title: Practice profile: the first twelve years.
abstract: In a mailed questionnaire study of a 1/3 sample of recent graduates of the UOP School of Dentistry (57 percent response rate), most respondents felt competent in the majority of procedures they perform. Most procedures not performed were not performed because they are easily referred. Sources of learning about procedures differed according to frequency of performance (frequently performed: 95 percent-dental school; infrequently performed: 82 percent-continuing education). Differences also were noted according to years of practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Eng
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D004497:Education, Dental; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012575:Schools, Dental; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States