Teaching clinically relevant dental anatomy in the dental curriculum: Description and assessment of an innovative module

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 797-804

  Obrez, Ales ^a   Briggs, Charlotte ^a   Buckman, James ^a   Goldstein, Loren ^a   Lamb, Courtney ^a   Knight, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental anatomy; Dental education; Educational methodology; Psychomotor skills

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; TOOTH; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY, REGIONAL; CHICAGO; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; DENTAL MODELS; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MANIKINS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOOTH;

EID: 79958703109     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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