77 results match your criteria: "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry[Affiliation]"

Cutaneous immune-related adverse events (irAEs) of immunotherapies, such as anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1), suggest that immune checkpoint factors may contribute to the pathobiology of lichenoid interface dermatitis in immunotherapy-naïve patients. Our study aimed to describe innate and adaptive immune markers via immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of lichenoid interface dermatoses. We studied the staining patterns of PD-L1, STING, IL-36 gamma, CD8, PD-1, and LAG-3 in five interface dermatoses: oral lichen planus (LP) (n = 10), cutaneous LP (n = 10), chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) (n = 11), erythema multiforme (EM) (n = 11), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) (n = 13), by immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis.

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The biological role of interleukin 17 (IL-17) has been explored during recent decades and identified as a pivotal player in coordinating innate and adaptive immune responses. Notably, IL-17 functions as a double-edged sword with both destructive and protective immunological roles. While substantial progress has implicated unrestrained IL-17 in a variety of infectious diseases or autoimmune conditions, IL-17 plays an important role in protecting the host against pathogens and maintaining physiological homeostasis.

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Objectives: To compare the clinical performance of mildly acidic universal adhesives Scotchbond Universal (SU, 3M Oral Care, St Paul, MN, USA) and Prime & Bond Elect (PBE, Dentsply Sirona, Charlotte, NC, USA) in the restoration of noncarious cervical lesions (NCCLs).

Methods And Materials: A total of 63 patients in need of 203 NCCL restorations participated in this randomized controlled clinical trial. Notch-shaped lesions were restored with Kalore (GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) after application of either SU or PBE, following the etch-and-rinse (ER) or self-etch (SE) techniques.

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Incisive canal remodelling following maximum anterior retraction reduces apical root resorption.

Orthod Craniofac Res

March 2021

Department of Orthodontics, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Institute of Craniofacial Deformity, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.

Introduction: The objectives were to visualize the incisive canal (IC) remodelling following maximum incisor retraction and to evaluate its impact on canal-invasion-associated apical root resorption.

Methods: Pre- and post-treatment CBCT images of 34 adult orthodontic patients (age 18-47 years) with a large amount of maxillary incisor retraction (>4 mm) using temporary anchorage devices (TADs) were retrospectively evaluated. Maxillary regional superimpositions and 3D models of the IC along with central incisors were used to measure the changes in IC dimension, IC invasion by the roots and IC remodelling.

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Background: The mesial surface of the first permanent molar is the most caries-susceptible proximal surface of the permanent dentition in children under the age of 12.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the association between caries progression on the mesial surface of the first permanent molar (T6M) and caries on the distal surface of the primary second molar (t5D) and the occlusal surface of the first permanent molar (T6O).

Design: Children (between 5 and 13 years old; N = 565) that had participated in a 4-year longitudinal caries study that at baseline had at least one T6 fully erupted with a t5 in proximal contact, with no restoration or sealant on T6O and t5D, and adequate bitewing radiographs were included.

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We explored academicians' experiences with pre-doctoral special healthcare needs (SHCN) education using one-on-one interviews with academic leaders. We assessed their personal experience with SHCN, the current state of SHCN education at their institution, and their opinions about SHCN education in the pre-doctoral curriculum. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a qualitative descriptive framework to identify emerging themes.

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Introduction: Knowledge gaps exist among providers and pregnant women about the importance and safety of oral health care around pregnancy. This article describes the current state of perinatal oral health and healthcare among underserved women in North Carolina (NC) and provides policy recommendations to improve their access to and utilization of dental services.

Methods: A descriptive analysis is provided using (a) 2016 oral health surveillance data of a convenience sample of 459 pregnant women across NC, (b) 2014-2016 Medicaid dental provider and dental services utilization data for the Medicaid for Pregnant Women (MPW) program, and (c) 2017 Medicaid dental benefits policy.

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Objectives: Dental care is the most commonly cited unmet health-care service due to cost. Previous research has highlighted the unmet dental needs of people living with HIV (PLWH). Understanding associations among dental insurance availability, dental care utilization, and the presence of unmet dental needs among PLWH is a public health priority.

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Gender Differences in Academic Productivity and Advancement Among Dental School Faculty.

J Womens Health (Larchmt)

October 2019

Office of Dental Education and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

An equal number of women and men are now graduating from dental school, but women dentists have lower income and are less likely to achieve positions of leadership, including within dental academia. Demographic information and academic rank were obtained for all faculty at the eight dental schools who received the most funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research in 2017. Years since dental school graduation, total number of PubMed-indexed citations, first- and last-author publications, and H-index were determined for each faculty member.

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The Use of Social Media by Dental Students for Communication and Learning: Two Viewpoints: Viewpoint 1: Social Media Use Can Benefit Dental Students' Communication and Learning and Viewpoint 2: Potential Problems with Social Media Outweigh Their Benefits for Dental Education.

