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Original Research

Blackboard in Dental Education: Educators’ Perspectives During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Afnan A Nassar1 Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mona T Rajeh2 Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-6084View further author information
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Pages 629-639 | Published online: 13 Jun 2022

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