Editor's Note:

Olav Alvares

Editor’s Note
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1099. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perspectives:

Geralyn Crain

Managing Change in Dental Education: Is There a Method to the Madness?
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1100-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Critical Issues in Dental Education:

Richard W. Rubin, Luis O. Rustveld, Robert J. Weyant, and John M. Close

Exploring Dental Students’ Perceptions of Cultural Competence and Social Responsibility
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1114-1121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suzanne M. Gregorczyk and Howard L. Bailit

Assessing the Cultural Competency of Dental Students and Residents
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1122-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie Wagner, Sarita Arteaga, Joseph D’Ambrosio, Cynthia Hodge, Effie Ioannidou, Carol A. Pfeiffer, and Susan Reisine

Dental Students’ Attitudes Toward Treating Diverse Patients: Effects of a Cross-Cultural Patient-Instructor Program
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1128-1134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmed Bhayat, Veerasmay Yengopal, Michael J. Rudolph, and Urvashnee Govender

Attitudes of South African Dental Therapy Students Toward Compulsory Community Service
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1135-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Faculty Development:

Peter Milgrom, Masahiro Heima, Scott Tomar, and Carol Kunzel

Research Productivity of Members of IADR Behavioral Sciences and Health Services Research Group: Relationship to Professional and Personal Factors
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1142-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Educational Methodologies:

Thomas J. Prihoda, R. Neal Pinckard, C. Alex McMahan, John H. Littlefield, and Anne Cale Jones

Prospective Implementation of Correction for Guessing in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Multiple-Choice Examinations: Did Student Performance Improve?
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1149-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario A. Brondani, Chris Clark, Larry Rossoff, and Jolanta Aleksejuniene

An Evolving Community-Based Dental Course on Professionalism and Community Service
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1160-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juanita S. Wallace and Taline D. Infante

Outcomes Assessment of Dental Hygiene Clinical Teaching Workshops
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1169-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward E. Hill and Barry S. Rubel

Do Dental Educators Need to Improve Their Approach to Teaching Rubber Dam Use?
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1177-1181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta Pileggi and Paula N. O’Neill

Team-Based Learning Using an Audience Response System: An Innovative Method of Teaching Diagnosis to Undergraduate Dental Students
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1182-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milieu in Dental School and Practice:

James R. Langabeer, II, Muhammad F. Walji, David Taylor, and John A. Valenza

Economic Outcomes of a Dental Electronic Patient Record
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1189-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helenaura P. Machado-Carvalhais, Maria L. Ramos-Jorge, Sheyla M. Auad, Laura H.P.M. Martins, Saul M. Paiva, and Isabela A. Pordeus

Occupational Exposure to Potentially Infectious Biological Material in a Dental Teaching Environment
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1201-1208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Mark Scarbecz

Critical Thinking: Understanding and Evaluating Dental Research, 2^nd ed.
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1209-1210. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela Overman

Brushing Your Teeth Can Be Fun: And Lots of Other Good Ideas for How to Grow Up Healthy, Strong, and Smart
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1210. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geoffrey H. Sperber

Craniofacial Sutures: Development, Disease, and Treatment
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1211. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eugene A. Pantera, Jr.

Essential Endodontology: Prevention and Treatment of Apical Periodontitis, 2^nd ed.
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1212-1213. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Erratum
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: e1214-1214. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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