Leadership diversity in science: Women editors of dental journals are underrepresented compared to women editors of medical journals.

Objectives: Increasing numbers of women are entering dentistry and medicine and it is anticipated that global leadership positions represent this demographic. In this study, the proportion of women editors of prominent medical and dental journals was compared.

Methods: A list of dental and medical journals, ranked by impact factor, were obtained through Web of Science Journal Citation Reports 2020.

Leadership diversity in prosthodontics: Number and percentage of women chief editors of journals publishing prosthodontic science.

Statement Of Problem: The number and percentage of women chief editors of journals publishing prosthodontic science is unknown.

Purpose: The purpose of this observational study was to calculate and compare the number and percentage of women and men chief editors of journals publishing prosthodontic science.

Material And Methods: A list of the dental journals, as ranked by impact factor, was obtained through the Web of Science Journal Citation Reports 2020 using the category "Dentistry, Oral Surgery, and Medicine.

Metamerism of Three Different Pigments for Facial Prostheses and a Method to Improve Shade Evaluation.

Purpose: To assess the illuminant metamerism of three different pigments used for maxillofacial prostheses under three different illumination sources and to standardize subjective shade-matching and observation protocols.

Materials And Methods: Nine silicone shade tabs were constructed for three volunteers who had light, medium, and dark skin tones using make-up, oil paint, or silicone pigments (three shade tabs per volunteer). A shade recipe was recorded during session one, and further tabs were constructed by following the recipe at two subsequent sessions.