title: A study of the long-range effectiveness of teaching blood pressure screening in a dental college.
abstract: The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry has been actively involved in teaching the fundamentals of blood pressure screening since 1964. To determine the effectiveness of this instruction a sample of practitioners who have graduated since 1964 was surveyed to determine the degree to which they use blood pressure screening in their practices.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003815:Dentists; D004497:Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D008487:Medical History Taking; D011364:Professional Practice; D012575:Schools, Dental; D013714:Tennessee