Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ595300
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Postdoctoral Education in Dentistry: Preparing Dental Practitioners To Meet the Oral Health Needs of America in the 21st Century.
Glassman, Paul; Meyerowitz, Cyril
Journal of Dental Education, v63 n8 p615-25 Aug 1999
Reviews the history of postdoctoral programs in dentistry and medicine, focusing on postdoctoral general dentistry education, and describes the changing health-care environment in which future dental professionals will practice, relating the dental postdoctoral experience to that in medicine. A strategy is presented to prepare dental practitioners with needed competencies and create adequate training opportunities. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Dental Schools, Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Trends, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Medical Education, Postdoctoral Education, Professional Education, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "Progress Toward a Mandatory Post-Graduate Year for Dentists."
