Authors:
Missing above - Dr. Kathryn Lefevers
Brief Overview:
Integrity, encompassing honesty, accountability, and ethical conduct, is a cornerstone of the dental profession, essential for patient trust and safety. Despite its importance, academic dishonesty remains a pervasive issue in dental education globally. This review examines the prevalence, causes, and long-term career implications of academic dishonesty in dental education and explores institutional strategies to cultivate a culture of integrity.
Authors:
Kasula, A.; Zahran, G.; Munkhsaikhan, U.; Diaz, V.; Walker, M.; Johnson, C.; Lefevers, K.; Abidi, A.H.; & Kassan, M.
Journal: Dent J
Aleksandrowicz, M.; Kuczeriszka, M.; Dobrowolski, L.; & Kassan, M.: Editorial: Animal models of hypertension. Front Physiol. 2025 Jan 13;16:1542502. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1542502. PMID: 39877752; PMCID: PMC11770016.
Quintero, S.; Ait Aissa, K.; Munkhsaikhan, U.; Sahyoun, A.M.; Abidi, A.H.; & Kassan, M.: Exploring the relationship between periodontal diseases and osteoporosis: Potential role of butyrate. Biomed Pharmacother. 2025;182:117791. doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117791 .
Siddika, N.; Hettinger, K.; & Margerison, C.E.: Impact of Medicaid Policies on Pre-pregnancy Preventive Dental Care. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Feb;29(2):217-224.
doi: 10.1007/s10995-025-04041-6. Epub 2025 Jan 27. PMID: 39869290.
Ait Aissa, K.; Olotu, B.; Munkhsaikhan, U.; Sahyoun, A.M.; Hoque Apu, E.; Speicher, M.; Terese-Koch, D.; Abidi, A.H.; & Kassan, M. (2025), The Impact of Absenteeism on Academic Performance Among First-Year Dental Students. J Dent Educ. e13885.
Ait Aissa, K.; Leng, L.N.; Lindsey, N.R.; Guo, X.; Juhr, D., Koval, O.M.; Grumbach, I.M.: Corrigendum: Mechanisms by which statins protect endothelial cells from radiation-induced injury in the carotid artery. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2025 Apr 11;12:1523371. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1523371. Erratum for: Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Jun 19;10:1133315.
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Jahan, S.S.; Hasan, M.T.; Gupta, R.D.; Islam ,S.S.; Hawlader, M.D.H.; Siddika, N.; Shaikh, M.H.; Hoque Apu, E.: Empowering Dental Professionals in South Asia to Manage Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Spec Care Dentist. 2025 May-Jun;45(3):e70044.
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Rahman, M.A.; Jalouli, M.; Al-Zharani, M.; Hoque Apu, E.; Harrath, A.H.: Mechanistic Insights into Autophagy-Dependent Cell Death (ADCD): A Novel Avenue for Cancer Therapy. Cells. 2025 Jul 13;14(14):1072. doi: 10.3390/cells14141072. PMID: 40710325; PMCID: PMC12293531.
Mardini, S.: Imaging in orthodontics: Using cone beam computed tomography to identify growth disturbances affecting the airway, temporomandibular joints and systemic health, Seminars in Orthodontics, 2025, ISSN 1073-8746.
Morris, K.; Ait Aissa, K., Sahyoun, A.M.; Wang, Q.; Abidi, A.H.; & Kassan, M. Exploring the Role of Oral Microbiota in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Bruxism. FASEB J. 2025 Sep 15;39(17):e71017. doi: 10.1096/fj.202502015R. PMID: 40892040; PMCID: PMC12404231.
Abidi, A.H. (First & Corresponding Author); Kassan, M.; Derefinko, K.: Oral Cannabidiol for Acute Post-Extraction Pain: A Randomized Pilot Study, Pharmaceuticals 2025, 18(12), 1792; https://doi.org/10.3390/ph18121792
Madhdieh, A.; Kassan, M.; Johnson, C.; Abidi, A.H.; & Wang, Q.: "Innovative Dental Materials." Next-Generation Dentistry Practices to Enhance Patient Outcomes,edited by Sharjeel Chaudhry and Zarmina Ehtesham, IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2025, pp. 75-122.
Boeriu,S.; Hottel, T.L.; Chirla,C.; Chirla, P.; Hottel, S.A.; & Boeriu, T.: Managing Multiple Recession Defects Associated with Noncarious Cervical Lesions. Decisions in Dentistry, Feb 16, 2024.
Boeriu, S.; Hottel, T.L.; Chirla, C.; & Chirla, P.: Recession Defect on a Maxillary Single Tooth Implant. Dec. in Dent., Vol. 10 (3), pp. 16-19, March 15, 2024.
Boeriu, S.; Hottel, T.L.; Saltz, A.; Chirla, C.; Chirla, P.; Hottel, S.A.; & Boeriu, T.: A Novel Approach to Treating Retrograde Peri-Implantitis. Dec. in Dent., Vol. 10 (3), pp. 36-41, April, 2024.
