Publications by authors named "Dawne Stefanik"

Introduction: Emotional intelligence (EI) includes the ability to evaluate and govern the emotions of oneself and others. Limited evidence exists in determining whether EI is related to professionalism.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether relationships exist between EI and professionalism among undergraduate dental hygiene students.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to a person's ability to evaluate and manage their personal emotions and the ability to respond appropriately to the emotions of others. Limited evidence exists regarding whether EI is related to professionalism.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate for relationships between EI and professionalism among second-year dental students.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Unlabelled: Emotional intelligence (EI) involves the awareness and management of personal and others' emotions. Although EI has been found to be positively associated with the academic performance of dental students, limited evidence exists regarding methods to improve the EI among dental students.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the inclusion of EI training in a communication and ethics course would improve EI levels among dental students.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Dental care in the U.S. is based on a general practice model of care delivery that can be enhanced by the integration of the dentists and allied dental professionals.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF