The American Board of Dental Examiners Clinical Dental Licensure Examination: A Strategy for Evidence-Based Testing

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 130-137

  Cosby Jr , John C ^a  

^a American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, DENTAL; PATIENT SIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646108117     PISSN: 15323382     EISSN: 15323390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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