Exploration of SWOT Analysis in the Growth of Dental Students
The worldwide focus on oral health brings dental students both opportunities and challenges.Currently,the most concerned issues for dental students are to learn how to form correct self-awareness,improve study efficiency and competitiveness.Apart from traditional education strategy,we introduced SWOT analysis and explored its impact on dental students'self-growth.SWOT analysis is consisted of four major elements,which are advantages,weaknesses,opportunities and threats.The SWOT analysis can maximize students'self-directed learning ability and comprehensive competitiveness through students'preliminary preparation,systematic analysis of environmental factors,construction of SWOT matrix and formulation of final action plans,etc.