How practicing dentists can shape dental research: The american association for dental research's vision for the future

摘要

He would marvel at the unprecedented scientific and technological advances of the past century that have created amazing instrumentation, restorative materials and diagnostic tests that simply were unimaginable in his time. He would ponder how the profession can best use precise and sophisticated imaging systems, biologically driven therapies and "smart" dental materials, as well as genome scans, molecularly based diagnostics and other targeted approaches to personalize patient care in private practice and community clinic settings. He also would envision great opportunities for dentists, as oral health professionals, to overcome the challenges of changing demographics, an increasingly aged patient population and rising health care system costs.