Saffari, Shawheen S.
Frederick Lambert, R.
Dang, Lucy
Pagni, Sarah
Dragan, Irina F.
Article History
Received: 30 June 2017
Accepted: 12 April 2018
First Online: 2 May 2018
Authors’ information
: Saffari is a postgraduate student (Chief-Resident) in the Department of Dentistry & Oral Surgery at Saint Barnabas Hospital, he served as American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Council of Students, Residents and Fellows (CoSRF) Board Member during the time this project was designed and implemented; Mr. Lambert is a D.M.D. candidate at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and ADEA CoSRF representative; Ms. Dang is a 2017 D.M.D. graduate at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and past-representative for ADEA CoSRF; Dr. Pagni is a statistician and Instructor in the Department of Public Health and Community Service, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine; Dr. Dragan is Assistant Professor of Periodontology and ADEA Student Group Faculty Advisor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
: This cross-sectional exploratory study design received ethical approval from the Tufts Health Sciences Institutional Review Board. Each participant consented to be part of the study. Participation or the refusal to volunteer had no effect on a faculty member’s position or on a student’s academic standing.
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