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Alexandria, Va., USA The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted dental education and training. The study COVID-19 and Dental and Dental Hygiene Students Career Plans, published in the
JDR Clinical & Translational Research (JDR CTR), examined the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental hygiene and dental students career intentions.
An anonymous online survey was emailed to dental and dental hygiene students enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond, USA. The survey consisted of 81 questions that covered a wide range of topics including demographics, anticipated educational debt, career plans post-graduation, readiness to enter clinical practice or residency and student wellness. The authors found that students at all levels of training have become concerned about the limited employment opportunities, long-term stability of the dental profession and on the interruptions to clinical education and licensure examinati
By IPC
The year started with high hopes and anticipation for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. While the COVID-19 pandemic that took hold since March turned the entire world’s expectations upside down, the Paralympic Movement saw glimmers of light during a dark year:
FINDING A NEW CALLING
The pandemic showed a different side of many Para athletes, who felt compelled to flex their medical backgrounds in the health crisis.
US Paralympic snowboard medallist Brittani Coury and two-time British Paralympic table tennis player Kim Daybell went to the frontlines to battle the coronavirus. Coury, a registered nurse in Utah, turned her attention to helping at a university hospital. Daybell was due to start training full-time for Tokyo the week of 23 March but instead found himself full-time at the hospital on the frontline of the National Health Service s (NHS). Spanish Para triathlete Susana Rodriguez Gacio, Dutch rower Annika van der Meer, Venezuelan swimmer Genesis Leal, Italian rower Greta