Eliminating some unexpected effects of the dental student admission process.
The admission process has long emphasized criteria which ensure successful completion of dental school and licensing requirements. However, little attention has been paid to the long term career consequences of the process and the effects on the present and the future delivery of dental service. In view of changing demands for dental services, an effort is made to encourage dental school faculties to consider the consequences of their continued adherence to traditional approaches to admission.
D001290:Attitude; D003813:Dentistry / Q000639:trends; D004497:Education, Dental; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008005:Licensure, Dental; D008913:Minority Groups; D011364:Professional Practice; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013335:Students, Dental