title: Lesson plan on new method of teeth identification introduced at dental schools in Malaysia and Pakistan.
abstract: This article describes a new tooth notation system designed to be implemented for educational purposes in dental schools in Malaysia and Pakistan for identification of teeth and subsequently dental communication for wellness of dental patients. Its format is constructed as a lesson plan to present an uncomplicated tooth notation system by first letter of each tooth class (I-incisor, C-canine, P-premolar, and M-molar) to describe and communicate dental information. The new system is a promising and potential educational lesson that is innovative in its contents, easily understandable, and usable in dental charting as indicated by the results of a pilot study. However, further studies are required to investigate the strength of this new system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaqaab HUKM, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. ashfaqakram@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ashfaq
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akram
authors.forename: Abdus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salam
authors.forename: Ulfat
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: Nooreiny
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maarof
authors.forename: Subhan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Meerah
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003792:Dental Records / Q000592:standards*; D003817:Dentition; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D010154:Pakistan; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014070:Tooth