Clinical learning in restorative dentistry is principally centred around the provision of patient care, yet we know very little about the learning processes occurring within the clinical environment. A study of undergraduate dental student clinical practice used a combination of group interview and questionnaire techniques to explore some of the characteristics of student/teacher interaction th...

Three-dimensional scanning of the mouth is required in a large number of procedures in dentistry such as restorative dentistry and orthodontics [1,2]. The 1980s saw the introduction of the first digital intraoral scanner for dentistry by a Swiss dentist, Dr. Werner Mörmann, and an Italian electrical engineer, Marco Brandestini. Nowadays, ten intra-oral scanning devices for restorative dentistry...

Cite this article: Araki K (2013) Are Standard Pc Monitors Useful for the Diagnosis of Oral Lesions in Digital Radiography? J Radiol Radiat Ther 2(2): 1028. Corresponding author Kazuyuki Araki, Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Radiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Kitasenzoku 2-1-1, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, 145-8515, Japan, Tel: +81-3-3787-1151; Fax: +81-3-5702-5633; Email:...

AIMS To determine the self-assessed continuing professional development (CPD) needs of dental practitioners and identify how each discipline can best be served by a dental CPD programme. To set findings in the context of the available literature and contribute to the development of CPD programmes. METHOD Topics were arranged into eight disciplines: practice management; paediatric dentistry; p...

Background: The dental academicians being in a unique central position between the students and the decision makers play a significant role in translating the advocacy efforts of the dental council to policy actions. The academicians’ opinions, inputs, and their perspectives will help to recognize the strengths and weaknesses in the curriculum. However, this requires a reliable measurement tool...

Image post-processing of dental digital radiographs, a function which used commonly in dental practice is presented in this article. Digital radiography has been available in dentistry for more than 25 years and its use by dental practitioners is steadily increasing. Digital acquisition of radiographs enables computer-based image post-processing to enhance image quality and increase the accurac...