• Maureen McAndrew, Zsuzsa Horvath, and Lindsey E Atiyeh.
• Maureen McAndrew, DDS, MSEd, is Clinical Professor and Senior Director of Professional Development, College of Dentistry, New York University; Zsuzsa Horvath, PhD, is Assistant Professor and Director of Faculty Development, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; and Lindsey E. Atiyeh, DDS, was a third-year dental student, College of Dentistry, New York University, at the time of this study. mm154@nyu.edu.
• J Dent Educ. 2018 Nov 1; 82 (11): 1127-1139.

AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess the status of faculty development in North American dental schools in 2016. This research project was designed to update and expand upon a 2001 study that reported the first comprehensive results on similar topics and to compare the 2001 and 2016 results. In this study, survey responses were received from 57 of 75 U.S. and Canadian dental schools for an overall response rate of 76%. The results showed a sizeable expansion of faculty development efforts across schools. Twenty-three schools (40%) reported the existence of an Office of Faculty Affairs and/or Professional/Faculty Development with 12 offices established within the past five years, a sixfold increase. Other entities that demonstrated increased participation in dental faculty development were Offices of Academic Affairs, Department Chairs, and Offices of the Dean. Activities with the highest increases in involvement over the past 15 years were faculty development planning, assisting with educational research, assessment of teaching, conflict resolution, team-building, and leadership training. The mean number of full-time equivalents devoted to faculty or professional development in these dental schools was 2.67.

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