Outcome assessment of the Dental Early Acceptance Program.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Dental School recruits a student body from a wide number of undergraduate institutions, primarily in Texas. One method supporting this effort is the Dental Early Acceptance Program (DEAP). This program is unique in that it grants conditional acceptance to dental school during a student's first year of undergraduate education and admission upon completion of three years of college coursework as directed by the student's undergraduate academic advisor.

Dimensional stability of dental restorative materials and cements over four years.

While the polymerization shrinkage of some restorative materials is well-recognized among dentists, the problem and extent of dimensional expansion has received a relatively small amount of study. The tooth or restorative material may risk fracturing if the net expansion exceeds the amount of shrinkage. This study measured the linear dimensional change of dental restorative materials and cements stored in water for four years immediately after curing.