Exploring the predictive ability of two new complementary instruments for assessing effective therapeutic communication skills of dental and dental hygiene students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1291-1310

  Schönwetter, Dieter J ^a   Wener, Mickey Emmons ^a   Mazurat, Nita ^a   Yakiwchuk, Ben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinic management; Clinical education; Communication; Dental education; Dental hygiene students; Dental patients; Dental students; Effective therapeutic communication; Patient centered health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867558412     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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