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D W Chambers

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PubMed1995

The service model.

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Dentist-Patient Relations↗
PubMed1995

Soft edges--organizational structure in dental education.

There is no one best organizational structure for dental schools or for their major subunits. The classical alternatives of functional and divisional organization are discussed in light of the rule that follows function, and the advantages and disadvantages of each are presented. Newer models--decentralization, matrix, and heterarchy--show how features of functional and divisional structure can be blended. Virtual organizations, systems theory, and networks are also considered as new expressions of classical structures. The principle of suboptimization (soft edges) is presented.

Education, Dental↗
PubMed1995

Tasks and stages of professional growth.

This paper combines data from two surveys, one in 1986 and one in 1992, which used the same instrument. Practice problems, and responses to the problems, were found to differ according to the number of years in practice, validating a stage explanation of professional growth.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1994

Practice profile: the first twelve years.

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.

California↗
PubMed1994

Tasks and stages of professional growth.

This paper combines data from two surveys, one in 1986 and one in 1992, which used the same instrument. Practice problems, and responses to the problems, were found to differ according to the number of years in practice, validating a stage explanation of professional growth.

Career Mobility↗
PubMed1992

The continuing education business.

The success and potential of school-based continuing dental education programs has been limited because they are based on an inappropriate model. The information needs of practicing professionals are quite different from the needs of students preparing for licensure. This article describes four purposes served by information: (a) education, (b) certification, (c) network building, and (d) decision support. Dental education focuses on the first two while a broader view with emphasis on the latter two is appropriate for continuing education. The business of educating professionals is different from the business of educating candidates for the profession. An alternative conception of continuing dental education is presented based on the needs of its clients.

Certification↗