An objective method for equitable distribution of workload among dental faculty

Abstract

Dental school administrators ought to make decisions concerning the assignment of faculty members to departments based upon actual teaching load for each department. This study offers a method to quantify an equitable teaching load among dental faculty, hence, among departments. Actual load in clock hours was computed for all four departments at King Saud University College of Dentistry. Results showed that while some departments are reasonably loaded, others have a teaching load that is heavier or lighter than the equitable work load figure.