Dentistry, Operative - Education
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Comparison of student productivity in four-handed clinic and regular unassisted clinic.

30 Aug 2009 Although four-handed dentistry is routine in most dental practices in the United States, solo unassisted clinical practice is the norm for students at many North American dental schools. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical ... Read more...

A pilot study of the use and perceived utility of a scale to assess clinical dental teaching within a UK dental school restorative department.

29 Apr 2009 INTRODUCTION: Feedback on individual teaching performance gives an important contribution and support to the reflective practices of educators. Unfortunately, feedback is an infrequent exercise provided to dental teachers about their teaching ... Read more...

Issues in the interpretation and reporting of surveys in dental education.

27 Feb 2009 Surveys are the most common form of data-based article published in the Journal of Dental Education. The apparent ease with which they are conducted and the seeming simplicity of reporting results mask significant issues in sample design and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dentistry, Operative - Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Comparison of student productivity in four-handed clinic and regular unassisted clinic. 30 Aug 2009
• Another hiccup? 21 May 2009
• The Fergus family and the Scottish royal colleges. 29 Apr 2009
• A pilot study of the use and perceived utility of a scale to assess clinical dental teaching within a UK dental school restorative department. 29 Apr 2009
• Academy of RV Tucker Study Clubs President's Award. Dr. David Thorburn. 27 Feb 2009
• Academy of RV Tucker Study Clubs RV Tucker Award. Dr. Richard G. Stevenson. 27 Feb 2009
• Technique to enhance skill in forming posterior composite anatomy. 27 Feb 2009
• In-office CAD/CAM: the future of your practice? 27 Feb 2009
• Issues in the interpretation and reporting of surveys in dental education. 27 Feb 2009
• Teaching approaches in South African dental schools: direct restorative procedures. 30 Jan 2009
• Differences in clinical grading associated with instructor status. 30 Jan 2009
• Bringing Da Vinci to dentistry. 30 Dec 2008
• Virtual reality simulation training for dental surgery. 30 Dec 2008
• Expanding dental hygiene to include dental therapy: improving access to care for children. 30 Dec 2008
• The teaching of implant dentistry in undergraduate dental schools in the United Kingdom and Ireland. 11 Dec 2008
• What laser does your practice need? Advantages, considerations, and practice integration of laser dentistry. 29 Nov 2008
• Hand hygiene undertaken by students and staff in a dental teaching hospital. 12 Nov 2008
• So you want to be a dentist? An investigative report. 30 Oct 2008
• The effect of undergraduate education in communication skills: a randomised controlled clinical trial. 30 Oct 2008
• A survey of undergraduate education in dental implantology in UK dental schools. 30 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Dentistry, Operative'

Definition: That phase of clinical dentistry concerned with the restoration of parts of existing teeth that are defective through disease, trauma, or abnormal development, to the state of normal function, health, and esthetics, including preventive, diagnostic, biological, mechanical, and therapeutic techniques, as well as material and instrument science and application. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 2d ed, p237)

Descriptor UI: D003814

Alternative terms: Dentistry, Operative; Operative Dentistry;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: E06.323; H02.163.180;

History Note: 65; was in Cat E only 1972-79

Technical Notes: SPEC; SPEC qualif; to restore tooth function (filling, inlay, etc.); do not confuse with SURGERY, ORAL (surg ther of dis, inj or defects of soft tissues of mouth or of jaws); DF: DENT OPERATIVE