Editorial: the seismic change …

The spectacular scientific and technological advances of the past three decades are still capturing the attention and imagination of the international scientific community, the private sector, the lay public and “first world” political decision makers : these advances have offered dental science and clinical dental medicine an unprecedented opportunity to further dental clinical practice and revolutionize dental profession. the challenge of transferring new research findings to the public is now behind us and insightful scientists have already established the feasibility of forging an international agenda for dental, oral and craniofacial (basic and clinical) research.