Effect of the Adjusted Criteria on Distribution of the Graduate Dentist for Compulsory Service

Abstract

The aimed of this study was to evaluate the effect of the adjusted criteria on choosing area for compulsory service in the public health sector of the graduate dentist. The CIPP model of Stufflebeam was applied for evaluation and collected data from the summary report of choosing area for compulsory service for the year 2015-2019. The samples were selected from the provinces that received the dentists less than quota and had an average percentage of the dentists less than 50% for the year 2015-2016. The average percentage of the dentists of the samples before adjusting criteria (the year 2015-2016) was compared with the average percentage after adjusting criteria (the year 2018-2019) by descriptive statistics and pair t-test. The result showed that after adjusting the criteria in the year 2018 -2019, the average percentage of the dentists of the samples was significantly increased (p<0.05). In conclusion, the adjusted criteria had an effect on the distribution of the graduate dentists for compulsory service.