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Promoting the entrepreneurship of dentists has increasingly received attention in both dentistry and dental education worldwide. However, understanding about the unique features of entrepreneurial behaviors of dentists remains inadequate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study examines dentist\u2019s entrepreneurial intention (EI), which was represented by his\/her intention of leaving the public hospital system to be engaged in the private sector. Through a snowball sampling method, a total of 336 questionnaires from public hospitals in five major cities in Guangdong Province (China) were collected. The association between the dentists\u2019 EI and their individual characteristics were analyzed using a logistic regression model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In the sample studied, 35.7% of the respondents reported to have EI. Female dentists are less likely to report EI (OR\u2009=\u20090.365,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001). Dentists in the age group of 36 to 45\u00a0years (OR\u2009=\u200914.205,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.012) and those aged over 45\u00a0years (OR\u2009=\u20098.45,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.066) reported respectively a much stronger EI than those in their 20s. Compared with intern dentists, attending dentists (OR\u2009=\u20097.812,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.016) and associate\/chief dentists (OR\u2009=\u20099.857,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.021) were significantly more likely to report EI. Those with master level (OR\u2009=\u20090.221,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.021) or doctorate degrees (OR\u2009=\u20090.118,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005) are much less likely to report EI. Meanwhile, those in mid-large hospitals (with 101\u2013200 employees) (OR\u2009=\u20093.554,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.036) and small hospitals (with\u2009&lt;\u200950 employees) (OR\u2009=\u20092.398,\u00a0\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.044) reported a stronger EI than those in large hospitals. Additionally, dentists\u2019 entrepreneurial behaviors, risk aversion attitudes and their family background all have significant associations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Since dentistry is a knowledge-intensive industry, dentists\u2019 entrepreneurial behaviors have their own features. The findings by this study suggest that, accumulation of practical skills in a dental career, as implied by age, professional qualifications and leadership skills, help to promote EI, whereas an academic oriented education degree per se does not. Dentists in mid-large and small hospitals, rather than in top large hospitals in China, have higher EI. Additionally, female dentists may need more social supports to develop a higher EI. 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