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153 gap statements mined from Dental Education, Practice, Research papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 2,819 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • There is a lack of data on the trends, training, and use of PAOO among U.S. periodontists. Prior research has focused on the clinical outcomes of PAOO, but not on the attitudes and professional behavior of periodontists towards the procedure.

    Periodontists’ Attitudes and Professional Behavior Towards Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Tooth Movement—A U.S. National Survey · 2025 · DOI

  • These included lack of agreement on a basic CCC as standard (96%), insufficient support or reimbursement for caries prevention and management (90%), separation between cariology and restorative dentistry (68%), focus on restorative/surgical management with prevention and nonoperative management being disconnected (73%).

    The Core Curriculum in Cariology: Fiction or Reality? Challenges about Implementation · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on stressors in paediatric dentistry clinical training among Polish and international dental students. There is a need to explore the specific stressors faced by dental students during clinical training.

    Exploring stressors in paediatric dentistry clinical training among Polish and international dental students at the Medical University of Lodz · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper does not provide a comprehensive solution to the challenges faced by pregnant clinicians. The analysis is based on qualitative accounts from clinicians and may not be generalizable. The paper does not address the experiences of clinicians in other professions.

    Pregnancy and self-employment in dentistry: where do protections fall short? · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of focus on geriatric oral surgery as a unique area of clinical interest. The paper identifies the need for a holistic approach to patient care in geriatric oral surgery. The decision to continue, withhold, or modify antithrombotics is a major factor in dealing with geriatric patients.

    Geriatric Oral Surgery: A Holistic Outlook · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in the undergraduate training of dental students in special needs dentistry. Dental students lack knowledge and skills in treating patients with special healthcare needs.

    Dental student’s perception, attitude and educational experience in treating patients with special healthcare needs at undergraduate level · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap in dental care is due to various barriers, including affordability. Māori are more likely to have poor oral health and less likely to be able to afford dental care.

    Addressing barriers to dental care: a Tūranga Health and Trinity Koha Dental initiative · 2026 · DOI

  • The shift to competency-based education may lead to reductionism, where complex clinical abilities are fragmented into discrete units. The lack of infrastructure, resources, and trained personnel may hinder the implementation of competency-based education.

    Competency-based dental education: Are we prepared? · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for further research on the implementation of competency-based dental education. The importance of monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of competency-based education.

    Competency-based dental education: Are we prepared? · 2026 · DOI

  • Service-Learning has emerged as a pedagogical strategy that blends community engagement with academic goals and has been associated with improved attitudes toward community service among health-professions students; however, evidence from Latin America, and from Dental Education in Chile in particular, remains scarce.

    Dental students’ attitudes toward community service: a pre–post survey study of a service-learning experience in Chile · 2026 · DOI

  • The history of women in Turkish dentistry has not been extensively studied. There is a lack of research on the experiences of pioneering women dentists. The social and institutional barriers faced by women in dentistry during the Ottoman and early Republican periods are not well understood.

    TÜRK DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİNDE İLK KADIN ÖNCÜLER · 2026 · DOI

  • The importance of soft skills is increasingly recognized, but their relevance to future professional practice remains insufficiently explored. There is an uneven focus on the various dimensions of non-technical competencies in research.

    Soft Skills in the Training of Future Dentists: Perceptions and Perspectives of Final-Year Students · 2026 · DOI

  • Lack of explicit definition of tasks to be independently performed by trainees in prosthodontics specialty training programmes. Need for a set of EPAs that reflect essential tasks expected of graduating trainees.

    Development of entrustable professional activities for competency-based prosthodontic specialty training programmes · 2026 · DOI

  • A 31-item validated questionnaire including closed and open questions pertaining to students' perceptions of the teaching of implant dentistry was distributed to all 13 dental schools in Malaysia.

    Bridging the gap in implant dentistry education: Perspectives from Malaysia’s graduating dental cohort · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of formal assessment of policy knowledge among Public Health Dentistry postgraduate students in India. The absence of oral health policy as a distinct teaching unit in the MDS curriculum. The limited awareness and implementation of oral health policy among the dental workforce.

    Need Assessment of Oral Health Policy Curriculum: Knowing and Teaching Gaps among Public Health Dentistry Postgraduate Students in India · 2026 · DOI

  • The practice of Continuing Dental Education (CDE) serves as a fundamental requirement for lifelong learning but there is limited knowledge about how dental students handle CDE during their final educational period.

    How Undergraduate Students Perceive Postgraduate Training and Continuing Education: A French Survey · 2026 · DOI

  • The current training model for young plastic surgeons is disproportionately weighted toward aesthetic cases. There is a lack of emphasis on reconstructive surgery in the training of plastic surgeons. This gap can lead to a lack of balance in their training and a risk of burnout.

    What Reconstructing a Smile Taught Me About Being a Surgeon · 2026 · DOI

  • The study had a low response rate of 14.2%, - The survey was limited to U.S.

    Periodontists’ Attitudes and Professional Behavior Towards Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Tooth Movement—A U.S. National Survey · 2025 · DOI

  • A plummeting number of patients registered to receive dental care and a growing exodus of dentists from the service requires a proportionate response.

    NI Executive must ‘go further and faster' to secure a future for HS dentistry · 2026 · DOI

  • The study had a limited response rate of 38.59%. The study only included 4th and 5th-year students. The study did not explore other potential stressors.

    Exploring stressors in paediatric dentistry clinical training among Polish and international dental students at the Medical University of Lodz · 2026 · DOI

  • The integration of preventive education within routine clinical practice is inadequate. Dental settings are underutilized as a platform for cancer education and early detection.

    Oral Cancer Education Gaps in Dental Practice · 2026 · DOI

  • Traditional dentistry has been transactional and missed the human element - There is a need for a new approach to dentistry that promotes oral health…

    Edinburgh dental practice hosts wellness events · 2026 · DOI

  • Lack of standardized training benchmarks in OMFS training in India - Unequal clinical experience and competency acquisition among trainees - Need for a competency-based framework to ensure consistent educational…

    Competency-Based Education in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training in India: Time for a Structured Framework · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research on the importance of soft skills in dentistry, - Investigation of the impact of soft skills on patient outcomes, - Comparison of soft skills perceptions across different dental…

    Soft Skills in the Training of Future Dentists: Perceptions and Perspectives of Final-Year Students · 2026 · DOI

  • A multi-center study with stratified selection and objective knowledge testing, - Increase in postgraduate programs in Indian Dental Colleges, - Including 95 that offer PHD…

    Need Assessment of Oral Health Policy Curriculum: Knowing and Teaching Gaps among Public Health Dentistry Postgraduate Students in India · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) There is a lack of research on stressors in paediatric dentistry clinical training among Polish and international dental students (“Exploring stressors in paediatric dentistry clinical training among Polish and…”, 2026); (2) There is a lack of focus on geriatric oral surgery as a unique area of clinical interest (“Geriatric Oral Surgery: A Holistic Outlook”, 2026); (3) The lack of infrastructure, resources, and trained personnel may hinder the implementation of competency-based education (“Competency-based dental education: Are we prepared?”, 2026); (4) There is a lack of research on the experiences of pioneering women dentists (“TÜRK DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİNDE İLK KADIN ÖNCÜLER”, 2026); (5) The importance of soft skills is increasingly recognized, but their relevance to future professional practice remains insufficiently explored (“Soft Skills in the Training of Future Dentists: Perceptions and Perspectives of…”, 2026). 153 gap statements have been mined from Dental Education, Practice, Research papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 2,819 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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