A lunch-hour discussion series about academic dentistry as a career option is offered several times each year. The meetings are informal lunch time discussions about dental education as a career, clinical teaching, dental public health as an academic field, and similar topics of interest. Special guests (faculty and students) are invited to share their experiences and thoughts.
Please join us for our next Lunch Hour Discussion Series Presentation
Spring Semester, 2018
12 - 1 pm
School of Dental Medicine Salk Hall
Title and speakers will be posted as soon as they are known.
The Benefits of an Academic Career
October 18, 2017
Dr. Joseph Ambrosino, Continuing Education Center/Dental Public Health
Dr. Jacqueline Burgette, Dental Public Health
Dr. Satish Kumar, Periodontics
Dr. Adriana Modesto Vieira, Pediatric Dentistry
Clinical and Didactic Teaching
July 13, 2017
Dr. Danielle Cooper, Pediatrics
Dr. Satish Kumar, Periodontics
Dr. Thomas Kunkel, Prosthodontics
Dr. Karen Nedwick-Castro, Restorative Dentistry/Comprehensive Care
Dr. Al Seyedain, Periodontics
Teaching and Military Career
February 23, 2017
Dr. Robert Engelmeier, Prosthodontics
Dr. John Ference, Prosthodontics
Dr. Marnie Oakley, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Dr. Yvonne Zier, Restorative Dentistry/Comprehensive Care
Midlevel Administration
October 13, 2015
Dr. Ronald DeAngelis, Vice Chair of the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Comprehensive Care
Dr. Steven Levine, Director of Emergency Care
Dr. Anitha Potluri, Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology; Director of Admissions, International Advanced Standing Program
Dr. Deborah Studen-Pavlovich, Chair and Residency Program Director of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Kelly Williams, Director of the Periodontics Residency Program
Why I Love to Teach
May 26, 2015
Dr. Matilda Dhima, Prosthodontics
Ms. Faith Mahan, Dental Hygiene Program
Dr. Marin Mandradjieff, Endodontics
Dr. Josh Marvit, Oral Biology
Dr. Mark Sosovicka, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
Part-Time Faculty, Part-Time Private Practice
February 24, 2015
Dr. Cynthia Adams, Restorative Dentistry/Comprehensive Care
Dr. Sarah Davies, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
Dr. Joanne Prasad, Diagnostic Sciences & Oral Biology
Dr. Tim Weber, Restorative Dentistry/Comprehensive Care
Ms. Alicia M. Wicks, Dental Hygiene Program
Administration in Dental School
November 12, 2014
Thomas Braun, Dean
Jean O’Donnell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Christine Wankiiri-Hale, Associate Dean for Students Affairs
Why I Teach: Junior Faculty and Clinical Teaching Practicum Students
July 16, 2013
Dr. Jennifer Zavoral, Periodontics
Ms. Diane Ko and Ms. Leah Kanner, rising fourth-year students