Escape Room Activity to Teach Head and Neck Anatomy.

Introduction: Students have ranked head and neck anatomy as one of the most complex areas to learn as it contains highly detailed spaces. Incorporating a head and neck escape room activity into anatomy curricula provides an engaging and effective way for the students to review these spaces and their relationships.

Methods: We piloted a head and neck escape room activity for the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine students (round A) and implemented a modified version for the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School students (round B) as an anatomy review.

Effect of peer facilitation in anatomy small group curriculum on academic performance and retention: A pilot study.

Peer-assisted learning and group facilitation have been proven to foster active participation in small-group learning, and these effective teaching modalities have been shown to enhance learning outcomes. This study introduced a student peer facilitator role in an anatomy small-group curriculum for pre-clerkship medical students and explored its impact on academic performance and retention. Students were required to rotate through this facilitator role and lead their small group during their designated sessions.

Moving Beyond the Near-Peer Teaching Model with the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Teaching Assistant Program.

Medical students will become educators teaching peers, healthcare students, patients, and families. At Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, the "Teaching Assistants in Medical Education" program provides fourth-year medical students with the skills and experiences needed to prepare them as medical educators. The program goes beyond the near peer teaching model to support student development in curricular design, assessment, and communication skills through a Clinical Skills or Anatomy track.

Pulp Aspects of Traumatic Dental Injuries in Primary Incisors: Dark Coronal Discoloration.

Dark coronal discoloration is a common outcome of traumatic dental injuries in primary incisors. However, there are only a few research studies on the mechanism that causes dark discoloration, the condition of the pulp, and the preferred treatment of such teeth. This article is a summary of the author's research studies and personal experience regarding dark coronal discoloration of traumatized primary incisors.

Pulp aspects of traumatic dental injuries in primary incisors: Dark coronal discoloration.

Dark coronal discoloration is a common outcome of traumatic dental injuries in primary incisors. However, there are only a few research studies on the mechanism that causes dark discoloration, the condition of the pulp, and the preferred treatment of such teeth. This article is a summary of the author's research studies and personal experience regarding dark coronal discoloration of traumatized primary incisors.