A qualitative exploration of the role of gender, ethnicity and clinical experience upon dental students' interpersonal skills when interacting with dental nurses

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 168-176

  Freeman, R ^a   Gorter, R ^b   McWilliams, C ^a   Williams, S ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical experience; Communication; Ethnicity; Gender; Interprofessional skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; MALE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 34748875334     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2007.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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