In response to the American Dental Association's (ADA) Future of Dentistry Project, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) provided perspective on the most critical issues facing the dental profession. ADEA responded in six areas, each corresponding to areas of focus in the ADA project. This report reflects comments provided to the ADEA…

A study undertaken to determine the extent of orthodontic referrals and treatment performed by general dentists is discussed. Results indicate that general practitioners who graduated after 1945 tend to make more referrals, and general practitioners who had treated patients orthodontically in their predoctoral training tend to continue in…

Charles Bentley was a dental practitioner, organizer, educator, intellectual, author, researcher, speaker and musician. His contributions to dental health care were universally applicable, but they were grudgingly accepted by mainstream dentistry in the United States. He was criticized by many fellow Blacks and envied by many White colleagues.…

One of the results of almost 2 decades of research and theoretical development in the area of professional socialization has been the focusing of interest on the evaluation of interpersonal influences upon students in professional schools. Based on data from the first 2 years of a 6-year longitudinal study of students at a new dental school, this…

Points out a few of the problems, concerns, interests, and recommendations that must be addressed in order to overcome the restriction to full participation of blacks in the profession of dentistry. (Author/AM)

Although dental school faculty as well as practitioners are interested in evaluating products and procedures used in clinical practice, research design and statistical analysis can sometimes pose problems. Sequential trials methods provide an analytical structure that is both easy to use and statistically valid. (Author/MLW)

This article describes a model of interpersonal training for dentists in which counselors have been involved. The authors discuss the need for such training and an approach to it developed at the University of Florida. (Author)

This paper is the report of a research project that focused on the professional socialization of dental students in the context of interaction with faculty, other students, the structured curriculum, and patients. Four sets of questions regarding the advantages of dentistry, the disadvantages of dentistry, the characteristics of the dental…

A continuing education program implemented at the University of Illinois in Chicago is described. The goals of the program were: to provide a comprehensive, long-term approach to continuing education; to emphasize the role of participants in curriculum development; and to use learning strategies that maximize clinical participation. (MLW)

A survey of Washington State dentists in private practice shows generally inaccurate perceptions of the aging process. More experienced dentists held fewer stereotypes, those rating elderly patients as having good oral hygiene held positive stereotypes, and geriatrics coursework did not affect stereotypes. Implications for training and geriatric…

The differentiation of the workforce in dentistry (dentists, dental auxillaries, others) is discussed in terms of its history, the development of the specialties, and advanced education. ADA policy and requirements are reported, including those dealing with ethics, specialization, development of general practice residencies, and needs for advanced…

This report of one phase of a study concerned with seeking means of extending the success of dental officers through delegation of certain treatment procedures to auxiliary personnel focuses upon determining the amount of training dental assistants (termed dental technicians by the Navy) require in order to perform the treatment procedure…

Acceptance of practical tests for dental school graduates brings with it questions of the reliability and efficacy of the board examinations. The continued existence of state boards has been justified by suggesting that any weakening in curriculum is apparent by the state dental board's annual review. (MLW)

Considered the problems of dental educators and the dental profession in Europe. (Author/RK)

Discusses the meaning of dental health education and models that seem most appropriate for use as dental health education materials. (RK)