This study aimed to better understand how and why people choose dental school faculty members as their oral health care providers. Increasing financial constraints in U.S. dental schools have led their administrators to seek alternative funding sources, one of which can be revenues from dental school faculty practice. To effectively promote faculty practice, it is necessary to understand how an...

When epidemic cholera appeared in Haiti in October 2010, the medical community there had virtually no experience with the disease and needed rapid training as the epidemic spread throughout the country. We developed a set of training materials specific to Haiti and launched a cascading training effort. Through a training-of-trainers course in November 14-15, 2010, and department-level training ...

REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE The objective of this review is to critically appraise and synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of professional oral health care intervention on the oral health of aged care residents with dementia.More specifically the objectives are to identify the efficacy of professional oral health care interventions on general oral health, the presence of plaque and the numbe...

* Master in Dental Science with specialization in Integrated Clinic. Maxillofacial Surgeon Brazilian Air Force, Air Force Hospital in Sao Paulo. ** Master in Medical Sciences at the Hospital das Clinicas, FMUSP. Specialist in Maxillofacial Surgery. *** Master of Dental Science with specialization in Integrated Clinic. Periodontist clinical staff of the Brazilian Air Force, Air Force Hospital in...

OBJECTIVES We investigated the perspectives of people using a wheelchair and their difficulties in accessing dental services. METHODS Our participatory research was on the basis of a partnership between people using a wheelchair, dental professionals, and academic researchers. Partners were involved in a committee that provided advice at all stages of the project. Our team adopted a qualitati...

The use of an aided augmentative communication system to achieve effective communication between the pediatric dentist and the child with cerebral palsy is described. This type of communication involves symbols placed on a communication board and may be used together with conventional behavior management techniques for successful delivery of dental treatment. A multidisciplinary team caring for...

A major study initiative, “New Models of Dental Education,” funded by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, convened three panels of distinguished experts to examine issues related to the dental curriculum. This report is from Panel 3, held February 25–26, 2007, on the subject of genetics and its implications for clinical practice. Staffing the panel were Allan J. Formicola (The Macy Study), Richard...

The risk of infectious disease transmission is an inherent part of dental practice. Fortunately, such risks can be greatly reduced through modern infection control practices. Such practices include the use of various measures, including administrative, engineering, and work practice controls. Such measures should be codified in an office infection control plan, which should form the basis for t...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Various types of harmful wastes, which may or may not be contaminated with body fluids, result from health care services. When dental clinics are improperly managed, various environmentally hazardous wastes emerge. This study aims to determine and compare the knowledge levels of academic and dental health personnels and dentistry students an...