Ethics, empathy, and the education of dentists

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 567-578

  Nash, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Empathy; Ethics; Evolutionary biology; Morality

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIENCE; COOPERATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MAMMAL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; ETHICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MAMMALS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; MORALS; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954751629     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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