Research Online Journals
A comparison of interests of first year dental students and fellows of the Academy of General Dentistry on the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory
R. C. Emling, P. A. Green and F. W. Stevens Jr
The SCII was used to evaluate the similarity of interests of a sample of
practicing dentists and those interests of a sample of dental students. The
two groups were found to have similar interest patterns, except for
business and office considerations. While the SCII's specific vocation
scale for dentistry did not yield very strong positive results in terms of
identifying the dental students, it did reveal useful interest patterns. As
a general instrument for self-assessment, or for counselors advising the
young about a vocation in dentistry, the SCII has some utility if the
pattern of interests is used.
