ArticleBritish dental journal2016
Should prospective dental students be screened for colour vision deficits?
Article in British dental journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Color blindness in dental profession: An issue unexplored.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Early assessment with a virtual reality haptic simulator predicts performance in clinical practice.BMJ simulation & technology enhanced learning · 2020Article
- The factors that count in selecting future dentists: sensorimotor and soft skills.British dental journal · 2019Article
- I see.British dental journal · 2017Article
- Eyesight: a study of the staff of a dental school.BDJ open · 2017Article
- Dental education: Colour perception impairment.British dental journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
A perennial question in dental education is: what skills and aptitudes should be assessed in prospective dental students? Intellectual capacity and manual dexterity understandably rank highly, but are there minimum thresholds for visual perception that applicants need be able to demonstrate before they enter the profession? We have recently flagged this issue with regard to the thresholds of stereoscopic acuity required for a dentist when operating on teeth. In the present article, we highlight the issue of identifying a minimum acceptable level of colour vision.
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