Dental education economics: Challenges and innovative strategies

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1440-1449

  Walker, Mary P ^a   Duley, Susan I ^b   Beach, M Miles ^c   Deem, Lisa ^d   Pileggi, Roberta ^e   Samet, Nachum ^f   Segura, Adriana ^g   Williams, John N ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Finances; Redesign; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

COST CONTROL; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CLINICS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACULTY, DENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; TIME FACTORS; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 58849138355     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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