Barriers to dental care in a rural community.

Purpose: A nurse-led rural practice, Archer Family Health Care, established a partnership with the University of Florida College of Dentistry to improve access to dental care for underserved rural populations. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the impact of this partnership on dental care access and identify perceived barriers patients' experience in this rural community.

Methods: A qualitative design was used to evaluate if this partnership improved access to dental care and identify care barriers existing in this population.

How witnessing rudeness can disrupt psycho-motor performance of dental students.

Rude and disrespectful behaviors are ubiquitous and pervasive in the workplace. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of witnessed rudeness on dental student psychomotor performance. Using an experimental, between-subjects design, 71 2nd (Sophomore) year dental students witnessed either an experimental (rude) or control (neutral) condition in which a confederate lab manager interacted in a rude or neutral manner with a prospective lab assistant candidate.

Removable Partial Denture Components and Applications: A Team-Based Learning Module.

Introduction: The process of learning the removable partial denture (RPD) requires that students first acquire fundamental concepts and then use critical thinking skills to apply that knowledge to different clinical scenarios. We believed this course posed a perfect opportunity to transition to an active learning method, namely team-based learning (TBL).

Methods: In each TBL session the instructor creates adequate teams and assigns reading materials to the students in preparation for the readiness assurance process.

Evaluation of Team-Based Learning and Traditional Instruction in Teaching Removable Partial Denture Concepts.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of team-based learning (TBL) methodology on dental students' retention of knowledge regarding removable partial denture (RPD) treatment. The process of learning RPD treatment requires that students first acquire foundational knowledge and then use critical thinking skills to apply that knowledge to a variety of clinical situations. The traditional approach to teaching, characterized by a reliance on lectures, is not the most effective method for learning clinical applications.

Effect of dental students as instructors on preclinical performance in prosthodontics.

Dental schools continue to have difficulty recruiting and retaining faculty. One approach to augment student learning would be to train and utilize senior dental students as instructors in preclinical courses. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of using senior dental students as instructors on the performance of second-year students in two preclinical prosthodontic courses.