Preparing dental students to treat patients with special needs: Changes in predoctoral education after the revised accreditation standard

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1457-1465

  Clemetson, Jonathan C ^a   Jones, Daniel L ^a   Lacy, Ernestine S ^a   Hale, David ^a   Bolin, Kenneth A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical education; Dental education; Dental health care delivery; Patients with special needs

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUERTO RICO; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL CLINICS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACULTY, DENTAL; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUERTO RICO; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870515716     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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