Demographic variables affecting patient referrals from general practice dentists to periodontists.

Background: Within dentistry, a limited body of literature exists regarding the referral relationships between general practitioners (GPs) and specialists. The purpose of this study was to investigate the referral relationship between GPs and periodontists within the state of Virginia.

Methods: A survey was developed that focused on the demographic variables in the referral relationship between GPs and periodontists.

Equivalence study of a dental anatomy computer-assisted learning program.

Tooth Morphology is a computer-assisted learning program designed to teach the anatomy of the adult dentition. The purpose of this study was to test whether Tooth Morphology could teach dental anatomy to first-year dental students as well as the traditional lecture. A randomized controlled trial was performed with forty-five first-year dental students.