Complete denture education in U.S. dental schools

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-197

  Petropoulos, Vicki C ^a   Rashedi, Behnoush ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental materials; Dental techniques; Removable prosthodontics; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL TECHNOLOGY; DENTURE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DENTURE, OVERLAY; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; PROSTHODONTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; TECHNOLOGY, DENTAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744549458     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2005.03043.x     Document Type: Article

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