Publications by authors named "Francesca Mullan"
Article Synopsis
- - Different dental schools use various methods to evaluate final assessments, commonly relying on objective structured clinical examinations or multiple long cases to measure applied knowledge and skills.
- - As the education landscape evolves, it's crucial to reconsider which skills should be evaluated and how, focusing on attributes that define a qualified dentist, like effective communication and case management.
- - A new dynamic assessment approach has been introduced, featuring interactive scenarios with shifting clinical situations, designed to better evaluate essential skills such as communication, clinical reasoning, and professionalism among graduates.
Since the term AI (artificial intelligence) was first coined, it has become embedded in modern life, with debate focusing on its challenges. In dentistry, AI is being used in clinical and education practice; however, many educators have limited knowledge or skills in its use. The British Alliance of Researchers in Dental Education and Scholarship hosted an AI-themed conference in November 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate pharmacy, dental and dental therapy undergraduate students' perceived competence of interprofessional working before and after attending an interprofessional education (IPE) Gerodontology workshop.
Background: Whilst there is international recognition of the importance of collaboration between the dental profession and systemic healthcare providers to enhance patient care, there remains a paucity of research into IPE in Gerodontology.
Materials And Methods: Pharmacy, dental and dental therapy undergraduate students attended a 2-hour Gerodontology case-based workshop.
Objectives: To investigate the differences in susceptibility of the surface of native and polished enamel to dietary erosion using an in-situ model.
Methods: Thirty healthy volunteers (n = 10 per group) wore mandibular appliances containing 2 native and 2 polished enamel samples for 30 min after which, the samples were exposed to either an ex-vivo or in-vivo immersion in orange juice for 5, 10 or 15 min and the cycle repeated twice with an hour's interval between them. Samples were scanned with a non-contacting laser profilometer and surface roughness was extracted from the data, together with step height and microhardness change on the polished enamel samples.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess whether surface roughness data from one central location of unpolished and polished enamel could represent the overall surfaces before and after erosion.
- Twenty human enamel sections were prepared, acid-challenged, and their roughness measurements collected from a central area and four peripheral areas.
- Results indicated that measuring a single central area for both types of enamel accurately reflected overall surface roughness before and after erosion, with significant decreases in roughness after acid exposure.