Dr. Jones is Associate Professor in the Boston University Schools of Dental Medicine and Public Health, Chair of the Department of General Dentistry, and Convener of the Elders’ Oral Health Summit; Prof. Wehler is Assistant Professor in the Boston University School of Dental Medicine, Department of General Dentistry. Direct correspondence and requests for reprints to Dr. Judith A. Jones, Chairw...

Chitosan is a biocompatible material that has been researched in many areas in recent years. As it can be obtained from renewable sources, has antimicrobial properties, is biocompatible, and has no toxic effect, chitosan is currently a widely-used material. The use of chitosan was investigated in different areas related to dentistry. Chitosan is used in the prevention of caries and wear, to inc...

Associate Professor, Dept. of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. *Assistant Professor, Dept. of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Undergraduate student, Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran...

introduction. as english is today's dominant language of science and technology (est), students having passed general and est courses need to interact primarily with the scientific community specially in their field of study for various purposes, including the use of educational films. this study specifically aims to evaluate the proficiency of iranian students of dentistry in understandin...

1Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea 2The State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610042, China 3Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Otago, School of Dentistry, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand 4Department of Oral Biological Sciences, University Lyon ...

BACKGROUND Extensive caries in children can result in a referral for tooth extraction under General Anaesthesia (GA). While there are guidelines for the use of GA within paediatric dentistry this process is ultimately dependent upon the decision making of the treating dentist. This decision can be influenced locally by the availability of services and their waiting list. GA services for paediat...