Awareness of Senior and Specialist Dental Student Toward the Importance of Cost Analysis and Business Practice Management: Cross Sectional Study from a Public University in Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Dental students not only develop practical skills but also management skills. Dental students

must be able to understand how to determine cost analysis, which is a measure of the relationship between

costs and output. Objective: to determine the awareness of senior dental student toward the importance

of cost analysis and business practice management. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study was

conducted using a questionnaire with closed-ended questions. The study sample included 119 participants

in Airlangga Dental College, Surabaya. Statistical analysis was performed by descriptive statistical analysis

and chi square tests. Results: One hundred nineteen questioners were returned and analyzed. BDS 95

students while the specialist was 24 students. It was seen that there are 79% of specialist students who have

a good level of confidence while in BDS students only 51% have a good level of confidence. BDS students

(42%) and specialist students (33%) indicated that their knowledge was sufficient about the costs of practice

management or business management. Conclusion: students have confidence in clinical skills but are not

quite sure about practice management knowledge. Students are also interested in increasing the range of

knowledge about business and practice management.