title: Using a Dental Student Exercise on Shear Bond Testing to Both Provide Skills Practice and Demonstrate a Research Process.
abstract: This article describes an exercise with junior dental students at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry designed in part to serve the requirement for dental accreditation Standard 6-3 ("Dental education programs must provide opportunities, encourage, and support student participation in research and other scholarly activities mentored by faculty"). The exercise has been conducted for seven years and has been found to provide a distinctive and important experience to the education of these dental students. The exercise has three aims. First, it is an exercise in which students practice their skills with dental bonding; second, it serves as a tool to give immediate feedback on these skills that is otherwise not possible in a real patient situation; and third, it demonstrates to the students how data from the exercise with the students as subjects can be used in a research study. The project thus serves as an innovative way to use a skill-building exercise to educate students about research at the same time.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Schulze is Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific; Ms. Wallace is regional manager for dental school and dental hygiene programs, U.S. western region, Ultradent Products, Inc.; Dr. Hoover is Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific; and Dr. Salmon is Assistant Professor and Clinical Informatics Liaison Representative, Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific. kschulze@pacific.edu.
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.affiliation: Dr. Schulze is Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific; Ms. Wallace is regional manager for dental school and dental hygiene programs, U.S. western region, Ultradent Products, Inc.; Dr. Hoover is Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific; and Dr. Salmon is Assistant Professor and Clinical Informatics Liaison Representative, Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: Dr. Schulze is Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific; Ms. Wallace is regional manager for dental school and dental hygiene programs, U.S. western region, Ultradent Products, Inc.; Dr. Hoover is Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific; and Dr. Salmon is Assistant Professor and Clinical Informatics Liaison Representative, Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoover
authors.affiliation: Dr. Schulze is Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific; Ms. Wallace is regional manager for dental school and dental hygiene programs, U.S. western region, Ultradent Products, Inc.; Dr. Hoover is Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific; and Dr. Salmon is Assistant Professor and Clinical Informatics Liaison Representative, Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salmon
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D018865:Dental Research / Q000193:education*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D003804:Dentin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004497:Education, Dental; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D055115:Light-Curing of Dental Adhesives / Q000379:methods; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000295:instrumentation; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013335:Students, Dental
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials
keywords: dental bonding; dental education