Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Recruiting and retaining rural students: evidence from a faculty of dentistry in South Africa

Wendy  McMillan

Wendy McMillan

qualifications: DEd

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts

position: Education advisor

South Africa

Wendy McMillan is Education Advisor to the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town South Africa. Her research interests are educational, and include access and retention of dental and oral hygiene students, especially those from working class backgrounds, including rural areas and townships.


Robert  Barrie

Robert Barrie

qualifications: MChD

contribution: input data, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Senior lecturer

South Africa

Community Dentistry Specialist. Involved in Dental Education.


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