Last year the ADA House of Delegates reaffirmed the ADA's support for the elimination of human subjects in the clinical licensure examination process while giving exception to a methodology for testing known as the curriculum-integrated format.
Atlanta—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a Dec. 19 cutoff for continuing education credits for the online examination related to CDC's 2003 Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings.
Geneva, Switzerland—An international expert panel last month issued a call to action to promote dental health by using fluoride to address growing disparities in dental health and the lack of progress in reducing the worldwide burden of dental caries, particularly in disadvantaged populations.
In the wake of cheating incidents involving senior students at two of the nation's dental schools last year, educators and administrators are taking steps to ensure future professionals have a renewed sense of what it means to be an ethical health care professional.