Dental education: Unwanted sixth-formers

Dental Calculus Formation among Recurrent Renal Calculi Formers

Background: Dental calculus is a form of hardened dental plaque of both inorganic (mineral) and organic (cellular and extracellular matrix) components. Whereas kidney (renal) calculi is a solid concentration or crystal aggregation formed in the kidneys from dietary minerals present in urine. Aim & Objective: The study aimed to investigate and explore the relationship between dental calculus for...

Financing clinical dental education.

Many reports have documented the growing financial challenges faced by dental schools. This article examines the financial implications of two new models of dental education: 1) seniors spend 70 percent of their time in community clinics and practices, providing general dental care to underserved patients, and 2) schools develop patient-centered clinics where teams of faculty, residents, and se...

Dental education in Peru.

This paper provides information about Peru's dental history and dental school system, including the curriculum and dental licensure. With the increase in the number of dental schools in Peru, the number of dentists is also increasing. Until 1965, Peru had only three dental schools; currently, there are 14. Four of these dental schools are public, and ten are private. A five- or six-year dental ...

"Perspectives" on Dental Education.

The dental education environment.

The second in a series of perspectives from the ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (CCI), this article presents the CCI's view of the dental education environment necessary for effective change. The article states that the CCI's purpose is related to leading and building consensus in the dental community to foster a continuous process of innovative change in the educat...