Components of effective outreach and recruitment programs for underrepresented minority and low-income dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Brunson, W David ^a   Jackson, Douglass L ^b   Sinkford, Jeanne C ^c   Valachovic, Richard W ^a  

^a American Dental Education Association   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental student recruitment; Low income dental students; Underrepresented minority dental students

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; MINORITY GROUPS; POVERTY; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958164454     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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