A 30-year review of a geriatric dentistry teaching programme

Gerodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Ettinger, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum development; geriatric dentistry; special populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL CLINICS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACULTY, DENTAL; FEEDBACK; GERIATRIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; IOWA; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NURSING HOMES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 84861590138     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: 17412358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00471.x     Document Type: Review

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