The Survey on the Effects of Educational and Occupational Status of Parents in the Academic Achievement of Dentistry Students at University of Medical Sciences of Yazd in Academic Year 2014-2015

Introduction: Students&rsquo; educational status is an important issue in academical training.&nbsp;Students&rsquo; educational status can be improved by determining the effective causes. The current&nbsp;study aimed to determine the effect of parents&rsquo; educational and occupational status of students&rsquo;&nbsp;educational success in the school of dentistry in Yazd university of medical sciences. Materials and Methods: The Discriptive-Analytical study was implemented among 217&nbsp;students from Shahid Sadoughi Faculty of Dentistry of Yazd in 2014 using the census method.&nbsp;All students with a GPA equal to or over 15 were considered as successful students and those&nbsp;with an average less than 14 as unsuccessful students in academic achievements. Data were&nbsp;collected using a questionnaire and then they were then analyzed using the SPSS 17 software&nbsp;and Chi-Square test. Results: In the present study, there were significant differences between two groups of&nbsp;students (P<0.05) in terms of personal characteristics such as employment status, mother&rsquo;s&nbsp;education, and academic achievement while there were no significant differences between two&nbsp;groups in education and occupation of father and mother&rsquo;s job in their academic success. Discussion and Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that it can be expected to&nbsp;have better success in students&rsquo; academic achievement in education by enhancing the parents&rsquo;&nbsp;career and education.