Defining success in healthcare education: US dental student and faculty perspectives.

Purpose/objectives: Academic metrics and clinical performance are necessary but alone insufficient in describing success in dental education. This paper identifies themes critical for dental student success as commonly cited by both dental students and faculty.

Methods: Dental faculty interviews and pre-doctoral D2/D3/D4 student focus groups at two dental institutions generated data for thematic analysis.

Facial dog bites treated at the Massachusetts General Hospital over a 20-year period.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with facial dog bites and discuss prevention strategies.

Study Design: This is a retrospective analysis of facial dog bites treated at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) from 1997to 2018. Patients were identified through the Research Patient Data Registry.