Flipping the Dental Anatomy Classroom
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Challenging the Traditional Teaching of Dental Anatomy
2.1. Flipped Classroom
2.2. Flipped Classroom in Dentistry
2.3. Flipping the Dental Anatomy Classroom
2.4. Evidence-Based Recommendations
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleKellesarian, Sergio Varela. 2018. "Flipping the Dental Anatomy Classroom" Dentistry Journal 6, no. 3: 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj6030023
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