This investigation explored whether teaching a case‐based seminar influenced dental students’
perceptions of the importance of various factors for diagnosis and treatment planning. In …

Background: This study explored whether periodontal health/disease affects psychosocial
outcomes in smiling patterns of particular subjects and their smile‐related quality of life. …

Consistency in clinical decision making may be necessary for reliable assessment of student
performance and teaching effectiveness, yet little has been done to examine variation in …

The objectives of this study were to investigate periodontal treatment and referral patterns
and the considerations used in the process of dentists who make no periodontal referrals, …

There are inaccuracies and inconsistencies of radiographic interpretation among clinical
instructors. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if a training program could …

Purpose: Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based, patient-centered counseling
approach for eliciting behavior change. In 2012, the University of Michigan (UM) Dental …

Background: This study explored which factors affected patients' decisions to pursue either
surgical or non‐surgical periodontal treatment. Methods: Data were collected from 74 …

Accurate and consistent radiographic interpretation among clinical instructors is needed for
assessment of teaching, student performance, and patient care. The purpose of this …

Background: Patients with special health care needs (SHCNs) and patients from underrepresented
minority and/or low socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to have problems …

Questionnaire data were collected from 160 MDA members. The data showed that 16 percent
of the respondents had not made a periodontal referral during the last month, 67 percent …