Study conducted to support the planning and implementation of public policies on human health resources. Fourteen undergraduate health courses were analyzed: biomedicine, biological sciences, physical education, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, speech and language therapy, medicine, veterinary medicine, nutrition, dentistry, psychology, social work and occupational therapy between 1991 and ...

Background: There is little systematic research about the efficacy of multimedia-based system for learning in medical sciences. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an interactive multimedia courseware package to demonstrate access cavity preparation for undergraduate dental students in preclinical endodontics course and compare with tutorial method of education. Methods: T...

Background: Dentists are the primary sources of information regarding dental implants. Thus, they required to be knowledgeable meet patients’ expectations. Objective: This cross-sectional study aims evaluate dentists’ knowledge and confidence in implants investigate their perceptions undergraduate education. Methods: The utilized a voluntary anonymous questionnaire, distributed among dentists, ...

This study compares differences by gender in the practice patterns and professional activities of general dentists, specialists, and dentists with Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) or General Practice Residency (GPR) training. The UCLA School of Dentistry surveyed a random sample of 6,725 dentists graduating from dental school in 1989, 1993, and 1997 as part of an evaluation of the...

Cancer is one of the primary fatal health issues facing populations across the globe, and head and neck cancer (HNC) is the 9th most common cancer worldwide [1]. Head and neck cancer includes malignancies that primarily arise from the lip, oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, salivary gland, pharynx and larynx [1]. Many factors increase the risk of developing HNC, but smoking and alcoh...

objective: predoctoral dental implant education is included in dental school teaching curricula in most of the developed and some developing countries; however, it was not introduced into undergraduate curriculum of some countries and iranian dental schools. our purpose was to investigate the status of the predoctoral dental implant education of dental schools in the world. materials and method...

Cancer is one of the primary fatal health issues facing populations across the globe, and head and neck cancer (HNC) is the 9th most common cancer worldwide [1]. Head and neck cancer includes malignancies that primarily arise from the lip, oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, salivary gland, pharynx and larynx [1]. Many factors increase the risk of developing HNC, but smoking and alcoh...

Most medical schools, particularly those in the United Kingdom, have a final examination at the end of undergraduate medical training. Although the format of these examinations has been changed recently by the introduction of newer types of assessment such as objective structured clinical examinations, medical educators are still questioning their validity and worth. I believe that there is a s...

BACKGROUND Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving technique which is used after cardiopulmonary arrest. Chance of survival after arrest will increase if it is coupled with sufficient knowledge. Final year undergraduate health science students and interns manage many trauma and critically ill patients in our hospital. Even though all students took CPR training in undergraduate cour...

The consolidation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) in universities has led to significant changes in student training. This paper, part of a Teaching Innovation Project, starts from new training requirements that are fit within Undergraduate Thesis Project, a subject that culminate student learning. Undergraduate Thesis Project is current assessment system that weigh the student acq...