title: The dental externship: an educational methodology for extramural experiences.
abstract: Although this pilot program in extramural experiences failed to confront any major injustices of the health care system, the establishment of the externship succeeded in filling a major gap in the present curriculum. The selected sites afforded students the experience of relating to psychiatric patients, institutional bureaucracy, and incarcerated populations. Social attitudes appeared modified as a consequence of the externship, and a commitment to improve the delivery system was made.
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003729:Dental Care; D004497:Education, Dental; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D009515:New Jersey; D011231:Preceptorship