OBJECTIVE To describe and compare the levels of stress reported by dental practitioners working within clinical dental specialties. METHOD Questionnaire survey of 220 dental practitioners identified from the General Dental Council lists of specialist practitioners in the following clinical specialties: orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, pro...

A number of defense mechanisms may be activated in conjunction with restorative dental treatment. Tissue changes that lead to reduced dentinal permeability are important to minimize pulpal reactions. The healing potentials of the pulp-dentin complex are significant, and restorative dentistry is dependent on the available defense reactions. Clinicians should intentionally include considerations ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate possible associations between a variety of measures used to evaluate didactic knowledge and clinical performance within a predoctoral dental program. In this study, clinical performance was assessed by clinical productivity and clinical proficiency across four different competency areas: operative dentistry, major restorative dentistry, fixed prosthodon...

a Department of Morphology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil b School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil c Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil d Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Fede...