Comparison of the instructional efficacy of an internet-based temporomandibular joint (TMJ) tutorial with a traditional seminar

British Dental Journal

Volumn 209, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 571-576

  Al Riyami, Salma ^a   Moles, D R ^b   Leeson, R ^c   Cunningham, S J ^c  

^a Orthodontic Department   (Denmark)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 78650078655     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.1085     Document Type: Article

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