A case study on development of an integrated, multidisciplinary dental curriculum

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 679-687

  Nadershahi, Nader A ^a   Bender, Daniel J ^a   Beck, Lynn ^b   Alexander, Steven ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Case based learning; Curriculum; Curriculum reform; Dental education; Multidisciplinary education

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CASE-BASED LEARNING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM REFORM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING; THINKING;

ACTIVE LEARNING; CASE-BASED LEARNING; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM REFORM; DENTAL EDUCATION; MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, DENTAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING; THINKING;

EID: 84881178837     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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