Effect of a Person-Centered Course on the Empathic Ability of Dental Students

Julien Rosenzweig1, Alessandra Blaizot1, Nancie Cougot1

  • 1Dr. Rosenzweig was an MSc student, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Research Platform of Toulouse Dental Faculty, Paul Sabatier University, France at the time of this study; Dr. Blaizot is a PhD student and teaching assistant, Department of Public Health, Lille Dental Faculty, Lille 2 University, France; Dr. Cougot is Assistant Lecturer, Department of Restorative and Endodontic Dentistry, Paris Diderot Dental Faculty, Paris, France; Dr. Pegon-Machat is University Lecturer and Hospital Practitioner, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Dental Faculty, Université d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Dr. Hamel is University Lecturer and Hospital Practitioner, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Dental Faculty, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France and Laboratory of Medical Ethics, EA 4569, Faculty of Medicine, Paris Descartes University; Dr. Apelian is Assistant Professor and MSc student, Division of Oral Health and Society, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Dr. Bedos is Associate Professor, Division of Oral Health and Society, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, and Adjunct Professor, École de Sante Publique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Dr. Munoz-Sastre is University Professor, CERPPS Laboratory, Toulouse 2 University (Jean Jaures), France; and Dr. Vergnes is University Lecturer and Hospital Practitioner, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Research Platform of Toulouse Dental Faculty, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France, and Adjunct Professor, Division of Oral Health and Society, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

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