In October 2005, I participated in a geriatric dentistry workshop sponsored by the British Columbia Dental Association (BCDA). The topic of my presentation was delivering dental care to the patient and a facility in a mobile setting. I believe the reason that this workshop was successful was that the faculty of dentistry at the University of British Columbia, with the support of BCDA, has begun...

Abstract Background Dental caries is a significant public health problem in Iran. Teaching minimally invasive interventions paediatric dentistry may facilitate the provision of treatment for untreated dental children. We evaluated teaching such both undergraduate curriculum and Paediatric Dentistry Specialty Training Programme (PDSTP) Methods This was cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey....

BACKGROUND The current project undertook a province-wide survey and environmental scan of educational opportunities available to future health care providers on the topic of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. METHODS A team of experts identified university and college programs in Ontario, Canada as potential providers of IPV education to students in health care professions at the ...

Practical Conscious Sedation offers the ability to provide effective and safe dental treatment under different types of conscious sedation techniques. Sometimes, it is impossible to provide dental treatment for patients with a real fear of dentistry or patients with medically compromised conditions. Control of anxiety and pain is fundamental to the practice of dentistry. Basic sedation techniqu...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to describe the didactic and clinical undergraduate implant dentistry program of the Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany, with emphasis on the clinical implant experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS A detailed description of the implant curriculum at Albert-Ludwigs University is given with documented exemplary cases and additional flow charts. RESULTS A...

OBJECTIVE In June 2008, a survey of freshly graduated dental students of King Abdulaziz University Jeddah was conducted to evaluate the extent of their exposure to oral implantology and their knowledge of some basic principles of dental implant treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Multiple-choice questionnaires were given to the fresh graduate dental students of King Abdulaziz University Jeddah t...

Reduced caries rates and an increased percentage of children with dental insurance have made it more difficult for dental schools to provide undergraduates with sufficient numbers of pediatric dental patients requiring restorative procedures. This may result in graduates who are not competent and are reluctant to treat children after graduation. To ensure the quality of the undergraduate clinic...

Effective teaching behaviors have been studied in various arenas in higher education. However, there is limited research documenting effective teaching behaviors in dentistry and dental hygiene. Our qualitative study attempts to define effective teaching in both the classroom and clinic for dentistry and dental hygiene students. A total of 175 dental and dental hygiene undergraduate students no...

this is a short commentary to the editorial issued by marianna fotaki, entitled: “why and how is compassion necessary to provide good quality healthcare.” it introduces the necessity of a more cognitive approach to explore further the determinants of behavior towards compassionate care. it raises questions about the importance of training towards a more patient-care and values driven healthcare...