Curriculum structure, content, learning and assessment in European undergraduate dental education - update 2010

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 133-141

  Manogue, M ^a   Mcloughlin, J ^b   Christersson, C ^c   Delap, E ^b   Lindh, C ^c   Schoonheim Klein, M ^d   Plasschaert, A ^e  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Curriculum; Dental; ECTS; Education; Exchange; Staff; Student

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARD; TEACHING;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING;

EID: 79960460915     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2011.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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