Effectiveness of standardized patient simulations in teaching clinical communication skills to dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1179-1186

  McKenzie, Carly T ^a   Tilashalski, Ken R ^a   Peterson, Dawn Taylor ^a   White, Marjorie Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communication; Dental education; Doctor patient relations; Simulation; Standardized patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DRUG COMBINATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; SELF EVALUATION; SPRING; TEACHING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; EVALUATION STUDY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION;

EID: 85031012937     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21815/JDE.017.075     Document Type: Article

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