Chung S.J.; Hadrick, K.; Nafiujjaman, M.; Hoque Apu, E.; Hill, M.L.; Nurunnabi, M.; Contag, C.H.; & Kim, T.: Targeted Biodegradable Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Colorectal Cancer Imaging. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2024 April 4.
Sahyoun, A.M.; & Karboune, S.: Unveiling four levansucrase enzymes: Insights into catalytic properties, kinetics, and end-product profiles, Process Biochemistry, Volume 141, 2024, Pages 39-49, ISSN 1359-5113.
Sahyoun, A.M.; Wong Min, M.; Xu, K.; George, S.; & Karboune, S.: Characterization of levans produced by levansucrases from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Gluconobacter oxydans: Structural, techno-functional, and anti-inflammatory properties, Carbohydrate Polymers,Volume 323,2024,121332,ISSN 0144-8617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121332.
Singh,S.K.; Prislovsky, A.; Ngwa, D.; Munkhsaikhan, U.; Abidi, A.H.; Brand, D.D.; & Agrawal, A.: C-reactive protein lowers the serum level of IL-17, but not TNF-α, and decreases the incidence of collagen-induced arthritis in mice. Frontiers in Immunology 2024 Vol. 15. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1385085.
Ait Aissa, K.; Guo, X.; Klemmensen, M.S.; Juhr, D.; Leng, L.N.; Koval, O.M.; & Grumbach, I.M.: Short‐Term Statin Treatment Reduces, and Long‐Term Statin Treatment Abolishes, Chronic Vascular Injury by Radiation Therapy. Journal of the American Heart Association. doi = 10.1161/JAHA.123.033558.
Gupta, R.D.; Haider, S.S.; Jahan, S.S.; Islam, M.I.; Mazumder, A.; Zafar, M.S.; Siddika, N.; & Hoque Apu, E.H.: Prevalence and associated factors of last dental visit and teeth cleaning frequency in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal: Findings from nationally representative surveys. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Jul 19;4(7):e0003511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003511. PMID: 39028749; PMCID: PMC11259307.
Gupta, R.D.; Kothadia, R.J.; Haider, S.S.; Mazumder, A.; Siddika, N.; Akhter, F.; and Hoque Apu, E.: Toothbrushing frequency among children and adolescents in 72 countries: findings from the Global School-based Student Health Survey. Dental and Medical Problems.
Anderson, M.H.; Ait Aissa, K.; Sahyoun, A.M.; Abidi, A.H.; & Kassan, M.: Akkermansia muciniphila as a Potential Guardian against Oral Health Diseases: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2024;16(18):3075. Published 2024 Sep 12. doi:10.3390/nu16183075.
Maduka, C.V.; Makela, A.V.; Tundo, A.; & Hoque Apu, E. et al.: Regulating the proinflammatory response to composite biomaterials by targeting immunometabolism. Bioact Mater. 2024;40:64-73. doi:10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.05.046.
Munkhsaikhan, U.; Ait Aissa, K.; Sahyoun, A.M.; Abidi, A.H.; & Kassan, M.: Lomitapide: navigating cardiovascular challenges with innovative therapies. Mol Biol Rep. 2024;51(1):1082. Published 2024 Oct 21. doi:10.1007/s11033-024-10003-y.
Kassan, M.; Kwon, Y.; Munkhsaikhan, U.; Sahyoun, A.M.; Ishrat, T.; Galán, M.; Gonzalez, A.A.; Abidi, A.H.; Kassan, A.; & Ait Aissa, K.: Protective Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids against Ang- II-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Brain Endothelial Cells: A Potential Role of Heme Oxygenase 2. Antioxidants. 2023; 12(1):160. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12010160.
Hottel, T.L.; & Chirla, C.: Dental Implants in Older Adults. Decisions in Dentistry February 2023.
Ivanoff, A.E.; & Ivanoff, C.S.: Ring chromosome 14 syndrome: what the dentist should know to manage children with r(14) effectively. Folia Medica 2023;65(1):20-29. doi: 10.3897/folmed.65. e71784.
Koval, O.M.; Nguyen, E.K.; Mittauer, D.J.; Ait Aissa, K.; Chinchankar, W.; Qian, L.; Madesh, M.; Dai, D.F.; & Grumbach, I.M.: The mitochondrial regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation in type 2 diabetes. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Feb 16:2023.02.15.528765. doi: 10.1101/2023.02.15.528765. PMID: 36824758; PMCID: PMC9948984.
Casado-Barragán, F.; Lazcano-Páez, G.; Larenas, P.E.; Aguirre-Delgadillo, M.; Olivares-Aravena, F.; Witto-Oyarce, D.; Núñez-Allimant, C.; Silva, K.; Nguyen, Q.M.; Cárdenas, P.; Kassan, M.; & Gonzalez, A.A.: Increased Renal Medullary NOX-4 in Female but Not Male Mice during the Early Phase of Type 1 Diabetes: Potential Role of ROS in Upregulation of TGF-β1 and Fibronectin in Collecting Duct Cells. Antioxidants (Basel). 2023 Mar 16;12(3):729.
