In March 2023, Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) received approval from the Commission on Dental Accreditation to increase enrollment. The increase in seats will add 100 students per class, bringing the total number of students in new classes to 210, and help the school educate more dentists to address current national shortages. Read more.

Dental health care and medical health care have been separated for as long as anyone can remember, but that does not stop your body from acting as a whole. Or stop your oral bacteria from influencing the health of organs far removed from your mouth. Read more.

Thirty different countries were represented among the Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s 77 graduates who crossed the stage Friday evening at a ceremony held in the University’s Feldman Ballroom. “You have all played a valuable role in helping address the many challenges Covid left behind,” Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD, EIOH director and professor told the graduates. Read more.

“It’s like kindergarten,” Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) faculty member Dr. Golda Erdfarb explained over a loudspeaker to several dozen university students. “Stay in the lines.” However, instead of crayons, the students were using high-speed electric dental drills and the lines were shapes on a learn-a-prep tablet intended to mimic the enamel properties of teeth. Read more.

Recognizing that dentistry and oral health face challenges that will require exceptional leadership as we move forward in the 21st century, NYU Dentistry – through its Center for Oral Health Policy and Management – is prioritizing a portfolio of unique professional leadership opportunities for its students with the goal of developing them to become future leaders for the profession. Read more.

The School of Dental Medicine (SDM) is taking a proactive stance in supporting and enhancing professional growth for early to mid-career dental faculty through STEER (Support, Training, Early-/Mid-career, Enhancement, and Retention), a new, formal mentoring program. “Effective mentoring programs are important components to recruiting and retaining talented faculty,” says Debra Stamm, STEER program director. Read more.

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) honored Habib Benzian, DDS, MScDPH, PhD, and Richard Niederman, DMD, with awards for their achievements in global oral health, presented during the opening ceremonies of the 101st General Session of the IADR that took place on June 21, 2023, in Bogotá, Colombia. Dr. Benzian, research professor of epidemiology and health promotion and co-director of the NYU Dentistry World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Quality Improvement and Evidence-based Dentistry, is the recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist John Greenspan Global Oral Health Research Award. Read more.

The NYU Dentistry Dept. of Dental Hygiene & Dental Assisting hosted a two-day inaugural continuing education program for 20 Japanese dentists and dental hygienists on June 8 and 9, 2023. Initially, the program was intended for dental hygienists, but interested dentists also participated. The program theme was “Evidence-based Techniques, Strategies, and Technology Currently Used in Preventive Dentistry.” Read more.