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A J Formicola

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PubMed1995

PGY1: what is it and why is it important?

The interest in a year of additional training for the practice of dentistry has grown over the past fifteen years. Debates at national conferences and careful study by committees of professional organizations led to the recommendation that over the next five to ten year period the profession should move toward creating a postgraduate experience for each graduate prior to independent practice. While study of this issue will undoubtedly continue, it behooves us to proceed with the process of expanding the number of postgraduate positions, first, to meet the demand by graduating students who are voluntarily selecting a year of additional training, and later, so we are at a position to fully consider such a year as mandatory for independent practice. If we use the next five to ten years productively, we can create an environment where the public and the graduates will benefit from this additional year of training.

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PubMed1994

The cost of higher education and its implication for dental education.

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.

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