FDA Collection: http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75640 2026-08-28T04:31:20Z A Note from the JADE Editorial Board Chair http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75903 Title: A Note from the JADE Editorial Board Chair Authors: Spivakovsky, Silvia Abstract: This issue of JADE addresses a fundamental question for the profession: “Is the use of human subjects during dental licensing exams the best way to ensure the health and safety of the public?” 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z Using Patients as Participants in Dental Board Exams for Licensure — A Contemporary Demonstration of Reductio ad Absurdum http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75905 Title: Using Patients as Participants in Dental Board Exams for Licensure — A Contemporary Demonstration of Reductio ad Absurdum Authors: Vernillo, Anthony Abstract: In his commentary, Dr. Vernillo supports Dr. Schloss’s argument and goes further. He asserts that given advances in current computer and informational technology, board examinations that adequately assess dental students’ clinical skills without the use of human subjects are doable, ethically justified, and should be mandated. 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z Using Human Subjects in Dental Licensing Exams: Is This the Best Way to Ensure the Health and Safety of the Public? http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75904 Title: Using Human Subjects in Dental Licensing Exams: Is This the Best Way to Ensure the Health and Safety of the Public? Authors: Schloss, Alexander Abstract: Alexander J. Schloss provides a comprehensive ethical framework in which to consider this question. Utilizing the ADA’s 2018 Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, Dr. Schloss systematically argues that it is not possible to uphold the principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, and veracity enshrined in that code when human subjects are used in dental licensing exams. 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z Dental Licensure Exams Involving Human Subjects — What Is the Justification? http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75906 Title: Dental Licensure Exams Involving Human Subjects — What Is the Justification? Authors: Recker, Frank R Abstract: In his commentary, Dr. Recker presents the perspective of a licensed dentist, former dental board member, licensure examiner, and attorney and concludes that a dental licensing exam using a human subject is wholly unjustified and, in fact, primitive. He offers a provocative reason for their continued use, writing that it is “blind adherence to the past ... and the millions of dollars received by regional testing agencies.” 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z