Hunt L M, Dugoni A A, Enarson H L, Formicola A J, Mingle J R
J Dent Educ. 1994 Jun;58(6):414-23.
In summary, the committee remains convinced that dental education and the dental profession continue to be valuable public resources, greatly respected in the eyes of the public and worthy of the educational investment by students, institutions, federal, and state governments and, ultimately, the public. Among the 54 dental schools, there are 54 different financial situations. It is difficult to generalize about them, but it is not difficult to see, from the information presented, that all are not optimizing their finances and their educational programs. It is the committee's perception that many of the private dental schools and some of the public dental schools are teetering on the verge of extinction. Unless substantial actions are taken, the irretrievable loss of some of these schools is likely to occur. While this committee cannot prescribe actions for all of the schools, it is evident that systematic and sustained effort is needed to prevent these losses. The solution to this complex problem cannot be solely that of dental education. It has to become the concern of all the related constituencies of the profession. Economic factors will continue to increase the cost of education.
总之，委员会仍然坚信，牙科教育和牙科专业仍然是宝贵的公共资源，在公众眼中备受尊重，值得学生、院校、联邦和州政府乃至公众进行教育投资。在54所牙科学院中，存在54种不同的财务状况。很难对它们进行一概而论，但从所提供的信息中不难看出，并非所有院校都在优化其财务状况和教育项目。委员会认为，许多私立牙科学院和一些公立牙科学院正濒临绝境。除非采取重大行动，否则其中一些学校很可能会不可挽回地消失。虽然本委员会无法为所有学校规定行动，但显然需要系统而持续的努力来防止这些损失。解决这个复杂问题不能仅仅依靠牙科教育。它必须成为该行业所有相关群体关注的问题。经济因素将继续增加教育成本。
