Shankar Vedantam is the host of NPR’s “Hidden Brain” podcast and radio show. His goal is to help people think about the world in new and interesting ways. He is endlessly fascinated by research in fields ranging from psychology and history to sociology and economics.

Before joining NPR in 2011, Mr. Vedantam spent 10 years as a reporter at The Washington Post. From 2007 to 2009, he was also a columnist and wrote the Department of Human Behavior column for the Post. Mr. Vedantam authored non-fiction book, The Hidden Brain: How our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars and Save Our Lives. Published in 2010, the book describes how unconscious biases influence people. His upcoming book, Useful Delusions, is set to be released in early 2021. In it, Mr. Vedantam uses powerful personal stories and draws on new insights in psychology, neuroscience and philosophy to explain how lies can play a vital role in human success and well-being.

In 2009-2010, Mr. Vedantam served as a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the national trend in IPE predoctoral education in U.S. dental schools and identify the facilitators of and barriers to integrating primary care into oral health across the dental education spectrum.
• Explain the national trend in integrating oral health into primary care and developing related EPAs.
• Outline the national trend in integrating chronic medical conditions, behavioral health, social determinants of health and team-based care into GPR and AEGD programs.

Recognized as one of the greatest players in the NFL, Mr. Smith amassed many records that still stand today. This includes all-time leading rusher, with 18,355 career rushing yards, and all-time rushing touchdown record holder, with 164 touchdowns.

Mr. Smith’s impressive resume also includes three Super Bowl champion rings and being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2010. As a first-round pick in the 1990 NFL draft, he was the cornerstone of the Dallas Cowboys offense for 13 seasons. The eight-time Pro Bowler was the first player in NFL history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons and, on October 27, 2002, he surpassed Walter Payton as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher.

Mr. Smith led the NFL in rushing four times, and was the league MVP in 1993 and MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII. His 175 career touchdowns rank second in NFL history.

Learning Objectives:

• Using panel participant narratives, discuss successful pathways to academic leadership.
• Review barriers that remain for inclusion of underrepresented and marginalized faculty and women in dental school and academic leadership.
• Suggest solutions and best practices for overcoming existing barriers by creating pathways to academic leadership for underrepresented and marginalized faculty and women.

Founded in 2003 by three young Asian-American entrepreneurs, Wong Fu Productions was initially known for its independent music videos of contemporary hit songs, such as Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning” and Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours,” and for their film shorts. Wong Fu’s use of new media to tell their community stories and build a business is the wave of the future. The group’s success has allowed for growth in the popularity of Asian-American comedians who promote themselves primarily through YouTube, such as Kevin Wu (Levubu), Ryan Higa (Nigahiga), Christine Gambito (HappySlip) and David Choi.

Wong Fu’s primary audience was “young Asian Americans who often can’t find accurate depictions of themselves in mainstream media.” Through its films, Wong Fu Productions hoped to break the different stereotypes of Asian Americans. More than a decade later, Wong Fu Productions’ YouTube channel has more than 3.29 million subscribers and more than 573.2 million video views. Arguably, Wong Fu is one of the prolific trailblazers that paved the way for more accurate and diverse depictions of Asian Americans.

Learning Objectives:

• Conduct a teledentistry appointment.
• Explain the ADA coding and billing process.
• Describe the modalities of teledentistry.