Evaluation of a U.K. community-based clinical teaching/outreach program by former dental students two and five years after graduation

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1146-1152

  Lynch, Christopher D ^a   Ash, Peter J ^b   Chadwick, Barbara L ^a   Hannigan, Ailish ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b St Davids Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Community based dental education; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL; WALES;

EID: 77958170966     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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