Does Catastrophizing Predict Response to Treatment in Patients With Vestibular Disorders? A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objective: Determine levels of catastrophizing in patients with vestibular disorders and prospectively evaluate their relationship with patient-reported outcome measures.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary care neurotology vestibular disorders clinic.

A novel approach for effective integration of new faculty leadership.

Purpose: We report on an accelerated and effective way of assimilating a new leader into a team at a large academic dental school department.

Methods: At University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), a new Chair was recruited through a national search to lead its largest department in the School of Dentistry. Two months after arrival, the new Chair embarked on a process of leadership assimilation among her executive team, facilitated by a professional consultant.

Trends in Behavioral Sciences Education in Dental Schools, 1926 to 2016.

This article outlines the journey of behavioral sciences education from a multidisciplinary array of topics to a discipline with a name, core identity, and mission in dental schools' curricula. While not exhaustive, it covers pivotal events from the time of the Gies report in 1926 to the present. Strengths and weaknesses of current behavioral sciences instruction in dental schools are discussed, along with identification of future opportunities and potential threats.

Dental health literacy and California's clarion call.

Demographic changes in California require a multicultural paradigm shift in oral health care. The shift encompasses attention to health literacy in all forms of communication: signage, oral and written communication, consent forms, postop instructions, and patient education materials. California dentists may find it necessary to adapt their practices to reflect community demographics and health literacy needs.

The hierarchical cluster analysis of oral health attitudes and behaviour using the Hiroshima University--Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) among final year dental students in 17 countries.

Objective: To explore and describe international oral health attitudes/ behaviours among final year dental students.

Methods: Validated translated versions of the Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) questionnaire were administered to 1,096 final-year dental students in 17 countries. Hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted within the data to detect patterns and groupings.

Better understanding your patient from a psychological perspective: early identification of problem behaviors affecting the dental office.

Early assessment of problem patient behaviors can be a complex and time-consuming task. These negative behaviors can frequently interrupt and misdirect treatment goals. Most dentists, due to private practice demands, do not have the time and training to assess these behaviors.