Successful development and implementation of a digital dentistry curriculum at a US dental school
Successful development and implementation of a digital dentistry curriculum at a US dental school
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DOI:
10.2334/josnusd.21-0070
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发表时间:
2021-10-01
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1.9
通讯作者:
Watanabe, Hidehiko
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作者:
Jurado, Carlos A.;Tsujimoto, Akimasa;Watanabe, Hidehiko
Introducing new technology in the dental school curriculum may face some uphill challenges navigating through university-level bureaucracy, financial ramifications, and influencing the mindset of certain faculty. A dental school that relies heavily on teaching traditional restorative procedures may particularly face many challenges to embrace new technology. The restorative department at a US dental school created a division of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) dentistry to introduce the concept of digital dentistry to dental students and faculty. This article describes methods that were adopted to improve acceptance and increase the productivity of chairside CAD/CAM restorations for both students and faculty at the dental school in US.