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Review and analysis of Chilean dental undergraduate education: curriculum composition and profiles of first year dental students

Human Resources for Health, 2018
Background In Chile, dentistry has become a very popular career choice for students, which has resulted in a substantial increase in both, the number of dental graduates and dental schools.
Renato E. Venturelli Garay, Richard G. Watt   +1 more
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Flash Assembloids: A Rapid Biofabrication of a Platform for Modeling Early Glioblastoma Invasion at the Glioblastoma–Brain Organoid Interfaces

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a bioengineered assembloid (ASM) system combining glioblastoma (GBM) cells in oxidized alginate (OA) microgels with dorsal organoids (DOs). This model simulates brain tumor‐host interactions, revealing enhanced GBM invasion, altered gene expression, and aggressive infiltration patterns, demonstrating ASM as a valuable platform for ...
Chao Liang, Henry Robert Howard, Shihui Chen, Won‐Young Choi, Summer Cao, Arthur Chien, Kevin Zou, Michael Kassiou, Fabien Delerue, Ho Sang Jung, Yeonju Park, Young Mee Jung, Yong‐Dae Kwon, Karrie M. Kiang, Gilberto Ka‐Kit Leung, Ryohichi Sugimura, Ann‐Na Cho, Sang Jin Lee   +17 more
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The teaching of temporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain at undergraduate level in Brazilian dental schools

Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2013
Objectives: Evaluate the way the topics for the study of pain mechanisms in general, and Orofacial Pain (OFP) and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) more specifically, are addressed in undergraduate courses curricula, and also to verify the existence of
Wagner SIMM, Antonio Sergio GUIMARAES
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Biomimetic Vascular Scaffold with Seamless Electrospun Aligned Nanofiber Conduit and 3D‐Printed Coil Reinforcement

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce a new fabrication method that overcomes the current limitation of tubular gap electrospinning. We successfully fabricated a seamless hollow tube with fibers aligned along the longitudinal axis in diameters as small as 300 µm, and then reinforced it using 4‐axis 3D printing.
Seyed Aliakbar Hosseini Toopghara, Young‐Ook Hwang, In A Kim, Che‐I Hyun, Hochung Ryu, Won‐Jae Kim, Jeong‐Tae Koh, Hyun‐Pil Lim, Jin‐Ho Kang, Sang‐Won Park   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women in dentistry: A perspective on major universities in Saudi Arabia. Part 2: Analysis and statistical data

Saudi Dental Journal, 2009
Purpose and significance: The purposes of this study were to: (1) report the number of female graduates from the two oldest dental schools in Saudi Arabia; (2) compare the number of male and female graduates per year from these two major schools; and (3)
Randa E. Shaker, Amani A. Babgi
doaj   +1 more source

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

Community-based dental education in Iranian dental schools

BMC Oral Health
Background Community-based dental education (CBDE) has been an essential advancement in dental education in recent decades, enhancing it in many aspects. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and improvements of CBDE in dental schools in Iran.
Ata Bandehagh, Mohammad Reza Khami, Fatemeh Farshad, Hossein Hessari   +3 more
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The objectives and instructional design of undergraduate endodontic program: multicenter cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia

BMC Medical Education, 2022
Background Identify the objectives and the instructional design of undergraduate endodontics in dental schools in Saudi Arabia. Methods The online questionnaire was developed from an original survey conducted in the United Kingdom.
Fahda N. Algahtani, Reem M. Barakat, Rahaf A. Almohareb, Lujain Alqarni, Alanoud Alqabbani, Ebtisam Almadi   +5 more
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Lipid Nanoparticle Co‐Delivery of mRNA and a Small Molecule Drug for Oral Cancer Chemoimmunotherapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Co‐encapsulation of p53 mRNA and the small molecule ciclopirox within a lipid nanoparticle yields an all‐in‐one chemoimmunotherapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma. The platform engages caspase‐driven apoptosis in cancer cells while repolarizing tumor‐associated macrophages, achieving tumor reduction in both p53‐susceptible and p53‐resistant models and
Marshall S. Padilla, Jacqueline J. Li, Qunzhou Zhang, Korey Patwari, Shihong Shi, Hannah M. Yamagata, Ryann A. Joseph, Briyanna N. Hymms, Sridatta V. Teerdhala, Emily Fitzgerald, Ori Z. Chalom, Kushol Gupta, Mohamad‐Gabriel Alameh, Drew Weissman, Anh D. Le, Michael J. Mitchell   +15 more
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Disinfection Trends of Dental X-ray Machines in North American Dental Schools

Journal of Orofacial Sciences, 2020
Introduction: This study evaluates the trends in the disinfection of the dental X-ray machines in North American dental schools. The methods of disinfection were compared to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines.
Mel Mupparapu, Angela Denise Lo
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