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Acquisition of a touching style
Author(s) -
Schifter CC,
Bogert M,
Boston D
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1999.63.5.tb03286.x
Subject(s) - focus group , style (visual arts) , medical education , psychology , perception , dental education , focus (optics) , qualitative research , dentistry , medicine , sociology , visual arts , art , social science , physics , neuroscience , anthropology , optics
A qualitative study investigated dental student perceptions of learning to use touch in dental treatment. A focus group design was used to allow volunteer participants (students, general dentistry residents, and dental faculty; n = 41) to discuss issues related to this question. Each focus group was audiotaped for accuracy and transcribed by an independent person. Data gathered were textually and thematically analyzed around the specific questions asked. The data indicated that learning to touch dental patients was often trial and error and uncomfortable for these students. Further, the data suggested that a fine line exists preventing students from asking for assistance and faculty in offering assistance.