Profile and competences for the graduating European dentist - update 2009

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 193-202

  Cowpe, J ^a   Plasschaert, A ^b   Harzer, W ^c   Vinkka Puhakka, H ^d   Walmsley, A D ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competences; Dental curriculum; European dentist; Profile

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ETHICS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION LITERACY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; ETHICS, DENTAL; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INFORMATION LITERACY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEGISLATION, DENTAL; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 77958168884     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2009.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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