Computers have become more and more involved in diagnosis, planning and surveillance of therapy in both medicine and dentistry. They are increasingly becoming an integral part of researches in dentistry and we are obliged to get the best insight possible into their function and their capabilities in order to make the best possible use of their capacity. In oral and maxillofacial surgery the use...

With an increased number of dental schools graduating more dentists, along with the opening of new dental schools throughout the United States, more graduating dental students are considering utilizing Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) programs as a means to increase their understanding of the complexity of modern dentistry and to gain additional training and experience before head...

introduction. as english is today's dominant language of science and technology (est), students having passed general and est courses need to interact primarily with the scientific community specially in their field of study for various purposes, including the use of educational films. this study specifically aims to evaluate the proficiency of iranian students of dentistry in understandin...

1. Master, Dentistry Doctorate Students, Collective Health Area, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba – UNICAMP. Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. 2. Doctor, Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry – Federal University of Pará. Belém, PA, Brazil. 3. Doctor, Professor of Biostatistics, School of Dentistry/UNICAMP. Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. 4. Doctor, Associate Professor of Applied Psychology, School of Dentis...

The purpose of this article was to compare the social representation between dentistry and social sciences students, concerning the process of health and disease, and the conception of health professional position in our society, aiming a contribution to improve dentistry students' social formation. It is a qualitative research and its methodology was based in interviews performed by two resear...

Students' reasons for choosing dentistry as a profession have not been well documented, especially in the developing countries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the reasons why undergraduate Yemeni dental students who attended the University of Science and Technology (UST) chose dentistry as a career. A total of 300 out of 500 responses were recorded for this study, a response ...

There has always been some degree of cheating in educational institutions. Many students who have difficulty retaining information, or who are just too lazy to work, turn to cheating as an easy way to obtain high marks. The aims of this study were to investigate undergraduate dental students' attitudes about the seriousness of thirteen cheating behaviors and to determine the students' attitudes...

Aim The 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation in the United States was celebrated 2020. However, there are studies that stimulate polarized discussion over use fluoride dentistry. purpose this study to evaluate dental and hygiene students' knowledge perception Materials methods A survey conducted gauge participant's their opinion on need for developing viable alternatives fluoride. A...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to report the results of a survey of pediatric dentistry post-doctoral program directors regarding education of post-doctoral students about management of caries in children 3 years-of-age or younger. METHODS Fifty-two pediatric dentistry advanced education program directors were sent questionnaires inquiring about payer sources in their programs, distrib...