title: Operative Dentistry for the new millennium: a problem specific approach to operative dentistry.
abstract: This paper presents an alternate view of current preclinical education in Operative Dentistry and suggests a course that uses a cause and appropriate response action rather than the traditional material specific cavity preparation. This approach considers caries as a disease, could foster a better understanding of prevention and its application in maintaining teeth for a lifetime for the patient, and encourage critical thinking for both student and faculty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO, 80262 USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Osborne
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000193:education*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning