Community-based dental education and dentists' attitudes and behavior concerning patients from underserved populations

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 119-130

  Rohra, Ashok K ^a   Piskorowski, Wilhelm A ^a   Inglehart, Marita R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community service; Community based dental education; Medicaid; Patients with special health care needs; Service learning; Underserved patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY-BASED DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SERVICE-LEARNING; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNDERSERVED PATIENTS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COMMUNITY SERVICE; COMMUNITY-BASED DENTAL EDUCATION; MEDICAID; PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS; SERVICE-LEARNING; UNDERSERVED PATIENTS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; EDUCATION, DENTAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MICHIGAN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84891847531     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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