1DDS, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. 2DDS, MSc, Graduate Student (Doctor Degree), Department of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. 3DDS, MSc, PhD, Graduate Student (Doctor Degree), Department of Restorative Dentis...

The most important mission of dental education is development of student professionalism. It is only within the context of professionalism that specialized knowledge and technical expertise find meaning. Altruism, integrity, caring, community focus, and commitment to excellence are attributes of professionalism. Its backbone is the obligation of service to people before service to self--a socia...

1DDS, MSc, Master in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PhD student in Implantology, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP Univ. Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil. 2DDs, MSc in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PhD student in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP Univ. Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil. 3DDS, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Max...

In this study, attitudes and perceptions of U.S. dental students and faculty members were evaluated regarding four aspects of dental education: technology integration, instructional strategies, student diversity, and school duration. A survey instrument with eight statements using a five-point Likert scale and a free-text comment section was developed and distributed through Survey Monkey. A to...

Current advanced degree and research training programs no longer attract adequate numbers of students. The present system of dental education severely limits the appeal of these programs due to overcrowded curricula and clinical components that operate in an environment segregated from the academic/research enterprise. To make research-oriented education/training programs more accessible and in...

Presence of Candida spp. in infants oral cavity and its association with early childhood caries Fabíola Galbiatti de Carvalho 1* Thaís Manzano Parisotto 2** Josimeri Hebling 3* Luis Carlos Spolidorio 3*** Denise Madalena Palomari Spolidorio 3*** 1DDS, MS, Graduate Student 2DDS, Graduate Student 3DDS, MS, PhD Professor * Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Araraquara Dental Schoo...

1MS, PhD, Post-doctorate researcher, Department of Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Brazil 2MSPH, PhD, Professor, Department of Community Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Brazil 3MS, PhD student, Department of Morphology, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Brazil 4Speech Therapist, Limeira, SP, Br...

1Research Fellow, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. 2DDS, PhD student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. 3DDS, DMD, PhD student, Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Arara...

The University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine has operated a community-based dental education program for all of its students since 1985. A database of student productivity has been maintained in a standardized format, capable of multiyear compilation, since 1994. This study utilizes twelve years of these data to profile the type and amount of clinical treatment that can be provid...

Reports of oral health disparities among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic sectors of the U.S. population have hastened development of strategies to address this issue. Among these strategies is revising dental school curricula in order to develop more culturally competent graduates. The present study uses data from the 2003 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) survey of dental school s...