Current employment characteristics and career intentions of Lithuanian dentists

Table 2 Future career intentions of general dentists and dental specialists

Future carrier intentions	General dentists		Specialists		Total		P values
Future carrier intentions	n	%	n	%	n	%	P values
Intention to emigrate*
Yes	175	10.8	28	8.3	203	10.3	0.202
No	1,450	89.2	310	91.7	1,760	89.7
Total	1,625	100	338	100	1,963	100
Intention to change profession*
Yes	42	21.0	6	1.8	48	8.9	0.445
No	158	79.0	334	98.2	492	91.1
Total	200	100	340	100	540	100
Intention to retire*
Earlier than retirement age	93	5.8	30	8.9	123	6.3	0.096
At retirement age	407	25.3	85	25.2	492	25.3
Continue working at retirement age	1,109	68.9	222	65.9	1,331	70.2
Total	1,609	100	337	100	1,946	100

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