To be ready for the future, dental education must provide (1) a respect for science and research; (2) a commitment to lifelong continuing education; (3) an environment for a curriculum leading to a highly developed sense of ethics; and (4) superior students. (MSE)

This article comments on the previous article (Holburn, 2002), that argues misapplied approaches of person-centered planning can be remedied through scientific practices. It cautions against testing person-centered planning like a drug to establish its causal power and stresses person-centered planning as a way to improve the odds that change will…

This article comments on an article (Holburn, 2002), that argues misapplied approaches of personal-centered planning (PCP) can be remedied through scientific practices. It discusses the charge of frequent misapplication of PCP and its widespread adoption and use contrasted to methodological alternatives for evaluating the contribution of PCP. (CR)

This article responds to critiques of a previous article that called for using applied behavior analysis to scientifically evaluate personal-centered planning (PCP). It discusses the need to overcome evaluation obstacles such as inferring internal causation as explanatory, confusing process with outcome, and requiring full consensus on…

This article comments on an article (Holburn, 2002), that argues misapplied approaches of person-centered planning can be remedied through scientific practices. It suggests that there are many empirical ways to improve the translation of the fundamental principles of personal dignity into better professional practices, other than through behavior…