Abstract:ObjectivesThis study aimed to describe a disability‐simulating learning unit (DSLU) to raise dental students’ awareness of the special needs of patients with disabilities as well as to measure the effect of the DSLU on ableism.MethodsA DSLU among final‐year undergraduate dental students (n = 33), was developed and evaluated. The students were randomly divided into two groups (Group I, n = 17; Group II, n = 16). Group II only received conventional teaching (control group), whereas Group I was additionally expos… Show more
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