Dear Alumnae/Alumnus,

Warmest greetings
The undersigned is writing a thesis entitled, TRACER STUDY OF THE GRADUATES
OF THE ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE:
INPUTS FOR EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT as part of the requirements for the Degree
of Doctor of Dental Medicine. The study hopes to provide information on the career paths of the
graduates, the effectiveness and relevance of its Doctor of Dental Medicine program in relation
to its vision and mission, and avenues for possible revision and/or improvement of the said
program.
In this regard, I would like to request you to help us by answering the questionnaire.
Likewise, kindly inform our fellow Adventist University of the Philippines College of Dentistry
graduates about this tracer study and/or inform us of their e-mail addresses so that we can
contact them directly. The questionnaires may be downloaded as MS Word documents, which
can be duly filled in and sent either as e-mail attachments or hard copies by posts.
Your participation to this survey will be of great help to our alma mater and will be highly
appreciated by people who will be doing future studies. Rest assured that full confidentiality will
be strictly observed. Thank you and God Bless You.
Sincerely,
Yossy Tjahyono
Student
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Email back to : Yossy_tjahyono@yahoo.com
QUESTIONER
I. Personal Information
1.

Name

2.

Date of birth

3.

Place of birth
City/Country
Current Address
Street/Town or City/Country

4.

5.

Home Address
Street/Town or City/Country

Last
:
First
:
Middle :
__________/__________/__________
MM
DD
YY

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______

6.

Age

7.

Sex

8.

Marital Status

9.

Email Address

Female
Male
Single
Married

Social Network (Facebook,

twitter, etc)
10.

Telephone number

11.

Mobile Phone number

12.

Monthly Income

Home: _____________________
Office :_____________________

N/A
5.000 -15.000 pesos
(USD 115 346)
15.000 25.000 pesos (USD 346 578)
25.000 35.000 pesos (USD 578 809)
35.000 45.000 pesos (USD 809 1040)
45.000 above
(USD 1040 above)

II. Professional Background

1.
2.
3.

In what year did you graduate in AUP?

In what year did you pass the Philippine or other
Countrys Dentist Licensure Examination?
What career path/s did you plan before graduation
and what did you pursue after you have obtained your
DDM degree? You may choose more than one
answer.

Before

1
Clinical Practice in a government hospital
Clinical Practice in a government center/clinic
Clinical Practice in a private hospital
Clinical Practice in a private clinic
Public Health in a government agency
Research
Academe
.
..
Others (specify
_______________________________)
4.

Where did you work after graduation?

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

After

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

5.
6.

Did you have formal studies / training after

graduation?
If yes, please specify your field of post-graduate study
/ training.

Yes
No
a. Dental Public Health
b. Orthodontics
c. Endodontics
d. Oral and maxillofacial surgery
e. Periodontics
f. Prosthodontics
g. Maxillofacial prosthodontics)
h. Oral and maxillofacial
radiology
i. Oral and maxillofacial
pathology
j. Pediatric Dentistry
k. Other
_____________________

III. School Program

1.
2.

3.

Did the College of Dentistry curriculum of AUP prepare Yes

you well in your current occupation?
No
If yes, how useful are the following competencies in the DDM Curriculum in your current
occupation?
5= very useful; 4 = useful; 3 = sometimes it useful; 2 = rare it useful; 1 = not useful at all
Competencies
Very
Not
Useful
Knowledge of the Basic Sciences
Useful
at All
Knowledge of the Dental Anatomy, histology
5
4
3
2
1
Ability to comply clinical skills in the care of patients
5
4
3
2
1
Promotion of health care
5
4
3
2
1
Knowledge of the foundations of the population
5
4
3
2
1
Commitment to Ethics
5
4
3
2
1
Commitment to Professionalism
5
4
3
2
1
Commitment to personal development
5
4
3
2
1
Commitment to professional development
5
4
3
2
1
Commitment to area of scientific and/or clinical inquiry
5
4
3
2
1
Others
5
4
3
2
1
(specify__________________________________)
5
4
3
2
1
(specify
_________________________________)
If no, why?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________

4.

What do you think are the strengths and/or weaknesses of the DDM Curriculum of AUP?
DDM Curriculum

5.

Strengths

Weaknesses

a. basic science teaching

1
2
b. clinical exposure
1
2
c. community immersion
1
2
d. research studies/activities
1
2
e. social accountability
1
2
f. student support system
1
2
g. faculty
1
2
h. facilities(library/laboratory, etc.)
1
2
g. others: specify___________________
1
2
Of the above weaknesses of the AUP DDM Curriculum, what can you suggest to improve
it?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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