Problem-based learning in dental education: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-109

  Bassir, Seyed Hossein ^a   Sadr Eshkevari, Pooyan ^b   Amirikhorheh, Shaden ^c   Karimbux, Nadeem Y ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative effectiveness research; Dental curriculum; Dental education; Educational modules; Evidence based dentistry; Problem based learning; Professional education

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DENTAL CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL MODULES; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REVIEW; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DENTAL CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODULES; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 84891877027     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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