Dental team companion

The evolution of digital dentistry and the digital dental team.

The importance of communication between members of the dental team.

On arrival at the dental surgery, the daughter requested the receptionist to inform the dentist and dental assistant that her mother was currently taking anti-coagulant drugs. Unfortunately the receptionist omitted to convey this message and neither did the patient when she entered the surgery. The daughter remained in the waiting room. The dentist extracted four teeth under local anesthesia an...

Dental Team Experience (DTE): a five year experience.

PURPOSE Several European countries have interprofessional training for health care professional students, including dental and dental hygiene students. However, very little training exists in the U.S. where dentists and dental hygienists are educated together. The 4th World Congress of Preventive Dentistry and the American Dental Education Association have stated that teamwork must be taught i...

The past and future evolution of the dental workforce team.

This article looks at changes in the number and mix of providers in the dental workforce over the past sixty years. First, enrollment trends in dental education programs are investigated. These educational programs feed directly into the dental workforce. Then, the changes in the dental workforce are examined. The focus of this investigation is the composition of the dental workforce and how th...

Hurlburt dental team aids and trains West African countries.