Assessing professionalism within dental education; the need for a definition

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zijlstra Shaw, S ^a   Robinson, P G ^a   Roberts, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84855990315     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2011.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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