Dean’s UpdatesFebruary 2020

Tuesday, February 4 7:45 a.m. – 8:20 a.m.Room 1180 – Staff

Tuesday, February 4 11:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.Room 1180 – Students

Wednesday, February 5

11:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.Room 1180 – Staff

Friday, February 7 11:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.Room 1180 – Faculty

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College Hosts GKAS – ODA Kickoff Event: February 8

Student-led event: dental and dental hygiene students; faculty, staff, and residents; Provides free dental care for children in need!

OHIO DENTAL ASSOCIATION

DHY Students Collaborate with Swedish Cohorts

Via Carmen Zoom, DHY students join a “live” class with cohorts at Sweden’s Jönköping University School of Health and Welfare

Lecture Topic: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Oral Health

Endo Residents Win ODA Best Presentation Award

Morgan Palya, DMD

Best Poster Presentation: ODA Annual Session 2019Project: “A Prospective, Randomized Single-Blind Study of Intraligamentary Anesthesia as

an Adjunct for Anesthetizing the Palatal Mucosa of the Maxillary First Molar

Lo-Shen Chen, DDS

OHIO DENTAL ASSOCIATION

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Inaugural Staff & Faculty Retiree Reception: November 13

Staff Award Recipients

• Outstanding Staff Award: Ms. Lauryn BettertonStudent Services Specialist, Office of Student Affairs

• Mark Dawson Award for Excellence: Ms. Tamara KolliResearch Assistant, Division of Biosciences

Lauryn Betterton Tamara Kolli

Outstanding Staff Awardand

Mark Dawson Award for Excellence

Staff Member Joins College

Charles (Chuck) Leindecker, BS, MBA • Start date: October 30• Senior Business Intelligence Analyst• Previously served as Finance and Business

Operations Manager, Wexner Medical Center

Faculty Member Joins College

Nidhi Arora, BDS, MPH, DMD• Start date: November 1, 2019• Assistant Professor-Clinical, Division of Restorative and

Prosthetic Dentistry

• BDS: Manipal College of Dental Sciences (India)MPH: Columbia UniversityDMD: Boston University School of Dental Medicine

• Provides pre-doctoral curriculum development; didactic and clinical teaching responsibilities

New Division Chair Joins College

Ching Chang Ko, DDS, MS, PhD• Start date: January 27• Chair, Division of Orthodontics

• DDS: Kaohsiung Medical College (Taiwan)MS, bioengineering: National Yang-Ming University (Taiwan)PhD, bioengineering/biomaterials: University of MichiganOrthodontics certificate: University of Minnesota

• Previously served as Chair, Department of Orthodontics, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry

Faculty Member Joins College

Sarah Peters, MS, PhD• Start date: March 1• Assistant Professor, Division of Biosciences

• MS, atmospheric science: State University of New York (SUNY) at AlbanyPhD, biological sciences: SUNY

• Will conduct research, support curriculum development, and provide didactic instruction

Faculty Member Joins College

Beau Meyer, DDS, MPH• Start date: July 1• Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry• Currently, Assistant Professor, UNC School of Dentistry

• DDS: The Ohio State University College of DentistryMPH: University of North Carolina (UNC)Pediatric dentistry certificate: UNC School of Dentistry

• Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry

Faculty Searches

• Endodontist (1)• General Dentist, Assistant Group Leader (1)• General Dentist (1)• Director, Dental Oncology Clinic (1)• Director, General Practice Residency (1)• Nisonger Clinic Director (1)• Associate Director, Graduate Prosthodontics (1)• Prosthodontist (1)• Radiologist (1)

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Why lead with Ethics and Professionalism initiative?

1. Greater emphasis by accreditation bodies2. Impacts all college operations and all groups – students, staff,

faculty, alumni, and patients3. Is foundational – an antecedent – for all other initiatives 4. Professional ethics of dentistry being questioned in national media

Goals

- Increase awareness of ethics and professionalism throughout the college

- Develop and implement ethics and professionalism curricula- Establish and implement professionalism assessment guidelines- Create criteria for recognizing and rewarding outstanding

examples of ethics and professionalism

Progress

- Inaugural meeting of Ethics and Professionalism Committee: September 2019- College-wide communications to promote awareness- Social media campaign to engage and inform- Brief e-surveys as follow-up to 2016-17 Professionalism Survey

New Strategic Planning Posters

Accreditation Site Visit: April 7-9, 2020

• 20 + Site Visitors• Nine programs examined• Two-day, comprehensive review

“Accreditation is an evaluation process that … uses experts in a particular field or discipline to define standards of acceptable operation or performance and measures compliance with them.”

