Exploring dental faculty perceptions of current strategies and barriers to retention.

Purpose: The aims of the study were to identify perceived strategies for and barriers to faculty retention and examine differences regarding age, gender, and race.

Methods: Cross-sectional data was captured from the eight author-affiliated dental schools. A Qualtrics survey was emailed to all faculty members at these institutions (1467 possible participants) between November 2021 and February 2022.

Transatlantic engagement: a novel dental educational exchange.

Introduction Newcastle University School of Dental Sciences (NUSDS) and Indiana University School of Dentistry in the United States of America (IUSD) are like-minded institutions committed to civic engagement. Over the last 15 years, both universities have built civic engagement into the dental curricula, however each institution operates within significantly different healthcare systems.Aim Co-development of unique collaborative dental education; the first UK/US educational exchange programme engaged with the dental student community.

Gingival evaluation of the pediatric cardiac patient.

Purpose: Children with congenital cardiovascular diseases (CCDs) who suffer from dental diseases have an increased risk of infective endocarditis. In the light of recent evidence, oral inflammatory diseases may also increase the severity of their cardiovascular condition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gingival status of children with congenital cardiovascular diseases in comparison to healthy children.

The relationship between acute otitis media and the anatomic form of the hard palate.

Purpose: Acute otitis media (AOM) is a serious health concern for millions of children. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between AOM and the shape of the hard palate.

Methods: Intraoral examinations were performed on 175 pediatric dental patients ages 4-6.

Utilization of stainless steel crowns by general dentists and pediatric dental specialists in Indiana.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate utilization of the stainless steel crown by both the general and pediatric dentists in Indiana. Although reports indicate that there has been a dramatic reduction in dental caries in the US, almost 20 percent of children have dental decay by age four, with almost 80 percent having a cavity by 17 years of age. After reviewing the literature, Seale has recommended that the stainless steel crown is the most successful restoration for children with a rate of high caries.

Perspectives on affirmative action in academic dental institutions: the U.S. Supreme Court rulings in the University of Michigan cases.

In June 2003 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of using race as a factor in higher education admissions decisions.

Intraoperative examination of sentinel lymph nodes by ultrarapid immunohistochemistry.

The recently developed method of ultrarapid immunohistochemistry (IHC) was applied to the intraoperative examination of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in breast cancer patients. In a prospective study of 50 patients with invasive breast carcinomas, a total of 60 SLNs were studied. Among them, 33 SLNs from 30 patients were studied intraoperatively using a direct immunoperoxidase method with anticytokeratin antibody clone MNF116.

Comparison of different histopathological methods for the examination of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer.

Background: Sentinel lymphonodectomy is a new method for the classification of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer. The optimum technique for the pathological examination of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) is still under debate.

Materials And Methods: Different histopathological techniques were evaluated in order to study their diagnostic accuracy regarding the detection of metastases in 49 SLNs of 40 breast cancer patients.

Detection of micrometastases in sentinel lymph nodes of the breast applying monoclonal antibodies AE1/AE3 to pancytokeratins.

Sentinel lymph node excision in breast cancer is a minimally invasive diagnostic procedure for accurate staging of the axilla and for avoiding unnecessary axillary dissection. In patients with palpable breast cancer we injected microcolloidal particles of human serum albumin labelled with technetium-99m the day before surgery. The sentinel node was detected intraoperatively with a handheld gammaprobe and then removed.

Protocol for ultrarapid immunostaining of frozen sections.

Rapid immunostaining of frozen sections within a tolerable time span would be very helpful for intraoperative diagnosis. A protocol was therefore established using the enhanced polymer one-step staining (EPOS) system (Dako) with antibodies against leucocyte common antigen (LCA), cytokeratin (CK), and anti-melanoma (MEL). Best results with reliable and specific immunostaining and a labelling intensity comparable to standard immunostaining protocols were achieved with fixation of samples in 100% acetone for 20 seconds (CK, LCA) or two minutes (MEL), followed by incubation of the primary antibody and development of the chromogen reaction with 3,3'diaminobenzidine (DAB) for three and five minutes at 37 degrees C, respectively.