More than a set of teeth: Assessing and enhancing dental students' perceptions of older adults

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-56

  Waldrop, Deborah P ^a   Fabiano, Jude A ^a   Nochajski, Thomas H ^a   Zittel Palamara, Kimberley M ^a   Davis, Elaine L ^a   Goldberg, Louis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Interdisciplinary collaboration; Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz; Social work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 33746521241     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v27n01_03     Document Type: Article

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