Benefits of virtual externships with a pediatric dentistry program for potential residents.

Purpose: To determine if a virtual externship (VE) is beneficial to potential applicants regarding their perceived knowledge of a pediatric dentistry residency program. Secondarily, this study identified general program characteristics that influence resident ranking decisions.

Methods: All applicants who applied to a pediatric dentistry residency program in the Southeast were invited to participate in a VE.

Behavior guidance: that was then but this is now.

Pediatric dentistry has evolved. Seasoned pediatric dentists believe that patients, parents, and behavior techniques have changed over their practice lifetimes. The purpose of this article is to provide dentists with a framework in which to adapt to the changes in society.