Personality Traits of Endodontic Residents Indicate Potential for Becoming Endodontic Faculty

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-431

  O'Neill, Paula N ^a   Svec, Timothy A ^a   Ludington, John R ^a   Suchina, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DENTAL BRANCH AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Endodontic education; faculty recruitment; faculty shortage; mentoring; postgraduates and residents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; EDUCATION; EMOTION; ENDODONTICS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROVERSION; INTUITION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSATION; TEACHER; THINKING;

DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, GRADUATE; EMOTIONS; ENDODONTICS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACULTY, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTROVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTUITION; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTORS; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SENSATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; THINKING;

EID: 33947155776     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.12.017     Document Type: Article

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