SIETAR-Kansai - Past Monthly Programs

April 2003
Interpersonal Communication in Dental Education

Date:
April 13, 2003, Sunday (2:00-4:00)

Presenter:
Toshiko Yoshida, Ph.D.
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry
Behavioral Pediatric Dentistry

Place:
Takatsuki Sogo Shimin Koryu Center
1 minute walk from JR Takatsuki St.
Tel: 0726-85-3721

Fee:
500 yen for members
500 yen for students
1500 yen for non-members

Language:
Japanese

Description of the Presentation:
Toshiko Yoshida will state the reasons why she proposes the need for teaching interpersonal communication skills in medical and dental education, and will present how North American as well as Japanese dental schools teach interpersonal communication skills. She also presents what Objective Structured Clinical Examination is like, which will be introduced to Japanese medical as well as dental students from 2005.

Profile of the Presenter:
Toshiko Yoshida is a research associate at Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry where she provides dental students with communication skills. She received her M.A. in intercultural relations from Lesley College Graduate School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and her Ph.D. in dentistry from Okayama University Graduate School. She was a visiting scholar at University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle, Washington from December 2000 to June 2002.

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