Dental decisions

Dental decisions--an emotional experience?

UNLABELLED This article discusses the psychological literature on emotion, highlighting the effect of emotion on decision-making. This is applied to the example of dentistry. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This article explores how the everyday decisions of both the patient and the dentist are influenced by their emotions.

Identification of factors influencing matriculation decisions by dental school applicants.

Recent dental school surveys have indicated a slight decrease in the overall number of dental school applicants. As a result, competition for the most highly qualified students is increasing among dental schools. A number of factors may contribute to an applicant's decision on where to matriculate, such as tuition costs, cost of living in an area, location of the dental school, reputation, avai...

An evaluation of patient's decisions regarding dental prosthetic treatment

INTRODUCTION For fabricating dental prostheses that meet patients' demands and have good longevity and function, appropriate treatment planning and decision-making are required. Therefore, not only technical skills and clinical judgment of the dentist are needed, but also patients' attitude toward treatment plays a critical role in posttreatment satisfaction. AIM The aim of this study is to i...

Decisions, decisions

Journals are exploring new approaches to peer review in order to reduce bias, increase transparency and respond to author preferences. Funders are also getting involved.

Decisions, decisions