Acknowledgments:

Olav Alvares

Acknowledgments
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1403-1404. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perspectives:

Judith E.N. Albino, Stephen K. Young, Laura M. Neumann, Gene A. Kramer, Sandra C. Andrieu, Lindsey Henson, Bruce Horn, and William D. Hendricson

Assessing Dental Students’ Competence: Best Practice Recommendations in the Performance Assessment Literature and Investigation of Current Practices in Predoctoral Dental Education
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1405-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph P. Connor and Karen Troendle

Perspectives on the Dental School Learning Environment: Putting Theory X and Theory Y into Action in Dental Education
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1436-1439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary P. Walker, Susan I. Duley, M. Miles Beach, Lisa Deem, Roberta Pileggi, Nachum Samet, Adriana Segura, and John N. Williams

Dental Education Economics: Challenges and Innovative Strategies
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1440-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Critical Issues in Dental Education:

Helen M. Sharp and Raymond A. Kuthy

What Do Dental Students Learn in an Ethics Course? An Analysis of Student-Reported Learning Outcomes
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1450-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathan J. Hawley, Marcia M. Ditmyer, and Victor A. Sandoval

Predental Students’ Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of the Dental Profession
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1458-1464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Spector, David C. Holmes, and John V. Doering

Correlation of Quantity of Dental Students’ Clinical Experiences with Faculty Evaluation of Overall Clinical Competence: A Twenty-Two-Year Retrospective Investigation
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1465-1471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amardeep Thind, Kathryn A. Atchison, Ronald M. Andersen, Terry T. Nakazono, and John J. Gutierrez

Reforming Dental Education: Faculty Members’ Perceptions on the Continuation of Pipeline Program Changes
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1472-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E.E. Vázquez-Mayoral, L. Sánchez-Pérez, Y. Olguín-Barreto, and A.E. Acosta-Gío

Mexican Dental School Deans’ Opinions and Practices Regarding Oral Cancer, 2007
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1481-1487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Educational Methodologies:

Arthur Nimmo, Gail S. Mitchell, Luisa Echeto, and Ajay K. Ojha

Effect of Dental Students as Instructors on Preclinical Performance in Prosthodontics
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1488-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrique Bimstein, Quinton W. Gardner, Joseph L. Riley, and Robert W. Gibson

Educational, Personal, and Cultural Attributes of Dental Students’ Humanitarian Trips to Latin America
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1493-1509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milieu in Dental School and Practice:

Brigette R. Cooper and Angela L. Monson

Patient Satisfaction in a Restorative Functions Dental Hygiene Clinic
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1510-1515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark I. Ryder, Peter Sargent, and Dorothy Perry

Evolution and Revolution: The Curriculum Reform Process at UCSF
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1516-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Faculty Development:

Lavern J. Holyfield and Charles W. Berry

Designing an Orientation Program for New Faculty
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1531-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author Index to Volume 72:

Author Index to Volume 72
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1544-1550. [PDF]  

Subject Index to Volume 72:

Subject Index to Volume 72
J Dent Educ. 2008 72: 1551-1556. [PDF]  

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