Consensus training: An effective tool to minimize variations in periodontal diagnosis and treatment planning among dental faculty and students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1022-1032

  John, Vanchit ^a   Lee, Seung Jun ^a   Prakasam, Sivaraman ^a   Eckert, George J ^b   Maupome, Gerardo ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Clinical education; Clinical evaluation; Consensus training; Dental education; Diagnosis; Educational methodology; Interrater reliability; Periodontal disease; Periodontics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS TRAINING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY;

CALIBRATION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSENSUS TRAINING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CALIBRATION; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CONSENSUS; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL SCALING; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACULTY, DENTAL; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROOT PLANING; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882369051     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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