Dental students' attitudes toward the care of individuals with intellectual disabilities: Relationship between instruction and experience

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 445-453

  DeLucia, Lisa M ^a   Davis, Elaine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental student attitudes; Patients with disabilities; Special needs patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 64149112372     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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