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The fall in applications to dental schools in the UK has resulted in various recruiting strategies. One such move was the introduction of a two-day residential course for fifth and sixth formers which was first instigated in 1989. This paper describes the course which had been run on four occasions with a total of 160 participants. The results of a survey on the impressions of the course by these participants is reported. It appears that the courses are effective in increasing interest in dentistry in the vast majority of participants
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Lee, G. The influence of a two-day recruiting course on groups of fifth and sixth formers. Br Dent J 175, 214–216 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4808277
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4808277