Bulletin of Dental Education Article

The Northeast Ohio Medical University has appointed Sorin T. Teich, D.M.D., M.B.A., as Dean of the Bitonte College of Dentistry (NEOMED COD). Dr. Teich comes to NEOMED COD from the Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, where he served as Professor and the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs. He will join NEOMED COD on July 1. The Bitonte College of Dentistry will welcome its inaugural class in August 2025. 

“Dr. Teich is a highly respected leader in dental education and oral health,” said John Langell, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., NEOMED President. “I am confident that his distinguished record of achievements and commitment to the success of students make him the right person to guide the university’s new Bitonte College of Dentistry.”

“It was a privilege and honor to meet Dr. Teich during our national search for the next dean of the Bitonte College of Dentistry,” said Forrest Faison, M.D., NEOMED Provost. “His record of accomplishments and leadership achievements made him the clear choice to take the college forward into the future. I am looking forward to working with him and seeing the great things he will accomplish.”

Dr. Teich also holds adjunct academic appointments at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He previously was a Professor and Associate Dean at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.

“I am honored and grateful to be named as the founding dean of the Bitonte College of Dentistry,” said Dr. Teich. “I look forward to being part of the NEOMED community, welcoming high-performing students who will have access to the latest innovations in dental medicine.”

Dr. Teich has published over 70 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals focusing on evidence-based dentistry and dental materials, and lectures about these topics in the U.S. and overseas. He also is a scientific associate editor of Quintessence International Journal, Journal of Dental Traumatology, and a former member of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Dental Education.

After a period of military service, Dr. Teich earned his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degree from the Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine and obtained a certificate in prosthodontics from the same institution. He also graduated from the Kellogg–Recanati International Executive M.B.A. program with a joint degree from Tel Aviv University in Israel and Northwestern University in Chicago, IL.

Courtesy of University of the Northeast Ohio Medical University

Published on June 11, 2025