Service-learning in dental education: Meeting needs and challenges

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 454-463

  Hood, Janet Grobe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Community service; Community based education; Community based field experience; Curriculum; Dental hygiene students; Dental students; Interprofessionalism; Professionalism; Service learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64149088957     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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