Internationally, there is a move towards strengthening primary healthcare systems and encouraging community-based and socially responsible education. The development of doctors with an interest in primary healthcare and family medicine in the African region should begin during undergraduate training. Over the last few years, attention has been given to the development of postgraduate training i...

'pull' teeth in the like manner" (20). About 1700, efforts were made in France to set up standard qualifications for dentists. Pierre Fauchard (father of modern dentistry), in 1728, gave an account of what may be done with the teeth, showing an attempt at job analysis, finally ending up with a statement of the qualifications for dentistry?"all of these operations (dental) demand a skillful, ste...

BACKGROUND Sharing information is crucial for discussion of problems and treatment decision making by patients and physicians. However, the focus of communication skills training in undergraduate medical education has been on building the relationship and gathering information; thus, resident physicians tend to be less confident about sharing information and planning treatment. This study evalu...

This study evaluated the technical quality of root canal treatment (RCT) and detected iatrogenic errors in an undergraduate dental clinic at the College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. Dental records of 280 patients who received RCT between 2013 and 2016 undertaken by dental students were investigated by retrospective chart review. Root canal obturation was evaluated on the basis...