Ohio State Goes to Orlando

College of Dentistry staff and faculty at the ADEA Annual Session
(From Left) Darryl Hamamoto, DDS, PHD, associate dean for Academic Affairs; Sarah Mikhail, BDS, MS, assistant professor-practice, Division of General Practice and Materials Science; Erin Gross, DDS, PHD, MS, assistant professor-clinical, Division of Pedia

American Dental Education Association’s Vision 2030

For a few days in March, the “O” for Ohio stood instead for Orlando for the more than 30 College of Dentistry students, staff, and faculty who traveled to Florida to attend the 2018 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Annual Session, “Vision 2030.” The conference, which kicked off on March 17,  focused on dentistry’s continual transformation and examined how educators and current students can prepare for and influence the future of the profession.

“Each year, we find it extremely productive to network with peers and colleagues from across the country to learn about teaching practices and programs at other colleges and to share what we’re doing at Ohio State,” Patrick Lloyd, dean of the College of Dentistry, said. “It’s through working together that our dental colleges can continually improve dental education and ensure today’s students are ready for the future.”

Brian Partido, BSDH, MSDH, assistant professor, Division of Dental Hygiene
Brian Partido, BSDH, MSDH, assistant
professor, Division of Dental Hygiene.

“I attended Ohio State for my undergraduate degree, my dental degree, and my residency, so I find it incredibly valuable to talk to colleagues from other dental schools to learn what they do at their institutions and to hear about their successes,” Erin Gross, ’09 DDS, ’09 PhD, ’11 MS, assistant professor-clinical, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, said. Dr. Gross, who chairs ADEA’s Council of Faculties, led discussion during the event about educators’ prominent role in determining what licensure will look like in the future. She also participates in the pediatric dentistry interest group.

Brian Partido, BSDH, MSDH, assistant professor, Division of Dental Hygiene, encouraged five of his dental hygiene students to present their research during the event.  He left the conference feeling as enriched as they did. “I learned helpful teaching tips like how to make students more receptive to information.”

Damian Lee, DDS, MS, assistant professor, Division of Restorative Science and Prosthodontics, and chair-elect for ADEA’s prosthodontics interest group, enjoyed a discussion with his colleagues about the American College of Prosthodontists’ digital dentistry curriculum initiative. Together, prosthodontics faculty discussed strategies related to IT, course integration, and predoctoral and postgraduate clinic integration when implementing a digital dentistry curriculum. “The topic was a perfect tie-in to the Vision 2030 theme since this is what the future will look like for our dental students,” Dr. Lee said.

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