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The impact of COVID‐19 on dental education in North America—Where do we go next?
Author(s) -
Wu David T.,
Wu Kevin Y.,
Nguyen Thomas T.,
Tran Simon D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1600-0579
pISSN - 1396-5883
DOI - 10.1111/eje.12561
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , dental education , medical education , dental care , medicine , medline , political science , family medicine , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the dental education community faced unprecedented challenges. In this commentary, we share the perspectives of faculty clinicians, residents and students in academic dental institutions in the United States and Canada. We discuss COVID‐19’s impact on various aspects of academic dentistry including patient care, education, research and raise key concerns regarding the future of dental education post‐pandemic.