• Denise K Kassebaum and Lisa A Tedesco.
• Dr. Kassebaum is Dean and Professor, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, CU Anschutz Medical Campus; Dr. Tedesco is Vice Provost for Academic Affairs-Graduate Studies, Dean of the James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies, and Professor in the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.
• J Dent Educ. 2017 Aug 1; 81 (8): eS13-eS21.

AbstractThis article provides an overview of the emergence of professional education and academic dentistry, in particular into the comprehensive research university. The development of academic dentistry as a vital member of the academic health center at the research university and beyond is described. Summaries are provided of major studies and innovations in dental education models and curricula, ranging from the Gies report in 1926 to the 1995 Institute of Medicine study Dental Education at the Crossroads, the U.S. surgeon general's report on oral health in 2000, the Macy study report in 2008, and the American Dental Education Association Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) series of articles published from 2005 to 2009. The article also tracks changes in number and institutional affiliation of U.S. dental schools. This article was written as part of the project "Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century."

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