Patterns of Facial Profile Preference in a Large Sample of Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The objective of this study was to explore dental students' facial profile preferences in a large sample of students. Nine hundred and nineteen dental students of four dental schools were involved. As part of a larger study on dentofacial esthetics, six photo series consisting of one unaltered and four altered variants of the same female profile were distributed among the students.

Late effects of multiagent chemotherapy on salivary secretion in children cancer survivors.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the later oral consequences of chemotherapy on the oral health of children with emphasis on the cariological status and the major and minor salivary gland function.

Method: Thirty-eight 12-year-old children (mean age 12.3 ± 0.

[The objective assessment of the quality of oral health care and development of quality indicators].

Public health care administration and decision-makers need appropriate tools and information to assess and monitor oral health needs and improve the performance of the oral health system. The aim of the article is to introduce the available methods of measurement of the quality of service, to give a brief summary considering the role of quality indicators in domestic and international sources and the European indicator project (EGOHID) and to introduce ICDAS (International Caries Detection and Assessment System), the method used for clinical examinations. The clinical indicators - that are produced from data gained from the questionnaires and screenings--provide an opportunity to improve and develop quality.