title: Communication skills training courses in dental education.
abstract: In this article, some reasons for teaching communication skills in dental schools are discussed. An overview of 3 courses at the Amsterdam dental school is presented, along with the results of a student evaluation. Students evaluated these courses as useful and relevant for dental practice. It is concluded that this is especially so when the students recognize direct applicability of the courses to dental practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands. r.gorter@acta.nl
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gorter
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eijkman
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D016544:Patient Simulation; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires