title: A graduate student's, graduate program director's, and chairman's perspective of the Dentist Scientist Award program.
abstract: The Dentist Scientist Award (DSA) program was introduced as an innovative mechanism of support and structure to meet the critical demand for the training of expert clinician scientists. This article presents an overview of the University of North Carolina's DSA program as it relates to the Department of Prosthodontics and the graduate program in prosthodontics. Recruitment of DSA candidates for the program and for faculty positions is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Felton
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D018865:Dental Research / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D008913:Minority Groups; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009657:North Carolina; D010560:Personnel Selection; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education*; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D013335:Students, Dental; D014146:Training Support; D014481:United States