J Dent Educ

June 2019

Tracy L. de Peralta, DMD, PhD, MClinEd, is Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Curriculum and Assessment Integration, University of Michigan School of Dentistry; O. Fields Farrior, DMD, MS, is Associate Clinical Professor and Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Patient Care, University of New England College of Dental Medicine; Natasha M. Flake, DDS, PhD, MSD, is Associate Professor and Director of Predoctoral Endodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry; Desmond Gallagher, DDS, MA, MFGDP ( UK), is Assistant Professor and Executive Associate Dean, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry; Cristiano Susin, DDS, MSD, PhD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Periodontology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; and John Valenza, DDS, FAGD, is Professor and Dean, University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston.

Social media have become a major part of an interconnected society, impacting personal and professional lives. This Point/Counterpoint presents two opposing viewpoints on the question of whether social media should be used in dental education as a learning and communication tool for dental students. Viewpoint 1 argues that social media benefit student learning and should be used as a tool in dental education.

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Teaching Silver Diamine Fluoride in U.S. Dental Schools' Predoctoral Curricula.

J Dent Educ

December 2018

Caroline Nguyen Ngoc, DMD, MS, is Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal; Ritu Mehta, BDS, is Research Assistant, Department of Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; Terry E. Donovan, DMD, is Professor, Division of Operative Dentistry and Biomaterials, Department of Restorative Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; and Andrea G. Ferreira Zandona, DDS, MSD, PhD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Silver diamine fluoride (SDF), a low-cost topical agent used in many countries to arrest dental caries, was cleared as a desensitizing agent by the Food & Drug Administration for the U.S. market in 2014.

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Education About Dental Erosion in U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools.

J Dent Educ

December 2018

Caroline Nguyen Ngoc, DMS, MS, is Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal; and Terry E. Donovan, DDS, is Professor and Section Head for Biomaterial, Department of Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry.

Dental erosion (DE) is a well-accepted multifactorial form of tooth wear involving acids. Due to its irreversible nature, recognizing the early signs is important to develop appropriate preventive strategies. However, its place in dental curricula remains unclear.

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Objective: Recent reports have documented health disparities according to sexual orientation and used the minority stress model as a framework for understanding their origins. To date, however, sexual orientation-related disparities in the oral health domain have not been evaluated. Accordingly, this study sought to investigate potential health disparities in objectively-assessed and subjective reports of oral heath among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults relative to the heterosexual community-dwelling US population.

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Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century: Phase 2 Report on Strategic Analysis and Recommendations.

J Dent Educ

October 2018

Allan J. Formicola, DDS, MS, is Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine; Howard L. Bailit, DMD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut; Jane A. Weintraub, DDS, MPH, is Alumni Distinguished Professor and former Dean, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; Jacquelyn L. Fried, RDH, MS, is Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Dentistry; and Peter J. Polverini, DDS, DMSc, is Jonathan Taft Distinguished University Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Dentistry.

In Phase 1 of the "Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century" project, research was conducted and published on a number of serious challenges facing dental and allied dental education, both presently and projected to 2040. Those findings informed the strategic analysis and recommendations developed in Phase 2 of the project. This report provides an overview of the Phase 2 conclusions and presents recommendations to address the challenges identified.

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Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine whether lesion features appear differently on panoramic radiography (PAN) and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), and whether the use of CBCT affects diagnostic accuracy and observers' confidence in comparison with PAN.

Study Design: Three oral and maxillofacial radiologists reviewed 33 sets of PAN images and CBCT volumes of biopsy-proven lesions. They described 12 different lesion features and provided up to 3 ranked differential diagnoses, as well as their confidence with respect to those diagnoses.

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess dentists' ability to correctly identify and classify development defects of enamel (DDE).

Methods: The modified DDE (MDDE) index was used to classify enamel defects into two types: (1) enamel hypoplasia-pitted, grooved, or missing enamel; or (2) enamel opacity-translucency of enamel not caused by dental caries or fluorosis (can be either demarcated or diffuse). A panel of six experts selected and scored 36 images using the MDDE, and the consensus score was used as the gold standard score in the evaluation of survey respondents.

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Pharmacologic behavior management for dental treatment is an approach to provide invasive yet compassionate care for young children; it can facilitate the treatment of children who otherwise may not cooperate for traditional in-office care. Some recent highly publicized procedural sedation-related tragedies have drawn attention to risks associated with pharmacologic management. However, it remains widely accepted that, by adhering to proper guidelines, procedural sedation can assist in the provision of high-quality dental care while minimizing morbidity and mortality from the procedure.

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Purpose: To determine the effect of changing the dispensing or mixing method of resin-modified glass ionomer (RMGI) cements on their water sorption, solubility, film thickness, and shear bond strength.