Accreditation Site Visit: April 7-9, 2020

- DDS Program- Dental Hygiene Program- Endodontics- General Practice Residency- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Orthodontics- Pediatric Dentistry- Periodontology- Prosthodontics

Accreditation Site Visit: April 7-9, 2020

DDS Program- Chair: dental school dean- Curriculum specialist: academic dean- Clinical science: clinic dean- Basic science: basic science faculty member- Finance - National Licensure - State Dental Board

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AAOMS Reception: September 16, Boston

ODA Reception: October 4, Columbus

Distinguished Alumni Award

Lata Stefano, DDS • Class of 1994• General dentist - Sandusky, Ohio

• Annual Alumni Awards Event & Post College Assembly• Honored for:- service and leadership in the advancement of

dentistry and dental health

Young Alumni Award

Rachel Kearney, BSDH, MS • Class of 2005• Chair, Division of Dental Hygiene; Graduate Program Director

• Annual Alumni Awards Event & Post College Assembly• Honored for:- professional achievements that enhance perceptions of the

dental profession- providing service to the university and local community

Dental Hygiene Alumni Award

Denise Messina, BS, MDH • Class of 1986• Assistant Professor-Clinical, Division of Dental Hygiene

• Annual Alumni Awards Event & Post College Assembly• Honored for:- outstanding contributions to the growth and development of the dental hygiene profession

Dental Alumni Society Board of GovernorsExecutive Committee

PresidentCesar Augustin, 91

Past PresidentRebecca Henderson, DHY ‘01

President-ElectTara Haid, ‘01

Vice PresidentHeather Appel, ‘02

Secretary-TreasurerE.J. Newness, ‘98

EditorKenneth M. Clemens, ‘54

Alumni Council Rep: Robert Haring, ’85, ‘87Faculty Rep: Lisa Knobloch, ’91, ‘94Dental Hygiene Rep: Rebecca Sexton, DHY ‘99 Student Rep: Jake Falter, D4

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Research

$7M funding• NIH, HRSA

• Industry

• Charitable foundations

• Organizational foundations

Research strengths:- Biomaterials- Bone biology- Implant therapy- Muscle biology - Microbiome- Neuroscience- Psychoneuroimmunology- Oral cancer treatment using natural agents

Sponsored Research Funding: New Proposals SubmittedReported from July 2018 – June 2019

Division # of proposals Amount

Biosciences 11 $6,235,774

Dental Hygiene 3 $31,540

Endodontics 1 $1,131,161

Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and

Radiology1 $107,433

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental

Anesthesiology3 $63,413

Orthodontics 5 $1,541,992

Pediatric Dentistry 2 $405,000

Periodontology 8 $996,682

Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry 3 $154,419

Total 37 $10,667,414

Sponsored Research Funding: Total AwardsReported from July 2018 – June 2019

Division # of awards Amount

Biosciences 23 $3,781,664

Dental Hygiene 2 $45,040

Endodontics 0 $0

Oral/Maxillofacial Pathology &

Radiology2 $946,809

Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery & Dental

Anesthesiology1 $35,322

Orthodontics 4 $23,800

Pediatric Dentistry 4 $256,869

Periodontology 10 $1,871,441

Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry 4 $114,468

Total 50 $7,075,413

Research Day: March 3

Program8:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Reception4:30p.m. – 5:30p.m.

Distinguished Lecturer

Ophir D. Klein, MD, PhD

Professor of Orofacial Sciences and PediatricsChair, Division of Craniofacial AnomaliesLarry L. Hillblom Distinguished Professor

in Craniofacial AnomaliesCharles J. Epstein Professor of Human Genetics

University of California, San Francisco

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February 2, 2019

Atrium

Ambulatory Surgery Center

$2 M Gift from Delta Dental FoundationSupports Ambulatory Surgery Center

Ambulatory Surgery Center• State-of-the art facility• Joint Commission accredited• Will meet the needs of citizens

throughout Ohio

Ambulatory Surgery Center

Ambulatory Surgery Center

Ambulatory Surgery Center

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Faculty Member Receives AAP Award

Dimitris Tatakis, DDS, PhD• Professor, Division of Periodontology

• Outstanding Periodontal Educator Award, American Academy of Periodontology

Faculty Member Inducted as ICD Fellow

Purnima Kumar, BDS, MS, PhD• Professor, Division of Periodontology• Fellow, International College of Dentists

Faculty Member Inducted as ACD Fellow

James Cottle, DDS• Assistant Professor-Clinical, Division of Restorative and

Prosthetic Dentistry • Fellow, American College of Dentists

Faculty Member is Board Certified

Ehsan Azadani, DDS, MS• Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Dentistry• Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry

Faculty Member Receives Inaugural IADR Award

Brian Foster, MS, PhD• Assistant Professor, Division of Biosciences• Inaugural presentation - IADR Centennial Emerging

Leaders Award

Faculty Member Receives ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Fellowship

Rebecca Henderson, BSDH, MS• Assistant Professor-Clinical, Division of Dental Hygiene• Recipient, ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Allied Dental

Educators Fellowship

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Upcoming Dates

February 8: GKAS-ODA Kickoff; Postle Hall, Columbus

February 21: Alumni Reception at Midwinter Meeting; Chicago

February 28: Dentistry’s Mandiball; Columbus

March 3: Research Day

March 20: Alumni Reception at Hinman Meeting; Atlanta

April 7-9: Accreditation Site Visit

April 24: Carl O. Boucher Conference; Columbus

May 1: Convocation

May 3: Commencement

Upcoming Continuing Dental Education Courses

• February 14-15: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Orofacial Pain

• February 29: Nitrous Oxide Sedation

• March 6-7: Medical Updates for the Dental Professional

• March 28: Dental Sealants for the Certified Dental Assistant

• April 3: Contemporary Oral Pathology

• April 3: Bad to the Bone: Dental Oncology for the Restorative Dental Team

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