Clinical competency exercises: Some student perceptions

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-191

  Rolland, Sarah L ^a   Hobson, R ^a   Hanwell, S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competency based education; Dental students; Educational assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TIME; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CROWNS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34748855646     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2007.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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