Clinical reasoning in dentistry: A conceptual framework for dental education

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1116-1128

  Khatami, Shiva ^a   MacEntee, Michael I ^b   Pratt, Daniel D ^b   Collins, John B ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Dental education; Dental students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH DISEASE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING; THINKING;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SIMULATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; THINKING;

EID: 84866003239     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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