introduction: regarding the cross contamina-tion, prevention from infection is of high prior ity. the aim of this research was assessment of knowledge and attitude of dental students toward infection control in endodontics depart ment of faculty of dentistry, babol uni versity of medi cal sciences. materials and methods: the study was accom plished among 8th, 10th and 12th grade dental students...

This essay focuses on the pioneer activities of public health dentistry in Brazil and its evolution in the 20th century with emphasis on the emergency of a landmark, the sanitary dentistry. Social and preventive dentistry and market dentistry, with reference to the main theoretical works representative of these trends, are presented. The essential characteristics of collective oral health (Braz...

Public Health Dentistry is a speciality which is targeted towards the larger benefit of community and society. Dental health surveys in specific population groups should be planned adequately and the data should be analyzed in such a way so that it may help in making strategies for the intervention to improve the existing status. This could be only done with the help of proper planning, analysi...

One of the unique features of the University of Manitoba faculty of dentistry is its successful administration of a substantial network of community-based dental programs that serve disadvantaged populations throughout Manitoba and northern Canada. Many of these dental programs act as host locations for the service learning experiences required of all University of Manitoba dentistry and dental...

Christian Bacci1,2; Michele Maglione3; Lorenzo Favero1; Alessandro Perini3; Roberto Di Lenarda3; Mario Berengo1; Ezio Zanon4 1Department of Medical and Surgical Science, Section of Clinical Dentistry, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; 2Department of Dentistry, Unit of Dentistry and Stomatology, Provincial Health Service of Trento, Trento, Italy; 3Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Dental Sci...

Taking a leadership role, the Illinois Department of Public Health's Division of Oral Health has helped to successfully integrate oral health professionals into the emergency medical response system in Illinois by raising awareness, building needed partnerships, identifying and garnering resources, and facilitating training, policy development, surveillance, and evaluation. Applying the same pr...

1 Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Health SCiences Center, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwart; 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Rare Oral Diseases, Copenhagen University Hosprtal, Rlgshopltalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; 3Pae· driatic Dentistry, Leeds Dental Institute and Bradford District Care Trust Salaried Dental Service, Leeds, UK; ' Faculty of H...