Meeting oral health needs to promote the well-being of the geriatric population: Educational research issues

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-35

  Ettinger, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Geriatric dentistry; Research; Teaching programs

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION TREE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION TREES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

EID: 74349125699     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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