title: An admissions interview to measure "good" dentist attributes.
abstract: This study reports on the validity of a structured, standardized interview designed for selecting applicants for dental schools. The interview provides a score on nongrade attributes in 14 dimensions and was based on characteristics of successful dentists. A class of 86 fourth-year dental students at the University of Iowa was interviewed. Sufficient validity was found to justify the use of the interview for admissions purposes for the 1978 class.
mesh_terms: D003815:Dentists; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013335:Students, Dental