Demographic and Cultural Changes: Impact on Dental Education 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

Alfred Owre: Revisiting the Thought of a Distinguished, Though Controversial, Early Twentieth-Century Dental Educator 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

Many in dental education are unfamiliar with the professional life and thought of Dr. Alfred Owre, a distinguished though controversial dental educator in the early twentieth century. Owre served as d...

Dental Students' Reflections on Their Experiences with a Diverse Patient Population 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

Recent developments, including national reports and new accreditation standards, have emphasized the need for dental students to be prepared to address the needs of a diverse patient population. The p...

A Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence Training in Dental Education 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

Policies exist to promote fairness and equal access to opportunities and services that address basic human needs of all U.S. citizens. Nonetheless, health disparities continue to persist among certain...

The Knowledge, Efficacy, and Practices Instrument for Oral Health Providers: A Validity Study with Dental Students 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

Valid and reliable instruments to measure and assess cultural competence for oral health care providers are scarce in the literature, and most published scales have been contested due to a lack of ite...

Early Performance in a Humanistic Medicine Course as a Predictor of Dental Students' Later Clinical Performance 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that dental students’ early ability to demonstrate a humanistic approach with patients is associated with later clinical performance. A first-year ...

Pharmacology Education in North American Dental Schools: The Basic Science Survey Series 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

As part of the Basic Science Survey Series (BSSS) for Dentistry, members of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Physiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics Section surveyed course director...

Consensus Training: An Effective Tool to Minimize Variations in Periodontal Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Among Dental Faculty and Students 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

Considerable disagreements and variations exist in diagnosis and treatment planning of periodontal disease. Achieving high interrater periodontal diagnosis can prove challenging. The objectives of thi...

An Office-Based Emergencies Course for Third-Year Dental Students 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

Although uncommon, medical emergencies do occur in the dental office setting. This article describes the development and implementation of an office-based emergencies course for third-year dental stud...

Cultivating Professional Responsibility in a Dental Hygiene Curriculum 8 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

To prepare dental hygienists for future roles in the health care system, dental hygiene education must prepare graduates with skills, ethics, and values that align with professional responsibility. Th...