Comparison of student productivity in four-handed clinic and regular unassisted clinic

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1083-1089

  Holmes, David C ^a   Squire, Larry J ^a   Arneson, Scott K ^a   Doering, John V ^b  

^a Department of Family Dentistry ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental assistants utilization; Dental schools; Dental students; Efficiency; Patient care team; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EFFICIENCY; FEES, DENTAL; HUMANS; IOWA; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENTS; PRECEPTORSHIP; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 70349563109     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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