In line with the advances in technology and communication, medical simulations are being
developed to support the acquisition of requisite psychomotor skills before real-life clinical …

The initial idea for this document came to light in the aftermath of the FDI General Assembly
in Mexico in the autumn of 2011, when it was observed that, at the present time, the dental …

This article reviews current dental education economic challenges such as increasing
student tuition and debt, decreasing funds for faculty salaries and the associated faculty …

The importance of oral health for overall well-being cannot be overstated. Yet the US dental
delivery system struggles to address effectively the two most common oral diseases (caries …

Global Oral Health suffers from a lack of political attention, particularly in low-and middle-
income countries. This paper analyses the reasons for this political neglect through the lens …

Since the founding of dental schools as institutions distinct from medical schools, dentistry—
its practice, service delivery, and insurance coverage, for example—and dental care have …

Background Curriculum reforms are being driven by globalization and international
standardization. Although new information technologies such as dental haptic virtual reality …

Wilson, Callender, Hall, Jogerst, Torres, and Velji ences and promotes interdisciplinary
collaboration; and is a synthesis of population based prevention with individual-level clinical …

Dental education strives to balance the use of traditional teaching methods with
technologically advanced systems to meet the needs of an ever‐expanding curriculum …

Oral health workforce policy has often lacked systematic connections with broader health
policy, and system-based reforms that would enable more effective responses to future …