Learning curves: What do dental students learn from repeated practice of clinical procedures?

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-302

  Chambers, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Clinical education; Clinical teaching; Dental education; Learning curves

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL ALLOY; RESIN;

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ACHIEVEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL POLISHING; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENDODONTICS; FACULTY, DENTAL; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; LICENSURE, DENTAL; PERIODONTICS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROSTHODONTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857833675     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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