Reflective blogs in clinical education to promote critical thinking in dental hygiene students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1337-1350

  Wetmore, Ann O'Kelley ^a   Boyd, Linda D ^b   Bowen, Denise M ^c   Pattillo, Robin E ^d  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Blogging; Clinical reasoning; Critical thinking; Dental education; Dental hygiene education; Reflections

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOGIC; MALE; METHODOLOGY; THINKING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOGGING; COGNITION; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGIC; MALE; THINKING;

EID: 79251617762     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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