Dental therapists and dental hygienists educated for the New Zealand environment

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1001-1008

  Coates, Dawn E ^a   Kardos, Thomas B ^a   Moffat, Susan M ^a   Kardos, Rosemary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dental therapy; Education; New Zealand; Oral health professional; University

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURE; CURRICULUM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTISTRY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; LICENSURE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POPULATION GROUPS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 68649123386     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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