title: Teaching periodontics. Past patterns and future prospects.
abstract: The article presents a brief history of the development of periodontal concepts and their data base. Because of the rapid change in periodontal science and knowledge, the author pleads for periodontal education based on "show, deliberate, choose, and do" in our dental curricula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Stahl
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases; D010517:Periodontics / Q000193:education* / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods