Contributors: 1Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; 2Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; 3Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Mic...

The aim of this study was to explore dental and dental hygiene students' and faculty members' perceptions of student evaluations of teaching (SET) and determine whether dental vs. dental hygiene student, beginning vs. advanced student, and faculty vs. student responses differed. Perceived benefits, challenges, and suggestions for conducting SETs optimally were also assessed. Survey data were co...

A career in dental academics offers ample rewards and challenges. To promote successful careers in dental education, prospective and new dental faculty should possess a realistic view of the dental school work environment, akin to the informed consent so valuable to patients and doctors. Self-assessment of personal strengths and weaknesses provides helpful information in matching faculty applic...

KRISZTINA MÁRTHA1, ALEXANDRU OGODESCU2*, CRISTINA BICA1, EMILIA OGODESCU2*, IRINA ZETU3 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Târgu Mures, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu Str., 540141 Târgu Mureo, Romania 2 ”Victor Babeo” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 2nd Department, Discipline of Paedodo...

Contributors: 1Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; 2Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; 3Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Path...

Contributors: 1Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; 2Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; 3Post-graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty o...

Evidence suggests that stopping oral anticoagulation with warfarin is not necessary in patients requiring low-risk dental procedures and may actually increase thrombosis risk. However, widespread belief remains among dentists that stopping oral anticoagulation for dental procedures is necessary. The purpose of this study was to investigate the teaching practice of U.S. dental faculty responsibl...

Purpose/Objectives: Female and under-represented racial and ethnic minority (URM) dental faculty are disproportionate to the gender, racial, and ethnic composition of the nation, despite trainees’ and patients’ preference for concordant faculty and providers. Although dental students represent a pipeline of potential faculty, little is known about their interest in academia. The purpose of this...

ELENA MIHAELA CARAUSU1, VIOLETA TRANDAFIR2,3*, LAURA GHIBU4,5*, OVIDIU STAMATIN6, LAURA ELISABETA CHECHERITA7 1Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Management and Public Health Dentistry, 16 Universitatii Str, 700115, Iasi, Romania 2 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral and M...

Koren E1,2* and Ginsburg I1 1Department of Dental Sciences, Hadassah Faculty of Dental medicine, Institute for Dental Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel 2The Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel *Corresponding author: Erez Koren, Institute for Dental Sciences, Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University...