Dental research: The missing block in the dental institutions

[摘要] I begin with a quote by John Barth, (a famous American writer of the book. The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor) “you don›t reach Serendib by plotting a course for it. You have to set out in good faith for elsewhere and lose your bearings ... serendipitously.”[1] From here, I lead you to the etymology of the word serendipity coined by Horace Walpole. The word is based upon the anecdote of “The Three Princes of Serendip,” the heroes of which “were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of.”[2] Bringing you back to the discoveries in science, I feel science and serendipity often go hand in hand. Discovery of Pennicillin, X-rays, Saccharine, the big bang, heating effect of microwave, the superconductors, and hard-to-miss dental implants are among many others proof enough for the former statement. Irrespective of what the discovery was, it is important to ponder (and wonder) that there was a discovery — a research with a result, which thrusted the humanity to edification.