Materials And Methods: Disc-shaped specimens of RMGI cements (RelyX: Luting [handmix], Luting Plus [clicker-handmix], Luting Plus [automix], GC: Fuji PLUS [capsule-automix], FujiCEM 2 [automix], [n = 10]) were prepared according to ISO standard 4049 for water sorption and solubility tests. Furthermore, the percentage of mass change, percentage of solubility, and percentage of water absorbed was also determined.

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A pilot-feasibility study of measuring emotional expression during oral care.

Geriatr Nurs

November 2018

Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA.

This study explored the feasibility of measuring emotional responses to oral care among individuals with dementia living in residential long-term care (LTC). Eleven residents with dementia were recruited from a U.S.

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Should Student Evaluation of Teaching Play a Significant Role in the Formal Assessment of Dental Faculty? Two Viewpoints: Viewpoint 1: Formal Faculty Assessment Should Include Student Evaluation of Teaching and Viewpoint 2: Student Evaluation of Teaching Should Not Be Part of Formal Faculty Assessment.

J Dent Educ

November 2017

Dr. Rowan is Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Dean, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; Dr. Newness is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Integrated Care, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry; Dr. Tetradis is Professor and Chair, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry; Dr. Prasad is Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine; Dr. Ko is Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Orthodontics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; and Dr. Sanchez is Professor and Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine.

Student evaluation of teaching (SET) is often used in the assessment of faculty members' job performance and promotion and tenure decisions, but debate over this use of student evaluations has centered on the validity, reliability, and application of the data in assessing teaching performance. Additionally, the fear of student criticism has the potential of influencing course content delivery and testing measures. This Point/Counterpoint article reviews the potential utility of and controversy surrounding the use of SETs in the formal assessment of dental school faculty.

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Aim: Several papers have considered the potential relationship between periodontitis and lipid parameters. The present systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression studies focused on investigating whether serum lipid parameter levels were elevated in patients with periodontal disease (PD; without altered systemic conditions) in comparison with periodontally healthy subjects.

Materials And Methods: Eligible studies were those with data about serum lipid parameter levels in non-smoking subjects with and without chronic periodontitis, who are generally healthy and not taking any medication for dyslipidaemia.

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Aim: To compare the microbiome of healthy (H) and diseased (P) peri-implant sites and determine the core peri-implant microbiome.

Materials And Methods: Submucosal biofilms from 32 H and 35 P sites were analysed using 16S rRNA sequencing (MiSeq, Illumina), QIIME and HOMINGS. Differences between groups were determined using principal coordinate analysis (PCoA), t tests and Wilcoxon rank sum test and FDR-adjusted.

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Should Lecture Recordings Be Mandated in Dental Schools? Two Viewpoints: Viewpoint 1: Lecture Recordings Should Be Mandatory in U.S. Dental Schools and Viewpoint 2: Lecture Recordings Should Not Be Mandatory in U.S. Dental Schools.

J Dent Educ

December 2016

Dr. Zandona is Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; Prof. Kinney is Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Dental Hygiene, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry; Dr. Seong is Associate Professor and Director, Division of Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry; Dr. Kumar is Associate Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine, and Oral Radiology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry; Dr. Bendayan is Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Director of Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine; and Dr. Hewlett is Professor, Section of Restorative Dentistry and Associate Dean of Outreach and Diversity, University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry.

Transcription or recording of lectures has been in use for many years, and with the availability of high-fidelity recording, the practice is now ubiquitous in higher education. Since technology has permeated education and today's tech-savvy students have expectations for on-demand learning, dental schools are motivated to record lectures, albeit with positive and negative implications. This Point/Counterpoint article addresses the question of whether lecture recording should be mandatory in U.

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Background: Indicators of poor oral health, including smoking, have been associated with increased risk of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, especially oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), yet few studies have examined whether this association is modified by human papillomavirus (HPV) status.

Methods: Data from interviews and tumor HPV status from a large population-based case-control study, the Carolina Head and Neck Cancer Study (CHANCE), were used to estimate the association between oral health indicators and smoking among 102 HPV-positive patients and 145 HPV-negative patients with OPSCC and 1396 controls. HPV status was determined by p16INK4a (p16) immunohistochemistry.

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Development and Assessment of Discrimination Exercises for Faculty Calibration in Preclinical Operative Dentistry.

J Dent Educ

August 2016

Dr. Ahmed is Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; Dr. Sturdevant is Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; Prof. Wilder is Professor, Department of Dental Ecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; Dr. Kowlowitz is Evaluation, Teaching, and Learning Consult, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry and School of Nursing; and Dr. Boushell is Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry.

The aims of this study were to identify the level of interexaminer agreement among preclinical operative dentistry faculty members when grading Class II preparations performed by first-year dental students; to develop discrimination exercises for specific preparation components where interexaminer agreement was poor; and to evaluate if the discrimination exercises were able to improve inter- and intraexaminer agreement. In the preliminary phase of this study, 13 components of 32 Class II cavity preparations were assessed by eight course faculty members at one U.S.

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