Guides: Dental Video Resources Guide: History of Dentistry

History of Dentistry Videos

Statistical inference in medical research : how did we get here and what does it mean? by Steven Goodman
Call Number: DVD R853.C55 G664 2011
Publication Date: 2011
The construction of a valid instrument, as the researcher learns of the shifting congruities among the group of clinical subjects, is the topic of this presentation. Dr. Goodman begins with the early history and philosophy of scientific (particularly dental and medical) research and brings the listener to the present and future implications of randomness in empirically observed phenomena.
William J. Gies : his contribution to the advancement of dentistry by William J. Gies Foundation for the Advancement of Dentistry
Call Number: VHS Videorecording 2
Publication Date: 1994
Reviews the contributions of Gies to the professionalization of dentistry in the twentieth century, taking it from a mechanics-oriented trade to a fully-accredited discipline within the medical research environment and within the instructional and curriculum content of North American medical education.

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