Health is an important factor that determines a person’s quality of life, which is a major issue in the health and medical field. It is also used in different health-related quality-of-life parameters. This study was conducted by obtaining 130 Google-based self-administrative questionnaires from students in 3 departments of Kangwon National University. The correlation analysis regarding the lev...

From its inception, the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) has attempted to elevate the standard of orthodontic care. In 1929, one of the board’s first directors, the eminent Dr Martin Dewey, stated that the ABO’s primary objective was to “stimulate and promote the spirit of research and self-improvement among students and practitioners of orthodontics.” The ABO has always believed that the e...

As dental education across the United States undergoes growth and change in an effort to improve access to dental care, one dental school, the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, established in 2003, designed its initial curriculum with innovation in mind. One of those innovations was the introduction of an online certificate in public health that can be used as the foundation for a Mast...

Prof. Bullock is Professor, The Cardiff Unit for Research and Evaluation in Medical and Dental Education (CUREMeDE), Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, Cardiff, Wales; Dr. Berkey is Professor, Schools of Dental Medicine and Public Health, University of Colorado, Denver; and Dr. Smith is Manager, Geriatric and Special Needs Populations, American Dental Association. Direct corresponden...

The 1926 Gies Report on Dental Education was the first of many calls for major reform in dental education over the past 80 years. Significant changes in the way dentists were educated were implemented after the Gies Report, including the closure of proprietary dental schools and general acceptance of a three-to-four-year course of study leading to the dental degree with a sound foundation in ba...

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Community-based service-learning is increasingly common in dental education. By definition, service-learning combines educational goals with service to the community, and the community and school are equal partners. The three main goals of service-learning are improving learning, promoting civic engagement, and strengthening communities. There have been calls from many groups to reform dental e...

T he purpose of this initiative is to define the critical research, education, service, and leadership roles of dental schools needed to ensure their ability to improve oral health. Although focused on U.S. dental schools, this is a worldwide agenda that seeks to address the recent Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health in America. The recognition that dental schools are a national resource ne...

A cohort of dental students (N=28) at the University of Manitoba was followed throughout their entire dental education program to explore changes in their perceptions of the learning environment over time. Aspects of the students'psychological functioning, including common psychological symptoms, self-esteem, and coping strategies, were also evaluated to assess changes in these factors over tim...

MedEdPORTAL is a unique web-based peer-reviewed publication venue for clinical health educators sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The open exchange of educational resources promotes professional collaboration across health professions. In 2008, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) collaborated with AAMC to allow dental educators to use the platform to...