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The Gies Report and Research.

R Bruce Donoff1

  • 1Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA. bruce_donoff@hsdm.harvard.edu

The Journal of the American College of Dentists
|July 23, 2002
PubMed
Summary

The 1926 Gies Report advocated for integrating dental education into universities and grounding it in science. However, a disconnect between dental practice and scientific advancement persists today.

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Area of Science:

  • Dental Education
  • History of Science in Dentistry

Background:

  • William Gies critically assessed dental education in 1926, finding it mechanical and isolated.
  • The Gies Report highlighted the need for dentistry to be scientifically grounded and integrated with other disciplines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the historical recommendations of the Gies Report for dental education.
  • To examine the persistent gap between dental practice and scientific integration.

Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of the Gies Report and its impact.
  • Review of dental education and research agenda development.

Main Results:

  • The Gies Report proposed integrating dental schools into universities and emphasizing scientific foundations.
  • Early efforts by the American Dental Association to foster a research agenda were unsuccessful.
  • Scholarship in dentistry has been primarily supported by universities, government, and commercial interests.

Conclusions:

  • Despite the Gies Report's vision, dentistry's integration with science remains incomplete.
  • A significant separation between dental practice and scientific understanding continues to exist.

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