Are U.S. Dentists Adequately Trained to Care for Children?
Pediatr Dent
; 40(2): 93-97, 2018 Mar 15.
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ABSTRACT
For decades, dental educators have noted changes in predoctoral dental education in pediatric dentistry, beginning with shifts in patients' characteristics and their availability for dental schools. During the same period, national data exposed a lingering dental caries epidemic in U.S. children yet reported more treatment of young poor children. The professional literature suggests a reluctance of the general dental community to care for children, particularly the very young who would most benefit from a dental home. The purpose of this commentary was to weigh evidence of several decades of studies on this seeming contradiction and provide the perspectives of dental students in training, those seeking advanced pediatric dentistry education or providing it, and end-users of our educational system who employ U.S. dental graduates to care for children. The usefulness of dental education establishment indicators is also reviewed, and recommendations for improvement are proposed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Odontología Pediátrica
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Atención Dental para Niños
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Educación en Odontología
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Dent
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos