Specific form of ageism in dental care: Convergent validity of the Ageism Scale for Dental Students and its implications for education.

Sophie PiatonRoger-Leroi ValerieVallet Guillaume

Published in: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (2022)

This specialised questionnaire may assess a form of ageism that is not captured at all in more general scales. Such a scale may help to identify the different dimensions of ageism among dental students which is required to reduce ageism in medical care. This reduction should pass by adapted courses in gerodontology.

Keyphrases

oral health
healthcare
quality improvement
palliative care
high school