Dental student attitudes towards communication skills instruction and clinical application

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1388-1396

  McKenzie, Carly T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral sciences; Clinical education; Communication; Dental education; Dental students; English as a second language students; Interpersonal skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; OCCUPATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921778619     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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