Kara Brick, Janice L Cooper, Leona Mason, Sangay Faeflen, Josiah Monmia, Janet M Dubinsky
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study compared clinical experiences foreigntrained dentists ftds enrolled advance standing dmd dental program dmdas domestic dental students dmd university illinois chicago college dentistry uiccod crosssectional retrospective chart review patients treated 295 dmd 253 dmdas predoctoral dental students completed uiccod data retrieved electronic health record system axium graduated classes 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 various performed clinical procedures measured relative value units rvus retrieved data used compare clinical experiences dmdas vs dmd students descriptive mean statistical independent ttest analyses used 005 results indicated dmd dmdas students comparable clinical experiences several disciplines including diagnosis prevention directindirect restorations endodontics periodontics complete dentures removable partial dentures implantsfixed partial dentures oral surgery statistical difference total rvus diagnosis p 0002 direct restorations p 0001 dmd students experience 28 month program ftds appeared reasonable timeframe obtain adequate number varied clinical experiences compared traditional fouryear program uiccod