Dental educations in China and USA have different histories and systems even if they are similar in some respects.In this paper,by taking school of dental medicine in Harvard university as an example,dental educations in China and USA were compared with each other concerning the enrollment requirement,school system,course arrangement,teaching methods,clinical practice,elc.Based on the comparison,advices on how to improve and reform our dental education system were provided by learning from the advantages of dental education in USA.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of pure titanium modified by bioadhesive RGD peptide on the early attachment, growth and proliferation of osteoblasts. Methods: The titanium samples were hydroxylated by alkali/hot water aging and sol-gel layer-by-layer deposition technique. Afterwards, the terminal -NH_2 group was introduced to the titanium surface by organosilane APTMS self-assembled monolayers and the functional group -NH_2 was further reacted with EDC/NHS by which RGD peptides was covalently immobilized to titanium. The efficiency of this bioreactive surface in promoting cell attachment and the competitive inhibition effect of RGD peptide with different concentrations were observed by calculating the amount of osteoblasts attached on the modified titanium. The growth and proliferation were observed by MTT method and scanning electronic microscopy. Results: The cell adhesion percentage of the RGD modified titanium group was much higher than that of the other groups. The RGD peptide solutions with higher concentration had stronger inhibitory impact on the cell adhesion onto the titanium surface. The cell growth, morphology and proliferation on the RGD peptide modified titanium were better than other groups. Conclusion: Bioadhesive peptide can be chemically grafted onto the titanium surface by means of self-assembled monolayers technique. The cells′ biological behaviors on the surface of RGD immobilized titanium are greatly improved in vitro.

Objective:To explore the application of GLTC (goodwill, listening, talking, and cooperation) doctor-patient communication mode combined with case-oriented teaching in prosthodontics practice teaching.Methods:Thirty undergraduates majoring in stomatology who practiced in West China/Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University from July 2019 to July 2020 were selected and randomly divided into the control group ( n=15) and the observation group ( n=15). The control group used the case-oriented teaching, and the observation group adopted the GLTC doctor-patient communication mode combined with the case-oriented teaching. The performance of clinical practice (theoretical performance, medical record analysis performance, operation performance, lecture performance), interns' doctor-patient communication ability, and interns' teaching subjective evaluation of the two groups were evaluated. SPSS 22.0 was used for t-test and Chi-square test. Results:The theoretical performance, medical record analysis performance, operation performance, and lecture performance of the interns in the observation group were better than those in the control group ( P < 0.05). The score of Liverpool doctor communication ability evaluation scale in the observation group was higher than that in the control group ( P<0.05). In the subjective evaluation of the teaching mode of the interns, the improvement of learning interest, collective awareness, language expression ability, comprehensive analysis ability, and clinical operation ability in the observation group were better than those in the control group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The GLTC doctor-patient communication model combined with the case-oriented teaching method is effective in prosthodontics practice teaching, which can effectively improve the professional knowledge and skills of interns and improve their teaching satisfaction and doctor-patient communication ability.

The problems caused by proximal contact loss (PCL) of dental implants have been a mainstream research topic in recent years, and scholars are unanimously committed to analyzing their causes and related factors, aiming to identify solutions to the problems related to PCL. The effects of the anterior component of force (ACF), the lifelong remolding of the adult craniofacial jaw and alveolar socket, and the osseointegration characteristics of dental implants are the main causes of PCL. On the one hand, the closing movement of the mandible causes the ACF of the tooth to move through the posterior molar cusp. Moreover, drifting between the upper and lower posterior teeth and mandibular anterior teeth can cause the anterior teeth of the upper and lower jaws to be displaced labially. On the other hand, reconstruction of the jaw, alveolar socket and tooth root, the forward horizontal force of the masticatory muscles, the dynamic component of the jaw and the forward force generated by the oblique plane of the tooth cusp can cause the natural tooth to experience near-middle drift. Additionally, natural teeth can shift horizontally and vertically and rotate to accommodate remodeling of the stomatognathic system and maintain oral function. Nevertheless, the lack of a natural periodontal membrane during implant osseointegration, the lack of a physiological basis for near-medium drift, the small average degree of vertical motion and the integrated silence of dental implants without the overall drift characteristics of natural teeth increases the probability of PCL. The high incidence of PCL is clearly associated with the duration of prosthesis delivery and the mesial position; but it is also affected by the magnitude of the bite force, occlusion, the adjacent teeth, restoration design, implant location, jaw, and patient age and sex. PCL has shown a significant correlation with food impaction, but not a one-to-one correspondence, and did not meet the necessary and sufficient conditions. PCL is also associated with peri-implant lesions as well as dental caries. PCL prevention included informed consent, regular examinations, selection of retention options, point of contact enhancement, occlusal splints, and the application of multipurpose digital crowns. Management of the PCL includes adjacent contact point additions, orthodontic traction, and occlusal adjustment. Existing methods can solve the problem of food impaction in the short term with comprehensive intervention to seek stable, long-term effects. Symmetric and balanced considerations will expand the treatment of issues caused by PCL.