Prosthodontics - Education
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

A clinically oriented complete denture program for second-year dental students.

29 Sep 2009 The traditional preclinical complete denture prosthodontic curriculum relies predominantly on the laboratory (e.g., bench-type) component of the complete denture fabrication process. In most cases, this involves a passive model of student knowledge ... Read more...

Is the OSCE more stressful? Examination anxiety and its consequences in different assessment methods in dental education.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To measure the levels of anxiety, self-perception of preparation and expectation for success induced by an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), a written examination and a preclinical preparation test, and to examine the ... Read more...

Process and outcome measures of expert/novice performance on a haptic virtual reality system.

2 May 2009 OBJECTIVES: The goal of dental education is to guide students' development through different stages from novice to competent, eventually resulting in an expert clinician. In this study we sought to identify process and outcome measures of clinical ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Prosthodontics - Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A clinically oriented complete denture program for second-year dental students. 29 Sep 2009
• Is the OSCE more stressful? Examination anxiety and its consequences in different assessment methods in dental education. 30 Jul 2009
• Ethics, dentistry, and the prosthodontist. 30 May 2009
• Process and outcome measures of expert/novice performance on a haptic virtual reality system. 2 May 2009
• An interview with Professor John Hobkirk. 29 Apr 2009
• Podcasts--an adjunct to the teaching of dentistry. 12 Feb 2009
• Assessment of knowledge and competencies related to implant dentistry in undergraduate and postgraduate university education. 30 Jan 2009
• An outline of competencies and the appropriate postgraduate educational pathways in implant dentistry. 30 Jan 2009
• Competencies in implant therapy for the dental graduate: appropriate educational methods. 30 Jan 2009
• Theoretical knowledge in implant dentistry for undergraduate students. 30 Jan 2009
• The rationale for the introduction of implant dentistry into the dental curriculum. 30 Jan 2009
• Teaching and assessment of implant dentistry in undergraduate and postgraduate education: a European consensus. 30 Jan 2009
• A survey on undergraduate implant dentistry education in Europe. 30 Jan 2009
• Who is teaching undergraduate prosthodontics in US dental schools, 2007? 30 Jan 2009
• An introduction to concept mapping in dental education: the case of partial denture design. 30 Jan 2009
• Resident evaluation of orthodontic programs in Canada. 30 Jan 2009
• Prosthodontics and the American College of Prosthodontists: a specialty's contribution to improving oral health care. 30 Dec 2008
• Thoughts on the economy, academic dentistry, and the specialty of prosthodontics. 30 Dec 2008
• The ability of dental students and faculty to estimate the total occlusal convergence of prepared teeth. 30 Dec 2008
• Should preclinical typodonts be disinfected prior to grading? 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Prosthodontics'

Definition: A dental specialty concerned with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and structures by artificial devices or prostheses.

Descriptor UI: D011476

Alternative terms: Prosthodontics; Prosthodontic;

Related Mesh Headings: Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic;

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

Tree Number: E06.780; H02.163.876.708;

History Note: 65

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif