The oral ecosystem: Implications for education

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 192-196

  Eriksen, Herald M ^a   Dimitrov, V ^b   Rohlin, M ^c   Petersson, K ^c   Svensater G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complexity; Curriculum; Dental; Oral ecosystem; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SWEDEN; SYSTEMS THEORY;

CURRICULUM; ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOUTH; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SWEDEN; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 34948884483     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2006.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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