Implementation of STFM's "Smiles for life" oral health curriculum in a medical school interclerkship

Family Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 487-491

  Silk, Hugh ^a,c   O'Grady Stille, Sheila ^a   Baldor, Robert ^a   Joseph, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

^c Hahnemann Family Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOUTH HYGIENE; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 67650790329     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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