Restoring a Genuine Smile
CC “I want to fix my front teeth,
I haven’t smiled in years. All I want is my smile back.”
CC “I want to fix my front teeth,
I haven’t smiled in years. All I want is my smile back.”
“I want to change the gold crown on my front tooth and make my smile look good.” A restoration performed on a patient with an anterior open bite.
A 79-year old woman with partial dentures is treated for broken teeth. A complicating factor is that she had a family history of cancer and had previously received radiotherapy for an acoustic neuroma.
A man in his late 50s who hasn’t had dental care in more than a decade seeks care for loose/missing teeth.
Patient with schizophrenia reports not having visited a dentist in 10 years. “My teeth began to really deteriorate over the last 4 4-5 years.” Presented to clinic with unrestorable decay, extensive caries, multiple root tips, chronic apical abscesses.
“I have temporary and want permanent teeth.” 31 year old male, with a complex set of conditions, seeks care at the dental clinic.
66 year old female, referred by her sister-in-law, who is also a patient. “My front tooth broke but it doesn’t hurt. I want to restore my oral
health and replace my front tooth now.”
There is limited research on the impact of reflective writing on dental student empathy levels. This paper aims to gather reflective data from dental students and evaluate the impact community health has had on their dental school career.
Student
Community Outreach for Public Education ( at the
University of the Pacific, Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry
conducted a follow up survey among dental students in the class of
IDS 2020 DDS 2021 DDS 2020 The purpose of the survey was to
gauge the interest of dental students in participating in extramural
clinical enrichment programs as well as survey their interest in a
public health selective The data from the 2019 survey is presented in a
statistical form and is also compared to the data received from a
similar survey conducted in both 2018 and 2016
Patient presented to emergency clinic with pain on tooth #4. Pulpal vitality testing revealed that the
tooth had lingering sensitivity to cold, no sensitivity to percussion or palpation.