Developing a tool for systematic inclusion of non-academic factors in dental school admissions: Towards building diversity in the dental workforce

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1347-1352

  Lopez, Naty ^a   Self, Karl ^a   Karnitz, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Applicants; Dental School admissions; Diversity; Non academic factors; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RECREATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

APTITUDE TESTS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DENTISTRY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; RECREATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449094252     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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