The role of the dental school environment in promoting greater student diversity

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Pendleton, Darryl D ^a   Graham, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental school environment; Dental students; Diversity in education; Underrepresented minority students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACULTY, DENTAL; HUMANS; MENTORS; MINORITY GROUPS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 77958157294     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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