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J Dent Educ. 72(12): 1436-1439 2008
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Perspectives

Perspectives on the Dental School Learning Environment: Putting Theory X and Theory Y into Action in Dental Education

Joseph P. Connor, D.D.S., M.A.; Karen Troendle, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Key words: Theory X and Theory Y, millennials, Generation Y, emotional bank account, dental education

Submitted for publication 06/16/08; accepted 09/09/08

Theory X and Theory Y are terms coined by Douglas McGregor to express the belief that managers’ behaviors are shaped by their assumptions about the motivation of their subordinates. The theories were applied to dental education in a Perspectives article published in the August 2007 issue of the Journal of Dental Education. This article explains how those seemingly contradictory theories can be reconciled using the concept of the "emotional bank account" introduced by Stephen Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Understanding the underlying concept of an emotional bank account helps dental educators to bridge the generation gap between instructors, born during the baby boom period of 1946–63, and dental students, born after 1980, who are referred to as "Generation Y" or "millennials."






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