Bootstrapping student publication in the JDE: an ADEA council of students initiative.

I am writing to call to the attention of my fellow undergraduate dental and allied dental students an amazing opportunity for publishing student work, opinions, and ideas. The Journal of Dental Education (JDE) has a section specifically devoted to publishing articles by students, and I want to help students get their work published in this section. In June 2003 the JDE added this section, " From the Students' Corner, " specifically devoted to articles authored solely by undergraduate dental and allied dental students. However, in the fifty-one issues of the JDE since its inception, only twelve student articles have been published. The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Council of Students has adopted the goal of substantially increasing the number of student publications in the JDE in the future. We appreciate the support of Dr. Alvares for our specific goal of publishing at least one article per monthly issue. There is a new mechanism that we in the ADEA Council of Students are introducing to facilitate more student publications: the Council's student editor will serve as an intermediate editor to help students refine their articles prior to submission. Upon submission to the JDE, the article will be subject to peer review in the usual fashion; the student editor will help student authors prepare their manuscripts for this more rigorous process. Upon introducing this section, Dr. Alvares wrote, " Articles in this section may cover the entire spectrum of academic dentistry from clinical and educational research to student perceptions of educational methodologies and critical issues in dental education. " 1 A review of the articles published since the inception of this section illustrates the range of appropriate topics. Here are their titles: " The Art and Science of Swedish Dentistry: From Brånemark Implants to Problem-Based Learning, " 2 " Fourth-Year Clinical Scenarios at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, " 3 " Current Trends in Immediate Osseous Dental Implant Case Selection Criteria, " 4 " Dental Anxiety and Personality: Investigating the Brief Review of the Evidence, " 8 " Fiber Optic Fluo-rescence Microprobe for Endodontic Diagnosis, " 9 " Strategies for Making Research More Accessible to Dental Students, " 10 " A Review of Exam Accom-modations for Dental Students with Disabilities, " 11 " A Survey of Dual-Degree Training Opportunities at U.S. Dental Schools, " 12 and " Increasing Access to Care with Diversity. " 13 Students should notice a distribution of topic …