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J Dent Educ ; 78(3): 423-36, 2014 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24609344

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this project were to create a program that would expose underrepresented minority (URM) and low income (LI) high school students to dental professions and provide an opportunity for dental and dental hygiene students from URM/LI groups to be engaged in teaching activities. Data were collected from participants during the school years 2009-10 (high school students: N=23, dental students: N=21, dental hygiene students: N=5) and 2010-11 (N=27, N=11, N=3, respectively). The students participated in fifteen Saturday sessions from October through March each year. The data showed that, from the beginning, mentees and mentors were very interested in participating in the program and getting to know each other. Lectures, general program activities, and patient-related events such as organizing a health fair and shadowing during two outreach clinics were evaluated positively by mentees and mentors. The end of program evaluations showed that the program and the mentee-mentor relationships were rated very positively and that the mentees had an increased interest in oral health-related careers. In conclusion, creating opportunities for URM/LI high school students to explore dental careers and for dental and dental hygiene students to engage in teaching resulted in positive experiences for both groups.


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Career Choice , Dental Hygienists/education , Minority Groups , Personnel Selection , Poverty , Students, Dental , Students , Adolescent , Black or African American , Community-Institutional Relations , Cultural Diversity , Dental Care , Dental Clinics , Education, Dental , Female , Health Fairs , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Male , Mentors , Michigan , Program Development , Program Evaluation , Teaching/methods
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J Dent Educ ; 77(8): 1063-71, 2013 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23929576

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this study were to explore whether Dental Admission Test (DAT) training in an enrichment program for potential dental students increases the participants' Perceptual Achievement Test (PAT) and academic average (AA) scores and whether the length of the program and personal factors such as the number of disadvantages correlate with the DAT scores. Data were collected from 361 students in the summer enrichment program at one dental school between 1994 and 2011. Their baseline, midpoint, and end of program PAT and AA DAT scores were collected. Seventy students self-reported official scores. These students' PAT scores increased from 14.40 at baseline to 17.09 at midpoint to 17.84 at program end (p<0.001), and their AA scores increased from 13.53 to 14.09 to 15.12 (p<0.001). Their official scores were higher than the beginning scores (PAT: 14.42 vs. 16.15; p<0.001; AA: 13.61 vs. 16.23; p<0.001). The longer the program, the more the students improved their official scores (PAT: r=0.35; p=0.003; AA: r=0.24; p=0.044). The more disadvantages the students self-reported, the better their official test scores were (PAT: r=0.40; p<0.001; AA: r=0.43; p<0.001). This study found that the DAT training during summer enrichment programs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds led to significant improvements in their DAT scores. The longer the programs, the more the students improved; and the more disadvantages the students had, the more they benefitted.


Subject(s)
College Admission Test , Education, Predental , Students, Dental , Vulnerable Populations , Achievement , Adult , Black or African American , Age Factors , Career Choice , Cultural Deprivation , Educational Measurement , Educational Status , Female , Humans , Male , Medically Underserved Area , Minority Groups , Poverty , Self Report , Time Factors , Young Adult
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J Prosthodont ; 19(1): 81-3, 2010 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19682218

ABSTRACT

Adequate tooth reduction is a prerequisite for function, esthetics, and longevity of fixed restorations. A tooth reduction guide may be useful for establishing the proper angulation of the tooth and maximizing periodontal health and restorative success. This article describes a simple and versatile technique for an accurate evaluation of tooth reduction for fixed restorations by using a color-contrasting positive guide of a silicone occlusal registration material processed inside a vacuum-formed clear thermoplastic matrix.


Subject(s)
Denture Design/methods , Denture, Partial , Models, Dental , Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic/methods , Color , Humans , Jaw Relation Record , Plastics , Polyvinyls , Silicones , Siloxanes , Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic/standards , Vacuum
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J Prosthet Dent ; 87(1): 74-9, 2002 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11807487

ABSTRACT

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Limiting abutment-to-implant hexagonal discrepancies and rotational movement of the abutment around the implant to less than 5 degrees would result in a more stable screw joint. However, the exact relationship after abutment screw tightening is unknown, as is the effect of a counter-torque device in limiting abutment movement during screw tightening. PURPOSE: This study examined the orientation of the abutment hexagon to the implant hexagon after tightening of the abutment screw for several abutment systems with and without the use of a counter-torque device. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty conical self-tapping implants (3.75 x 10.0 mm) and 10 wide-platform Brånemark System implants (5.0 x 10.0 mm), along with 10 abutment specimens from the CeraOne, Estheticone, Procera, and AuraAdapt systems, were selected for this investigation. The implants were placed in a holding device prior to tightening of the abutments. When the tightening torque recommended for each abutment system was reached with the use of a torque controller, each implant abutment specimen was removed from the holding device and embedded in a hard resin medium. The specimens were sectioned in a horizontal direction at the level of the hexagons and cleansed of debris prior to examination. The hexagon orientations were assessed as the degree and direction of rotation of the abutment hexagon around the implant hexagon. RESULTS: The range of the maximum degrees of rotation for all 4 abutment groups tightened with or without the counter-torque device was slightly more than 3.53 degrees. The absolute degrees of rotation for all 4 abutment groups were less than 1.50 degrees with or without the use of the counter-torque device. CONCLUSION: The hexagon-to-hexagon orientation measured as rotational fit on all abutment systems was below the 5 degrees suggested as optimal for screw joint stability. The absolute degrees of rotation for all 4 abutment groups were less than 1.50 degrees regardless of whether the counter-torque device was used.


Subject(s)
Dental Abutments , Dental Implants , Dental Prosthesis Design , Humans , Rotation , Stress, Mechanical , Surface Properties , Torque
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