The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1996 to answer the following questions about Master of Dental Surgery (M.D.S.) graduates : -
Out of 15 M.D.S. graduates, 12 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 80% . Of these, 67% (or 8 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 17% (or 2 graduates) went on for further studies. 17% (or 2 graduates) were still seeking full-time employment at the time of the survey in December 1996. (Table 1)
Table 1. Employment situation
M.D.S.
HKU Overall (Taught Masters)
Total Male
Female
'96 '95
'96 '95
'96 '95
'96 '95
No. %
No. %
No. %
No. %
No. %
No. %
No. %
No. %
No. of respondents
12 100 7 100
9 100 6 100
3 100 1 100
98 100 77 100
F/T employed
8 66.7 7 100
6 66.7 6 100
2 66.7 1 100
88 89.8 74 96.1
P/T employed seeking F/T job
1 8.3 0 0
1 11.1 0 0
0 0 0 0
2 2.0 1 1.3
Unemployed seeking F/T job
1 8.3 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 33.3 0 0
2 2.0 1 1.3
Further studies
2 16.7 0 0
2 22.2 0 0
0 0 0 0
4 4.1 0 0
Emigration/home country
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 1.0 1 1.3
Not seeking F/T job
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 1.0 0 0
| Field of Study | Academic programme | |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Adv.Diploma/Diploma | |
| Orthodontics | 1 | |
| Periodontal Microbiology | 1 |
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
|---|---|
| Own Fund | 1 |
| Teaching Assistantship/Studentship | 1 |
All the graduates in full-time employment were able to secure employment before the end of September 1996. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
6 graduates (75%) were employed in the civil service. 13% (or 1 graduate) each joined community, social & personal services and commerce & industry. (Figure 2)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
On average, the 1996 M.D.S. graduates received a higher income than their predecessors in 1995 (Table 2).
| Basic Salary | Gross Income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.D.S. | HKU Average * | M.D.S. | HKU Average * | |||||
| ‘96 | ‘95 | ‘96 | ‘95 | ‘96 | ‘95 | ‘96 | ‘95 | |
| Mean | $57,693 | $51,184 | $25,246 | $22,948 | $71,986 | $62,756 | $27,483 | $25,256 |
| Median | $62,855 | $55,965 | $24,000 | $23,000 | $79,855 | $70,965 | $24,850 | $23,900 |
| Minimum | $30,000 | $33,000 | $10,000 | $10,400 | $30,000 | $33,000 | $10,000 | $11,267 |
| Maximum | $70,000 | $62,665 | $70,000 | $62,665 | $87,000 | $79,665 | $87,000 | $79,665 |
Table 4. Basic salary and gross income
* income received by taught master graduates
Of those in full-time employment, 38% had more than one offer (Figure 4).
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
The job titles of the 8 graduates who took up full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
| Employers : | Job Titles : |
|---|---|
| CIVIL SERVICE- | |
| * Department of Health | * Dental Officer |
| * Department of Health | * Dental Officer |
| * Department of Health | * Dental Officer |
| * Department of Health | * Dental Officer |
| * Department of Health | * Dental Officer |
| * Department of Health | * Dental Officer |
| COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES - | |
| * Well-Being Services | * Dentist |
| COMMERCE & INDUSTRY - | |
| * Dr. Tai Kuen Ching and Associates | * Associate Dental Surgeon |
Table 5. List of employers and job titles
Note :Some alumni have indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Their contact telephone number can be obtained from counsellors at CEPC.
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