The role of enrichment programs in strengthening the academic pipeline to dental education

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Alexander, Charles J ^a   Mitchell, Dennis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Dental Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Academic enrichment programs; Dental education; Underrepresented minority students

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CIVIL RIGHTS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SCIENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOUNDATIONS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MINORITY GROUPS; NEBRASKA; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PUBLIC POLICY; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SCIENCE; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 77958186181     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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