Abstract
This study compares supervisor and patient perceptions of dental students' clinical performance. Postvisit questionnaires were competed by 52 patients and by the respective supervisors overseeing the student dentists who treated the patients. Evaluated areas inchlded interpersonal skills, empathic behavior, efficiency and ability to npre confidence, credibility of knowedge bae, andotherattributes-relted toprofessionalperfirmance. Patients were found to rate students significantly more highly on 17 of 24 Likert type items. Reasonsfor thesedtifferences are dscssed, including dierential expectations of students betweenpatentsandsupervisors, the noncritical nature of the patient pool composed largely oflower socioeconomicleves, the varied vahe positions of patients and supervisors regarding "professional detachment, "and the different experiential perspectives vis-a-vis student performance.
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