Evans Caswell A
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, USA.
J Am Coll Dent. 2008 Winter;75(4):42-6.
Some individuals emphasize dentistry as the provision of services; others concentrate on achieving specified levels of oral health. One's vision of dentistry affects how the issue of access is viewed. The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry has been the recipient of a Profession and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education project (the Pipeline) grant to promote oral health in underserved communities and to train students to function effectively in such settings. The School's Extramural Clinical Experience is described. This involves 60 days of providing care in seventeen sites for students in their fourth year of training. Students must qualify for these rotations based on clinical competency and they must document their experiences. The positive effects observed so far in this program are described.
一些人强调牙科是提供服务；另一些人则专注于实现特定水平的口腔健康。一个人对牙科的看法会影响对获得治疗机会问题的看法。伊利诺伊大学芝加哥牙科学院获得了一项“职业与实践：基于社区的牙科教育项目（管道项目）”资助，以促进服务不足社区的口腔健康，并培训学生在这些环境中有效发挥作用。描述了该学院的校外临床经验。这包括为四年级培训学生在17个地点提供60天的护理。学生必须根据临床能力获得这些轮转资格，并且必须记录他们的经历。描述了到目前为止在该项目中观察到的积极效果。
