How prepared are foundation dentists in England and Wales for independent general dental practice?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 223, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 359-368

  Ray, M ^a   Milston, A ^b   Doherty, P ^c   Crean, S ^d  

^a Ravat and Ray Dental Care   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTH; WALES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENTISTS; ENGLAND; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WALES;

EID: 85028989461     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.766     Document Type: Article

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