Characteristics of Academic Health Departments: Initial Findings From a Cross-Sectional Survey.

Academic Health Departments (AHDs) represent collaborative relationships between public health academia and practice. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of AHD characteristics, to document the extent of collaboration between organizations in an AHD, and to explore the benefits of AHDs. An electronic survey on the AHD was sent to members of the AHD Learning Community--a virtual learning community with 338 members. There were 110 valid responses to the survey, with 65 indicating they were currently in an AHD partnership. Thirty-two percent of AHDs had been established for more than 10 years; 64% were engaged in joint research activities; and, while 92% of respondents placed a high value on improving the competencies of students, almost half placed a high value on improving the competencies of faculty. This study can be a springboard for further research on the impact of AHDs on practice, academia, and ultimately community health.

Desempenho clínico de laminados cerâmicos / Clinical performance of porcelain laminate veneers

A busca por um sorriso perfeito tem se tornado exigência comum na prática clínica, uma vez que um belo sorriso é fator importante para o bem-estar pessoal e social. Para o presente trabalho, foram confeccionados 63 laminados cerâmicos, sendo 34 em pacientes do sexo feminino e 06 do sexo masculino. Os laminados cerâmicos cimentado foram avaliados nos períodos inicial, seis e 12 meses, mediante doze critérios de performance clínica (USPHS). Assim, este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o desempenho clínico do laminado cerâmico, a fim de contribuir para a prática clínica de sua utilização.

The search for a perfect smile is becoming an increasing concern in daily practice, because a beautiful smile is an important factor for personal and social well-being. For this article, it was fabricated 63 porcelain laminate veneers (and 34 females and 6 males). The porcelain laminates were evaluated after cementation at the following periods: baseline, 6 and 12 months, using twelve criteria of clinical performance (USPHS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of porcelain laminate veneers, in order to encourage their use in routine clinical practice.