title: Research, technology transfer, and dentistry.
abstract: The periodontal discipline illustrates the need for dentists to be doctors specializing in oral medicine. Research findings are tending toward more complex and possibly lengthy treatment with drugs and/or growth factors, necessitating a curriculum with more emphasis on pharmacology, medical management, critical review of clinical trial results, and evaluation of risk-benefit ratios.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, University of Alabama, School of Dentistry, Birmingham.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jeffcoat
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000639:trends; D003813:Dentistry; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral / Q000639:trends; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D010517:Periodontics / Q000639:trends; D012106:Research; D018581:Technology Transfer