Increasing dental student diversity through the UNLV Dental Prospects Program.

Adequately providing for the health care of the growing minority population in the United States requires increased racial and ethnic diversity of the health care workforce. Long-term diversity in the dental profession depends on a more diverse student population in dental schools. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine's (UNLV SDM) Dental Prospects Club is a predental education program that has increased the number of underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students in the school by concentrating on outreach, recruitment, and retention initiatives.

The declining number of practicing African American dentists in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1970 through 2010.

Background: The authors tracked the declining number of practicing African American dentists and its relationship to the migratory patterns of the black community in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, from Jan. 1, 1970, through Dec. 31, 2010.

Shade-matching abilities of dental laboratory technicians using a commercial light source.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate dental laboratory technicians' abilities to match shades using a light-corrective device under conventional laboratory conditions. The variables measured were years experience, gender, and light source.

Materials And Methods: A 14-item shade-matching quiz (SMQ) was field-tested and deemed adequate.

Comparison of the shade matching ability of dental students using two light sources.

Statement Of Problem: Shade selection is affected by a host of variables, including lighting.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of dental students to match shades under natural lighting and using a light-correcting device, specifically to determine whether there are differences based on: (1) year in school, (2) gender of student, and (3) light source.

Material And Methods: A 14-item shade matching quiz (SMQ) and a questionnaire were field tested.