Utilizing debates as an instructional tool for dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-287

  Rubin, Richard W ^a   Weyant, Robert J ^a   Trovato, Charlene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental students; Educational models; Learning; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL;

EID: 41949130094     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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