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FUTURE OFDENTISTRY across public, private and private/state related dental and medical schools. Nevertheless, student indebtedne ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY Dental Student Diversity The demographic profile of dental students, and of the dental applicant pool, is a k ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY the 1999 academic year, African American students constituted 4.7% of the total dental student popula- tion, ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY THE TEACHING FACULTY Faculty Overview Perhaps the most critical element in ensuring a strong and excellent de ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY u The basic science student-to- FTE ratio has risen from 12.5:1 in 1986 to 15.1:1 in 1997. u The clinical sci ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY Dental Faculty Diversity GENDER The number of women faculty members has sig- nificantly increased. As indicat ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY that faculty-to-faculty mentoring and support are perceived to be lacking for women and minority dental facul ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY cases treated in the hospital operating room, while yet others attempt to focus on oral medicine, placing spe ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY Table 6.9 also indicates a 5.7% growth in accredit- ed dental assisting programs during the 11-year peri- od. ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY factor in bringing dental assistants and dental tech- nicians into the dental workforce. Applications and Adm ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY Contemporary Allied Dental Education Issues There are a number of issues related to allied den- tal personnel ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY beyond the minimal set permitted. Quality dental assisting programs may also have the potential to teach expa ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY cation among dental schools enable an ongoing assessment of curriculum performance, and help the dental educa ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY gies, such as osseo-integrated implants, guided tissue regeneration, and CAD/CAM technology for ceramic inlay ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY GENDER AND DIVERSITY IN THE DENTAL STUDENT BODY Attainment of dental student diversity will require ongoing, ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY While the clinical curriculum will be delivered mainly in the traditional dental school based clinic, a varie ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY and away from individual dental specialties will be determined in the main by economic factors, partic- ularl ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY dental education is the vehicle for life-long learning in dentistry. Dental education's long-standing leaders ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY u Conduct a comprehensive, sophisticated and well-financed study of the future United States den- tal workfor ...

FUTURE OFDENTISTRY Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Bakke Decision. In: Affirmative Action. MIT WebSite: http:// ...