Dental Students’ Ability to Assess Their Performance in a Preclinical Restorative Course: Comparison of Students’ and Faculty Members’ Assessments

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 658-664

  Tuncer, Duygu ^a   Arhun, Neslihan ^a   Yamanel, Kıvanç ^a   Çelik, Çiğdem ^a   Dayangaç, Berrin ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

dental education; dental students; restorative dentistry; self assessment; self evaluation; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; DENTAL MATERIAL; RESIN; TOOTH CEMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TOOTH BRUSHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CAVITY LINING; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL MODELS; DENTAL POLISHING; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, DENTAL; HUMANS; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 84938867253     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2015.79.6.tb05938.x     Document Type: Article

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