A Board Game for Sensitizing Dental Students to Children with Special Needs.

Udin, Richard D.; Kuster, Curtis G.

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Publication Date: 1985

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A Board Game for Sensitizing Dental Students to Children with Special Needs.

Udin, Richard D.; Kuster, Curtis G.

Journal of Dental Education, v49 n2 p111-14 Feb 1985

A study to determine the usefulness of a board game in training and sensitizing senior dental students toward handicapped children showed that neither the board game nor a standard small-group lecture affected student attitudes or confidence. (MSE)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Children, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Dental Schools, Disabilities, Empathy, Games, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Lecture Method, Physician Patient Relationship, Professional Education, Simulation

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