Change in students' critical thinking over the course of dental education.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test whether critical thinking changes over the course of dental education by assessing dental students at the beginning and toward the end of their training.

Methods: Dental student participants completed a survey at the beginning of their first year (August 2019) and at the start of their last year of dental school (August 2022). The survey consisted of two instruments designed to measure the disposition and metacognition components of critical thinking.

Temperature-Dependent Re-alignment of the Short Multifunctional Peptide BP100 in Membranes Revealed by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

BP100 is a cationic undecamer peptide with antimicrobial and cell-penetrating activities. The orientation of this amphiphilic α-helix in lipid bilayers was examined under numerous conditions using solid-state F, N and H NMR. At high temperatures in saturated phosphatidylcholine lipids, BP100 lies flat on the membrane surface, as expected.

Evaluation of machine learning strategies for imaging confirmed prostate cancer recurrence prediction on electronic health records.

Background: The main screening parameter to monitor prostate cancer recurrence (PCR) after primary treatment is the serum concentration of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). In recent years, Ga-68-PSMA PET/CT has become an important method for additional diagnostics in patients with biochemical recurrence.

Purpose: While Ga-68-PSMA PET/CT performs better, it is an expensive, invasive, and time-consuming examination.

Psychometric properties of an instrument to assess critical thinking disposition and metacognition in dental students.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of instruments designed to assess the critical thinking domains of disposition and metacognition in a dental student population.

Methods: Two instruments originally developed to assess disposition and metacognition domains in undergraduate student populations were administered to dental students from 3 classes in the Spring of 2019. The overall response rate was 73%.

A Systematic Review of Critical Thinking Instruments for Use in Dental Education.

Critical thinking is widely recognized as an essential competency in dental education, but there is little agreement on how it should be assessed. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the availability of instruments that could be used to measure critical thinking in dental students and to evaluate psychometric evidence to support their use. In January 2017, an electronic search of both the medical and education literature was performed on nine databases.

Electrochemical, Spectroelectrochemical, Mößbauer, and EPR Spectroscopic Studies on Ferrocenyl-Substituted Tritylium Dyes.

Four monoferrocenyl tritylium derivatives with donor-substituted (OMe, NMe ) aryl rings are reported, along with their spectroscopic and electrochemical properties. All the complexes show a one-electron reduction and a quasi-reversible ferrocene oxidation at a very positive potential. Small quadrupole splittings, ΔE , in Mößbauer spectra agree with highly electron-deficient ferrocenes.

Blood pressure and blood sugar assessment by recent dental school graduates.

Objective: Recent dental school graduates' willingness to assess blood pressure and blood sugar in practice is positively influenced by having a workplace policy fostering these assessments. Negative influences toward these assessments include practice culture issues and time management concerns. The aim of this study was to determine whether 2010-2014 graduates of the School of Dental Medicine at Buffalo, NY (UB-SDM) continue to assess blood pressure and capillary blood sugar after graduation.

Observed infection control compliance in a dental school: A natural experiment.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine student adherence to infection control policies at 1 dental school. A secondary objective was to determine the influence of Ebola virus disease (EVD)-related training on student infection control behaviors.

Methods: An instrument to assess and record infection control behaviors was developed to reflect Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines as well as current teaching.

Using Standardized Patients to Teach Interprofessional Competencies to Dental Students.

The aims of this study were to develop, implement, and evaluate a novel interprofessional standardized patient exercise (ISPE) with oral-systemic and interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) components. Dental students and doctor of nursing practice (DNP) students at one U.S.

Dental students' glucometer experience and attitudes toward diabetes counseling, monitoring, and screening: a comparative study.

The objectives of this study were to compare glucometer experience and attitudes toward counseling, monitoring, and screening for diabetes between two classes of graduating students at one dental school to determine if there were differences by experience and year of graduation. Dental students graduating in 2010 and 2013 completed a survey about their experience with use of a glucometer as well as their attitudes toward and perceived barriers to performing glucose monitoring, screening, and counseling. Response rates for the two classes were 100 percent and 95.

Dental students' attitudes toward diabetes counseling, monitoring, and screening.

The main objective of this study was to examine attitudes of dental students toward chairside counseling and monitoring of and screening for diabetes. A secondary objective was to examine the psychometric properties of the survey instrument. First- and fourth-year students at one dental school completed a survey examining attitudes toward and perceived barriers to performing glucose monitoring, screening, and counseling in a dental setting.

Dental students' attitudes toward tobacco cessation counseling.

The main objective of this study was to determine if level of education, gender, and tobacco history affected attitudes of dental students toward tobacco cessation counseling. A secondary objective was to examine the psychometric properties of the survey instrument. First- and fourth-year dental students at one school of dental medicine completed a survey examining attitudes toward tobacco cessation and perceived barriers to performing tobacco cessation counseling in a dental setting.

Osteonecrosis of the jaw - prevention and treatment strategies for oral health professionals.

Patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma and metastatic breast, prostate and renal cancers have a better opportunity for longer survival due to a myriad of chemotherapies regimens that attempt to manage disease progression while decreasing treatment-related side effects. Osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ) is a known side effect of bisphosphonates and other anti-neoplastic drugs. This complication can lead to oncologic treatment interruptions as well as diminished quality of life.

Oral health of patients with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review.

A systematic review of original studies was conducted to determine if differences in oral health exist between adults who have intellectual disabilities (ID) and the general population. Electronic searching identified 27 studies that met the inclusion criteria. These studies were assessed for strength of evidence.

The nature and frequency of medical emergencies among patients in a dental school setting.

As health care improves and life expectancy increases, dentists and dental students are treating a growing number of elderly and medically compromised patients, increasing the likelihood of a medical emergency during treatment. Previous studies examining emergencies in a dental setting have relied upon self-reports and are therefore subject to biases in reporting. The purpose of this study was to examine data generated from documentation of CODE-5 medical emergency events at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine over an eight-and-a-half-year period.

Trigeminal neuralgia with intraoral trigger points: report of two cases.

A variety of pathologic conditions can cause orofacial pain. Establishing the etiology of the pain is key to providing appropriate treatment. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a relatively uncommon condition and can present a diagnostic challenge to even the experienced dental practitioner.