Faculty Bibliography

Dental school graduates have a choice of a variety of career paths after graduation. Besides private practice students can work in research, hospital care, and academia. The goal of dental students is not only to be competent clinicians, but also to be able to delineate the different career pathways beyond dental school. Our aim is to provide a framework for dental students to use so that they can explore variousopportunities after dental school. We have formulated a template that consists of a series of questions that show different alternatives that in turn will help students decide their path beyond graduation. Thisframework will provide dental students with an organized tool to weigh the pros and cons of where to establish themselves and it will expose them to different career paths after graduation

Improved surgical site preparation and implant integration is demonstrated when beta tricalcium phosphate is inserted into extraction sites prior to implant placement. Mandibular first and second molars were extracted and immediate placement of this calcium salt resulted in improved vertical and horizontal bone deposition. These clinical cases correlate with other available evidence of accelerated healing, and dense bone deposition around extraction sites prior to implant placement