Transferring evidence-based information from Dental School to practitioners: A pilot "academic detailing" program involving dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1316-1322

  Rugh, John D ^a   Sever, Naomi ^a   Glass, Birgit Junfin ^a   Matteson, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic detailing; Continuing education; Dental students; Dentists; Diffusion of innovation; Evidence based dentistry; Evidence based practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; UNITED STATES;

DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEXAS;

EID: 80054957266     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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