The implication of integrating pediatric education into a pediatric dentistry course for undergraduate dental students

The utility of microbiome (microbiota) and exosomes in dentistry

“…In clinical dentistry, the concept of the oral-systemic link has been emphasized repeatedly, which includes awareness of problems and connections between the oral and general health, avoiding the physical distress caused by the dental treatment, and understanding the risk of treating dental patients with systemic diseases. 1 However, in addition to clinical dentistry, the concept of the oral-systemic link is equally applicable in various dental fields (especially basic dentistry). By the same token, we could say that in basic dentistry, the concept of the oral-systemic link includes awareness of problems and connections between the oral and general medicine, paying attention to systemic performance caused by dental origins, and understanding the issues of dental research with systemic relationships.…”

“…The same phenomenon also occurs between the basic researches in medicine and in dentistry. 1 , 2 , 3 Therefore, the separation of general health education and research from dental education and research indeed has serious negative implications for the delivery of oral health care and the development of oral health medicine.…”

The evolution of dental teaching and research unit for the medical students from Taipei Imperial University to National Taiwan University (1939–2000)

“…In the clinical dentistry, the concept of the oral-systemic link has been emphasized repeatedly, which includes awareness of problems and connections between the oral and general health, avoiding the physical distress caused by the dental treatment, and understanding the risk of treating dental patients with systemic diseases. 5 However, the separation of medical education and dental education indeed has serious negative implications for the delivery of oral health care.…”