The confidence of undergraduate dental students in Saudi Arabia in performing endodontic treatment

European Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 17-21

  Alrahabi, Mothanna ^a  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dental students; Education; Endodontics; Saudi Arabia; Self confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015737446     PISSN: 13057456     EISSN: 13057464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/ejd.ejd_190_16     Document Type: Article

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