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Outlines contemporary standard setting methods used in dental assessments.
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Will benefit all practitioners involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education.
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Increases readers' confidence to participate in standard setting of assessments.
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The aim of this paper is to give readers an overview of contemporary standard setting methods used within dental education, and to provide a better understanding of the subject. We hope that it will be of benefit not just to those in academic dentistry, but all practitioners involved with both undergraduate and postgraduate assessment.
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Puryer, J., O'Sullivan, D. An introduction to standard setting methods in dentistry. Br Dent J 219, 355–358 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.755
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