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Is endodontics losing its identity in our dental schools?
G N Glickman1, W J Meyers, T P Mullaney
1Department of Endodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246, USA.
Abstract:
The program presented at the Section on Endodontics of the American Association of Dental Schools Annual Meeting in March 1990 in Cincinnati focused on the issue of identity loss of endodontics in dental schools. Program participants, comprising representatives from various institutions with different educational backgrounds and experiences, were posed a series of questions on the topic. Key issues were discussed and perspectives on the future of the specialty were presented relative to dental school reorganizations and restructuring.
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