ABSTRACT Objectives Perceived professional suitability—students' judgment of whether they are well‐suited to their profession—may shift within a semester, yet longitudinal evidence in dental hygiene education is limited. We examined 6‐month changes in perceived suitability and their psychological associations.
Maya Izumi +2 more
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Perceived Educational Value of a Self‐Developed 3D‐Printed Pediatric Dentistry Simulator
ABSTRACT Purpose To design and assess a 3D‐printed pediatric dentistry simulator and to evaluate its perceived educational value and realism through student and expert feedback. Methods A maxillary simulator that is mountable on phantom heads was developed and produced by desktop stereolithography with single‐use inserts, enabling proximal caries ...
Michel Benyamin +11 more
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Immersive Technologies in Dental Education: Global Adoption Patterns From a 2025 Survey
ABSTRACT Purpose/Objectives Dental education is undergoing a digital transformation, yet the adoption of immersive technologies such as haptic virtual reality (HVR) remains limited. This study aimed to map global adoption trends, barriers, and opportunities for equitable integration of HVR in dental curricula.
Barry Quinn +28 more
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Culture-independent analyses have greatly expanded knowledge regarding the composition of complex bacterial communities including those associated with oral diseases.
Kathrin eSchulze-Schweifing +11 more
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Mapping Patient Complexity to Educational Needs: Proof‐of‐Concept for a Data‐Driven Framework
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether routinely collected clinical data from a university dental clinic could be translated into a coherent framework for organizing competency‐based clinical training. By examining patterns of patient complexity, the study sought to generate an evidence‐informed set of educational care lines to guide ...
Francesca Zotti +4 more
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Curriculum Guidelines for Social and Behavioral Sciences in Predoctoral Dental Education
ABSTRACT Social and behavioral sciences are an integral part of predoctoral dental education, given the important role of social and behavioral factors in oral health, dentist‐patient communication, the provision of person‐centered care, and patients’ experience of dental treatment and their treatment outcomes.
Cameron L. Randall +10 more
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Sweet Taste Perception and Dental Caries in 13- to 15-Year-Olds: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Dietary habits and, in particular, the intake frequency of sucrose are of major importance for the development of dental caries. The perception of sweet taste is believed to have an influence on sucrose intake and therefore affects the predisposition to ...
P. Lingström +13 more
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In vivo evaluation of laser fluorescence performance using different cut-off limits for occlusal caries detection [PDF]
The aim of this in vivo study was to evaluate the performance of laser fluorescence (LF) comparing different cut-off limits for occlusal caries detection. One hundred and thirty first permanent molars were selected.
Diniz, Michele Baffi +8 more
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The Marketplace for New Caries Management Products: Dental Caries Detection and Caries Management by Risk Assessment [PDF]
The number of new technologies emerging each year in the realm of dental caries management is growing at an exponential rate. Examining the patent literature, one can see that this growth rate will likely continue, with the outcome that dentistry will see an expanded growth in managing dental caries by risk assessment with medicinal therapeutic ...
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Oral and dental status in children with intestinal failure: A descriptive cross‐sectional study
Abstract Background Children with intestinal failure often experience feeding difficulties and complex daily care needs, yet their oral and dental health remains underexplored. We aimed to describe oral and dental health characteristics in pediatric intestinal failure.
Anat Guz‐Mark +3 more
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