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Comparing dental students’ perceptions of their educational environment in Northwestern Saudi Arabia

Mohammad S. Ahmad, Ahmed Bhayat, Hani T. Fadel and Mohammad S. Mahrous
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (4) 477-483; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.4.10754
Mohammad S. Ahmad
From the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences (Ahmad, Fadel), and the Department of Medical Education (Mahrous), College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Department of Community Dentistry (Bhayat), School of Dentistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Ahmed Bhayat
From the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences (Ahmad, Fadel), and the Department of Medical Education (Mahrous), College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Department of Community Dentistry (Bhayat), School of Dentistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Hani T. Fadel
From the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences (Ahmad, Fadel), and the Department of Medical Education (Mahrous), College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Department of Community Dentistry (Bhayat), School of Dentistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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From the Department of Preventive Dental Sciences (Ahmad, Fadel), and the Department of Medical Education (Mahrous), College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Department of Community Dentistry (Bhayat), School of Dentistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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