Mike Morgan Promoted for Executive Director of Information Technology
I am very pleased to announce that Mr. Michael Morgan has been promoted to the Executive Director for Information Technology. In his previous position, Mike reported to Ms. Rebecca Pousson, Executive Associate Dean. He now reports to me directly. Over the past year it has become apparent that for the School of Dentistry to continue […]
Dean’s Meeting with School of Dentistry Student Ambassadors
Last week our Student Ambassadors gathered for a lunch-time meeting for an update on the school. Our Student Ambassadors serve and important role in linking with alumni in many ways to educate them on what is happening in the School of Dentistry and current trends in their education. I promised to post these slides which […]
ADA Discussion on Future Payment for Dental Care
I have spent the past few days at American Dental Asssociation with a full agenda of activities. My primary role was serving as an alternate delegate from Virginia to the ADA House of Delegates (HOD). Virginia is part of the 16th District of the ADA that includes South Carolina and North Carolina and all the […]
VCU Dental Students Win Honorable Mention in the ADA Student Ethics Video Contest
See the attached award letter we received announcing that the student video “The Spirit of Dentistry” was awarded Honorable Mention by the ADA Council of Ethics, Bylaws, and Judicial Affairs. The student cinematography team of D2014 students Peter Dinh, Jill Nowadly, Patrick Ruck, Ethan Puryear, Matt Stevens, and Sarah Glass are to be congratulated for […]
New History of Deans of the School of Dentistry Page
You might recall we used to have photographs of the previous deans of the dental school in the hallway between the Dean’s Office and the Department of General Practice offices. We now have them hung in the reception are of the Dean’s Office. We scanned all the photos and Mike Talley has created webpage with […]
Dental Deans Meeting on Interprofessional Education (IPE)
According to the World Health Organization 2010 definition, “Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable collaboration and improve health outcomes.” A recent expert panel of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative created Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) that cover four key areas of […]
VCU Jamaica Project Highlighted by International College of Dentists
Check out the attached copy of the Sphere, the newsletter of District 16 of the International College of Dentists. The article was written by Matthew Winheim, MPH, Class of 2015, Virginia Commonwealth University and Dr. Alex Kordis, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. ICD Sphere Summer 2012
VCU Summer Leadership Retreat
I attended the third meeting of the VCU deans, vice presidents the last Thursday and Friday of July. This has become an annual time for us to focus on university wide agenda items and to become acquainted with new VCU leaders. The newest dean at VCU is Dr. Christine S. Walther-Thomas in the School of […]
School of Dentistry Hosts Governor’s School for Life Sciences and Medicine
For the past few weeks, the School of Dentistry has hosted the Governor’s School for a portion of its summer session. As part of the program our students and Dr. Healy provided a hands-on dental experience. They provided a full day of experiences for 26 high school students who attended our event. Thanks to our […]
Dr. Rick Archer Appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Endodontics
I am writing to let you know about two leadership changes in the School of Dentistry. Dr. Karan Replogle will be stepping down as the Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the end of this week. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Rick Archer has agreed to accept the position of interim department […]