Geriatric Dental Education and Training in the United States of America

美國老年牙醫學教育與訓練

Chih-Ko Yeh ； Lein-Tuan Hou ； Michael S. Katz ； Michele J. Saunders

《Journal of Medical Education》 7卷4期 (2003/12) Pp. 340-346

https://doi.org/10.6145/jme.200312_7(4).0002

並列摘要

Dental education in geriatrics is an important requirement to ready the profession to provide comprehensive oral health care to the world's aging population. The pre-doctoral curricula and postdoctoral training programs in the United States were developed and supported by government agencies and professional education societies. Geriatric dental education in American dental schools has improved in the past twenty years, yet is still facingmany challenges. The progress of geriatric dental education at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is presented.

並列關鍵字

Problem-based learning learning attitude

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