Cybersecurity threats and preparedness: Implications for dental schools.

Background: Cybersecurity threats are a growing concern in healthcare, where digital systems now underpin patient care, financial management, and educational operations. A cybersecurity breach in a Dental school environment can have widespread consequences to the mission of the school-patient care, research, education and service. For dental school administrators, these risks highlight the necessity of robust cybersecurity measures.

Determining the Failure Rate of Direct Restorations-Chart Review versus Electronic Health Record Reports.

Amalgam and composite restorations are used to treat minor dental issues. University of Michigan, School of Dentistry Electronic Health Record (EHR) reports show a 2.31% failure rate for amalgam and 1.

MLBRSA: Multi-Learning-Based Reptile Search Algorithm for Global Optimization and Software Requirement Prioritization Problems.

In the realm of computational problem-solving, the search for efficient algorithms tailored for real-world engineering challenges and software requirement prioritization is relentless. This paper introduces the Multi-Learning-Based Reptile Search Algorithm (MLBRSA), a novel approach that synergistically integrates Q-learning, competitive learning, and adaptive learning techniques. The essence of multi-learning lies in harnessing the strengths of these individual learning paradigms to foster a more robust and versatile search mechanism.

Association between the COVID-19 outbreak and opioid prescribing by U.S. dentists.

Background: U.S. data on opioid prescribing by dentists are limited to 2019.

Adverse Events Related to Direct-To-Consumer Sequential Aligners-A Study of the MAUDE Database.

Background-Direct-to-consumer (DTC) sequential aligners promote "teeth straightening" at a low cost and with added patient convenience. DTC sequential aligners have risen in popularity among the general public and sparked debate among dental professionals. Dental professionals argue that using these aligners without an in-person diagnosis and treatment planning protocol set by a licensed dentist or orthodontist may lead to adverse effects on teeth and surrounding structures.

Association Between State Opioid Prescribing Limits and Duration of Opioid Prescriptions From Dentists.

Importance: In part to prevent the harms associated with dental opioid prescriptions, most states have enacted policies limiting the duration of opioid prescriptions for acute pain. Whether these limits are associated with changes in the duration of opioid prescriptions written by dentists is unclear.

Objective: To evaluate the association between state opioid prescribing limits and the duration of opioid prescriptions from dentists.

Characteristics of students in International Dentist Training Programs versus applicants who are not yet successful in matriculating.

Purpose/objectives: For foreign-trained dentists who seek requalification in United States dental schools, the acceptance rate is half that of applicants to traditional 4-year DDS/DMD programs. Unsuccessful applicants also lack clarity on how to strengthen their re-application. This is a comparison of foreign-trained dentists who successfully matriculated into the University of Michigan's advanced standing program and prospective students who have yet to matriculate into any advanced standing program.

When standardized testing is not standardized.

Standardized testing has been utilized by K-12 schools, undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as employers. Historically, it has been seen as an efficacious way to identify the best performing candidates to receive program entry or move forward in a hiring process. However, there is significant evidence mounting about the limitations of standardized testing and, yet, we persist with them because of their relative ease.

Estimation of the Prevalence of Delayed Dispensing Among Opioid Prescriptions From US Surgeons and Dentists.

Importance: Dispensing of opioid prescriptions from dentists and surgeons more than 30 days after writing, or delayed dispensing, could be a potential indicator that opioids were used for reasons or during a time frame other than that intended by the prescriber. The prevalence of delayed dispensing is unknown. Whether laws can prevent delayed dispensing by shortening the maximum period between prescription writing and dispensing is also unknown.