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Prerequisites In Behavioral Sciences And Business Revisited A Decade Later: Ongoing Opportunities For Dental Education, Rebecca M. Beckler, Natalie A. Nuckolls, David G. Dunning
Prerequisites In Behavioral Sciences And Business Revisited A Decade Later: Ongoing Opportunities For Dental Education, Rebecca M. Beckler, Natalie A. Nuckolls, David G. Dunning
Journal Articles: College of Dentistry
Introduction: Ten years ago a study reported on the lack of prerequisites in behavioral sciences and business management for entry into dental college. The primary objective of this follow-up study was to assess the current status of similar prerequisite courses in both U.S. and Canadian dental schools. Materials and Methods: Required and recommended courses in behavioral sciences and in business in each North American dental school's official online publication were analyzed in December 2019. Admissions requirements were readily available in sixty-five of the sixty-eight U.S. dental schools and in all ten schools in Canada; three U.S. schools were contacted by …
Dental Student Debt In The U.S.: A Mountain To Be Scaled, David G. Dunning
Dental Student Debt In The U.S.: A Mountain To Be Scaled, David G. Dunning
Journal Articles: College of Dentistry
Dental student educational debt in the United States continues to grow as a concern for both dental educators and dental students. While certainly warranted, this concern needs to be understood from the perspective of return on investment. The student debt issue remains a critical one. However, this debt is essentially “good” debt when viewed as an investment made by associates/ employees of general dental practices and general dental practice owners.
An Update On Practice Management Instruction In U.S. Dental Schools, David G. Dunning, Wenyu Qu, Brian M. Lange
An Update On Practice Management Instruction In U.S. Dental Schools, David G. Dunning, Wenyu Qu, Brian M. Lange
Journal Articles: College of Dentistry
Over the last twenty-seven years, the evaluation of practice man- agement in dental schools has been documented by three studies. In twenty-seven years the teaching of practice management has been influenced by changes in the definition of practice manage- ment, resources available to dental schools, technology, changes in accreditation standards and, more recently, the influence of corpora- tions marketing to dental students. In an effort to determine what resources dental schools are utilizing to teach practice management, fifty-seven schools were contacted, and fifty faculty members with teaching responsibilities were identi- fied. An on-line email survey was administered and results reported …