Ivanoff, C.S.; Andonov, B.; & Hottel, T. L.: Expanding the functions of dental assistants in Bulgaria and perceptions about their role in the Bulgarian healhcare workforce. Folia Med 2023;65(2):283-294. doi: 10.3897/folmed.65.e78138.
Ait Aissa, K.; Leng, L.N.; Lindsey, N.R.; Guo, X.; Juhr, D.; Koval, O.M.; & Grumbach, I.M.: Mechanisms by which statins protect endothelial cells from radiation-induced injury in the carotid artery. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Jun 19;10:1133315.
Hottel, T. L.; & Chirla, C.: Expanding Applications for Dental Implants. Dimensions of Dent. Hyg., Vol. 6 (3), pp. 40-44, June 2023.
Munkhsaikhan, U.; Kwon, Y.; Sahyoun, A.M.; Galán, M.; Gonzalez, A.A.; Ait Aissa, K.; Abidi, A.H.; Kassan, A.; & Kassan, M. : The Beneficial Effect of Lomitapide on the Cardiovascular System in LDLr-/- Mice with Obesity. Antioxidants (Basel). 2023 Jun 16;12:1287.
Navas-Madroñal, M.; Almendra-Pegueros, R.; Puertas-Umbert, L.; Jiménez-Altayó, F.; Julve, J.; Pérez, B.; Consegal-Pérez, M.; Kassan, M.; Martínez-González, J.; Rodriguez, C.; & Galán, M.: Targeting mitochondrial stress with SS31 prevents experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm: crosstalk with ER stress. Br J Pharmacol. doi: 10.1111/bph.16077. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36964990.
Vinay, J.; Munkhsaikhan, U.; Sahyoun, A.M.; Mustafa, K.D.; Vrushali, A.; Ait Aissa, K.; Kassan, M.; Sarraj, S.; & Abidi, A.H.: The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Phyto Cannabinoids on IL-1β-induced PGE2 Production in Gingival Fibroblasts. Adv Dent & Oral Health. 2023; 16(4): 555944. DOI:10.19080/ADOH.2023.16.555944
Gupta, R.D.; Frank, H.A.; Akonde, M.; Mazumder, A.; Siddika, N.; Hoque Apu, E. & Chakraborty, P.A.: Rural-Urban Differences in Prevalence and Associated Factors of Underweight and Overweight/Obesity among Bangladeshi Adults: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018. Epidemiologia. 2023 Nov 22, 4 (4), 505-520.
https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia4040042.
Hossein, M.I.; Shams, A.B.; Gupta, S.D.; Blanchard, G.; Mobasheri, A.; & Hoque Apu, E.: The Potential Role of Ionic Liquid as a Multifunctional Dental Biomaterial. Biomedicines. 2023 Nov 20, 11 (11), 3093 (Contribution as Senior and corresponding author).
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Marumo, T.; Maduka, C.V.; Ural, E.; Hoque Apu, E.; Chung, S.J.; Berg, N.; Zhou, Q.; Martin, B.; Rosenthal, E.; Shibahara, T. & Contag, C.H.: Flavinated SDHA Underlies the Change in Intrinsic Optical Properties of Oral Cancers. Nature Communications Biology. 2023 Nov 9, 6 (1), 1134 (Contribution as 3rd author). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05510-w.
Ivanoff, A.E.; & Ivanoff, C.S.: Ring chromosome 14 syndrome: what the dentist should know to manage children with r(14) effectively. Folia Medica
Hottelm, T. L.; Antonelli, J.; & Ivanoff, C.S.: Beaded implants: do they last? Decisions in Dentistry 2021;7(10):16-18,22.
Ivanoff, C.S.; Hottel, T. L.; & Terese-Koch, D.: Global predoctoral clerkships, community service, and cultural competence training. J Dent Educ 2022; 86:232-233. doi:10.1002/jdd.12870
Ivanoff, C.S.; Andonov, B.; & Hottel, T.L.: Dental students' knowledge and reporting of child maltreatment: Where are we at today both here and abroad? European Journal of Dental Education. Mar 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12795
Ivanoff, C.S.; Andonov, B.; & Hottel, T. L.: Dental students’ knowledge and reporting of child maltreatment: where are we at today both here and abroad? Eur J Dent Educ 2022;00:1-11. doi:10.1111/eje.12795
Ivanoff, A.E.; Ivanoff, C.S.; Hottel, T. L.; & Terese-Koch D. The prevalence of sleep bruxism in special needs children with ring chromosome 14 syndrome. J IMAB 2021;27(Supplemental 2):7-9. doi: 10.5272/jimab.2021Supplement2
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