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| Type | Public dental school |
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| Established | 1945 |
| Dean | Dr. Andre V. Ritter |
| Students | 240 |
| Location | , , |
| Website | dental.washington.edu |
The University of Washington School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Washington in Seattle. It is the only school of dentistry in the state of Washington. The school emphasizes research in anxiety, orofacial pain, tissue repair and regeneration, immune response to bacteria, and practice based research. [1]
In 2015, the University of Washington School of Dentistry was ranked 21st out of 48 dental schools receiving federal grants from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. [2]
The University of Washington School of Dentistry is currently accredited by ADA. [3]
Despite its reputation as a top standing dental school, the University of Washington School of Dentistry has been in a serious debt crisis between 2010 and 2020. As of 2020, the School of Dentistry has accumulated a debt of $40 million to the university over the course of a decade. Faculty have complained that the mounting debt has been attributed to poor decisions and mismanagement from the administration, as well as the lack of transparency regarding the budget. However, the administration faults the state of Washington's low Medicaid reimbursement. Since the majority of patients at the UW School of Dentistry are on Medicaid, the school must work with the low reimbursement rates. [4] As a result of the worsening debt, Gary Chiodo, previously the interim dean at Oregon Health & Science University's dental school who helped sort out the financial issues there, was hired to straighten out the finances. Since Dean Chiodo was instated as dean of the UW School of Dentistry, the university has taken some steps to address the amassing debt. However, a report from the State Auditor's office has stated that " The university's Board of Regents has given its schools and colleges significant autonomy over their financial decisions. While there is nothing inherently wrong with delegating those decisions, the university's leaders and the board are ultimately responsible for the financial impact of those decisions. To its credit, the university has taken positive steps to help prevent situations similar to what happened at the School of Dentistry from happening again. However, the gaps in financial oversight, the antiquated financial systems and the lack of business training for department chairs identified in this audit show the University of Washington still has plenty of work to do." [5]
The New York University College of Dentistry is the dentistry school of New York University. As the third oldest dentistry school in the United States, it offers both graduate programs and clinical training in oral healthcare.
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is a branch of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The institute aims to improve the oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research and the distribution of important health information to the American people.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine is the dental school of the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of Pitt's six schools of the health sciences and one of several dental schools in Pennsylvania. It is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The School of Dental Medicine accepted 3.6% of applicants for the class of 2016, a record low for the school's entire history.
Biodontics dentistry was founded by Dr. Edward Rossomando in 2001 as an area of oral health. Biodontics is funded by the United States National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The purpose of Biodontics is to expand the dental profession in its research capacity, skill sets, and entrepreneurship. An educational program known as the Biodontics Educational Program is held at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine every July and assembles business leaders, entrepreneurs, management executives, scientists, architects, and dental manufacturers to give presentations and lectures to students from all dental schools.
The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, often abbreviated CDM, is one of the 21 graduate and professional schools of Columbia University. It is located at 630 West 168th Street in Manhattan, New York City. According to American Dental Education Association, CDM is one of the most selective dental schools in the United States based on average DAT score, GPA, and acceptance rate. In 2017, 1,657 people applied for 84 positions in its entering class. The median undergraduate GPA and average DAT score for successful applicants in 2020 were 3.62 and 22.8, respectively.
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The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Michigan, a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Established in 1875, the School of Dentistry engages in oral and craniofacial health care education, research, patient care and community service.
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Martha J. Somerman is an internationally known researcher and educator in medicine, focusing on defining the key regulators controlling development, maintenance, and regeneration of dental, oral, and craniofacial tissues. She was Chief of the Laboratory of Oral Connective Tissue Biology (LOCTB) at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) located in Bethesda, Maryland. She was the first woman to lead NIDCR. Dr. Somerman retired as the director of NIDCR on December 31, 2019, serving nine years.
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Niki M. Moutsopoulos is a Greek periodontist and immunologist. She is a senior investigator in the oral immunity and infection section at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Moutsopoulos specializes in oral immunology and periodontitis. Her research program focuses on host-microbial interactions that can drive chronic inflammatory responses and tissue destruction in the oral cavity.
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Rena N. D'Souza is a clinician-scientist and Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. She was formerly the assistant vice president for academic affairs and education for health sciences at the University of Utah where she was also a Professor of Dentistry in the School of Dentistry and a Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy in the School of Medicine.
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