Dear Dr. Alvares: Many low-income families face the problem of not being able to support the medical and dental needs of their children. Resources such as health fairs and school visits are often the only means by which parents are able to provide medical and dental care for their kids. The UCLA School of Dentistry joined forces with a UCLA undergraduate club, the Predental Student Outreach Pro...

Priyanka Verma1, Varun Surya2, Sonali G Kadam3, H R Umarji4 1Post-graduate Student, Departments of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2Post-graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 3Professor, Departments of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Govern...

Guilherme Saavedra 1 Maximiliano Piero Neisser 2 Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti 3 Cristiane Machado 4 1 Graduate student, Paulista Dental School, Julio de Mesquita Filho State University (UNESP), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. 2 Assistant Professor Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Paulista Dental School, Julio de Mesquita Filho State University (UNESP), São José dos...

The authors are members of the Task Force on Student Outcomes Assessment of the American Dental Education Association’s Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI). Dr. Kramer is Director, Department of Testing Services, American Dental Association; Dr. Albino is a Senior Consultant, Academy for Academic Leadership, as well as President Emerita, University of Colorado and...

This paper examines a project which utilises a virtual dental clinic and a fictitious eight year old patient "Matthew" to situate students within an authentic learning environment. A case is presented which requires the student to examine clinical information about Matthew in the form of patient history, clinical slides, radiographs and expert information from teachers, psychologists and an end...

This report presents findings from a survey of U.S. dental school deans designed to capture their perceptions regarding the rising cost of dental education and its impact on borrowing by dental students to finance their education. The survey included questions about factors influencing the cost of dental education, concerns about dental student borrowing, and financial awareness resources for s...

Reflecting upon and sharing of clinical experiences in dental hygiene education is a strategy used to support the application of didactic material to patient care. The promotion of interactive, clinically focused discussions creates opportunities for students to foster critical thinking and socialization skills in dental hygiene practice. Twenty-eight dental hygiene students in their first seme...

1 Head of Department, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research. Email: [email protected] 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research. Email: [email protected] 3 PostGraduation Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, ...

1479 One of the most pressing concerns for dental students today is educational debt. Dental school graduates have among the highest amounts of student debt in the nation. Over the last decade, student indebtedness has increased much more quickly than inflation, a rise that is directly related to higher tuition and fees. In 2013, dental students overall incurred an average debt of $241,000, acc...