INTER VIEW


Prof Mark Hector, dean of dentistry at the University of Dundee


Today’s students are far less


accepting and question staff more, which Mark sees as a positive development. At Dundee, as in other Dental Schools, there is a readiness to embrace students in decision making and provide them with a presence on major committees. Te student voice is really important in the Schools. Te ratio of male and female


students has changed dramatically. Dundee’s 2015 intake totals 63, and only 11 are male. “Most years are over 60 per cent women now,” said Mark. “Tis, along with the fact that a lot of people choose to work part-time and take career breaks, will have implications for future workforce planning.” Whether students are male or


female, one of the issues they’ll face is who will provide their tuition, since it is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit young dentists to work in dental schools. He believes the career pathway of young


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