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BAUR, Gustavo; CARDOSO, Murillo Barreto; SPIGER, Vinícius  e  AMANTE, Cláudio José. Entrepreneurial profile among Dental Students from Federal University of Santa Catarina. Rev. ABENO [online]. 2016, vol.16, n.2, pp. 77-82. ISSN 1679-5954.

The purpose of this cross sectional study was to assess the Entrepreneurial Profile among undergraduate dental students at Federal University of Santa Catarina. The study used the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, the Brazilian Economic Classification Questionnaire and the Entrepreneurial Profile Test, that were distributed among dental students who have already completed one semester of clinical activity. The Entrepreneurial Profile Test uses a four-option question method, and uses score to classify students in high, medium or low Entrepreneurial Profile. A descriptive statistical analysis was conducted. Among the 94 students that agreed to participate in this study, majority was women (73.34%). The economic classes AI (50.00%) and BII (22.34%). None of the participants were from Class D or E. The Medium Entrepreneurial Profile was observed in 58,51% of the students, compared to 41.49% with high Profile. The low Entrepreneurial Profile was not present among the participants. Among high Entrepreneurial Profile students, 76.92% were women. Class CII presented 50.00% of high Entrepreneurial Profile, but was composed by just two students. Among Class A1 this value was 46.81% and 46.15% for Class C1. This research presented the Entrepreneurial Profile among undergraduate dental students from Federal University of Santa Catarina, where although low Entrepreneurial Profile was not observed, most of students presented medium Profile, requiring more improvements. There is also an emphasis on the entrepreneurial trend among women.

Palavras-chave : Students; Dental; Innovation.; Entrepreneurship.; Organization and Administration..