Bulletin of Dental Education

Staff, faculty, and residents from the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry brushed up on their knitting skills to craft scarves for clients of the St. Anthony Foundation.

The ADEAGies Foundation/American Association of Dental Research Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program provides dental students attending all North American dental schools with the opportunity to experience firsthand the benefits and rewards of teaching.

Most rural areas in California have shortages of dentists, and the state has many low-income urban communities with concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities. In response, the California Pipeline Program Phase II was implemented to reduce the disparities in access to oral health care in California. ADEA was then charged in 2007 with leading a three-year evaluation of these efforts and “bridging the gap” between California and national policy issues.

At this ADEA Presidential Symposium, Dr. Sandra C. Andrieu presented three models of interprofessional education (IPE) curricula currently under way at three different dental schools. Faculty from the University of Florida, University of Minnesota, and Western University of Health Services presented their curriculum models and discussed the challenges and successes of each program.

Pamela Zarkowski, M.P.H., J.D., received the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) Distinguished Service Award during the 2011 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition in San Diego, California. The award recognizes significant contributions to education, research, and ADEA.