title: Preparation and beliefs of graduates of a predoctoral infant oral health clinical program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a predoctoral clinical educational program on preparation and beliefs of participants related to infant oral health.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires were constructed and mailed out to four classes of past dental students, two of which had attended the program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant differences were detected between groups regarding their feelings of preparation for examination procedures in children younger than 36 months and their beliefs regarding appropriate age of the initial dental visit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wandera
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Feigal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000193:education*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires