Dentistry - Trends
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The future dental workforce?

26 Feb 2009 The Editor-in-Chief of the BDJ has previously raised important questions about dental workforce planning and the implications for dental graduates of recent changes and pressures. It is now time to revisit this issue. Much has changed since the last ... Read more...

Challenges to future dental education.

12 Feb 2009 The future of dental education in the UK is currently in a very dynamic phase; the GDC is changing its role and Europe is taking the lead. In addition there have been significant changes in the workforce and the role of the dentist. These changes ... Read more...

Stumbling into the age of evidence.

30 Dec 2008 This article presents personal observations on how the concept of evidence-based dentistry is faring in the profession. It considers how the dental profession's concept of evidence has matured, how evidence-based dentistry was originally envisioned, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dentistry - Trends'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A changing profession. 30 Jul 2009
• Dentistry's future debated. 11 Jun 2009
• Can we keep up with Barbie? 29 Apr 2009
• Our candidate Dr. Ray Gist answers your questions about the ADA. 29 Apr 2009
• Practice-based research networks and their impact on dentistry: creating a pathway for change in the profession. 29 Apr 2009
• Dentistry in New York State faces uncertain future. 30 Mar 2009
• Trends in the oral healthcare workforce and the delivery of care and their implications. 30 Mar 2009
• In praise of what we do. 27 Feb 2009
• The future dental workforce? 26 Feb 2009
• Challenges to future dental education. 12 Feb 2009
• New ODA. 30 Jan 2009
• Stumbling into the age of evidence. 30 Dec 2008
• Is dentistry at risk? A case for interprofessional education. 30 Oct 2008
• Moving forward in difficult times. 29 Sep 2008
• Trading environments. 25 Sep 2008
• [Through bone marrow and bone] 30 Jul 2008
• "Nimble". 29 Jun 2008
• The need for leadership and vision in dentistry. A personal view. 29 Jun 2008
• [Osteoplastic materials in the treatment of parodontosis] 29 Jun 2008
• Tooth agenesis: from molecular genetics to molecular dentistry. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Dentistry'

Definition: The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.

Descriptor UI: D003813

Alternative terms: Dentistry;

Related Mesh Headings: Dental Equipment; Dental Instruments; Economics, Dental; Education, Dental; History of Dentistry; Legislation, Dental; Oral Medicine;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; veterinary;

Tree Number: E06; H02.163;

Online Note: pre-explosion = DENTISTRY (PX)

History Note: AVIATION DENTISTRY was heading 1965-79

Technical Notes: specialty; /instrum = DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT or other specifics; /legislation & jurisprudence = LEGISLATION, DENTAL or DENTISTRY (IM) + JURISPRUDENCE (IM) or FORENSIC DENTISTRY; /man permissible but consider also DENTISTS /supply; veterinary dentistry = DENTISTRY /vet (IM) + VETERINARY MEDICINE (IM)