1DDS, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, Federal University of Bahia, BA, Brazil. 2DDS, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, Federal University of Pará, PA, Brazil. 3BDS, PhD, FADM, Associate Professor, Discipline of Restorative Dentistry, Department of Clinical Dental Sciences. Faculty of Dentistry, Unive...

The year 2008 marks the anniversary of the first class enrolled at the University of Manitoba’s faculty of dentistry in 1958. There is no better way to celebrate 50 years of proud traditions and accomplishments than to build on that history and launch an aggressive new campaign. Presently, the faculty enjoys a solid reputation as a premiere educational institution, but there is always room for ...

This study sought to identify faculty, organization, patient pool, and procedures taught in predoctoral pediatric dentistry programs using a questionnaire sent to all fifty-five U.S. dental schools in 2001. Forty-eight (87 percent) programs reported an average of 3.9 full-time and 2.1 part-time FTE faculty, resulting in a mean faculty to student ratio of 1:6.4. One-third employ general dentists...

1Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, 17012-901 Bauru SP, Brazil 2Clinic for Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland 3Department of Cariology and Gerodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, 0455 Oslo, Norway 4Department of Conservative and Preventive Dentistry, Dental Clinic...

Objective: Dental bleaching offers a conservative, simplifi ed, and low cost approach to change the color of discolored teeth. The aim of this study is to present the restoration made with porcelain laminate veneers after vital bleaching. Case Report: A 24 years old male patient referred to Dicle University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, because of the complaint of ...

The formation, development, and current status of a major instructional materials preparation project, the CAIDENT Project, at the School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, is discussed. A rationale for the place of individualized instruction in general and CA1 in particular is presented. Topics include staffing strategies and ways to encourage faculty participation. Examples are include...