Journal of dental education
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An increasing proportion of the population is medically at risk. Dental providers can encounter a cardiac arrest (CA) while treating their patients. Several studies have assessed qualified dental surgeons on the management of medical emergencies, but to our knowledge there is no reported study about dental students. ⋯ In conclusion, the predoctoral dental students evaluated in this study were not able to diagnose and manage a CA. The findings indicate that the teaching of cardiac arrest management should be revised. Students should learn and review the theoretical and practical components of cardiac arrest recognition and management in a more intensive manner.
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What the ADEA CCI series of articles means to me: reflections of a mid-career dental faculty member.
In this reflection article, Dr. Karen Novak, a mid-career faculty member at a U. S. dental school, identifies important messages and insights she gained from a series of twenty-one articles about the future of dental education published in the Journal of Dental Education from October 2005 to February 2009. ⋯ The ADEA CCI was created to build consensus within the dental community for innovative changes in the education of general dentists. One outcome of this process was a series of articles intended to raise awareness and stimulate dialogue about issues and forces shaping the future of dental education. Collectively, this series of articles is known as the Perspectives and Reflections in Dental Education (PRIDE) series to acknowledge the commitment of the academic dental community to reflect on current practices and future directions and also to represent the pride of dental school faculty members in their educational responsibilities and accomplishments.