A descriptive study of how dentists view their profession and the doctor-patient relationship

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 206-209

  Kulich, Károly Robert ^a   Rydén, Olof ^b   Bengtsson, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Interpersonal skills; Practicing dentists; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN; TIME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTRY; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, DENTAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032135421     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016359850142808     Document Type: Article

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