title: Continuing education needs assessment in dentistry: the SNAP system.
abstract: Needs assessment has become an integral step in planning for continuing education. This article describes a computer-based needs assessment system that has been used successfully in planning continuing dental education in South Carolina. The Statewide Needs Assessment Program (SNAP) provides a general purpose system for collecting and analyzing continuing education needs data for large populations. Needs assessment data from 489 practicing dentists in South Carolina are presented and analyzed.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D003479:Curriculum; D003710:Demography; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D011364:Professional Practice; D013022:South Carolina; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires