Section on Periodontics Officers: Councilor: Dr. Peter Loomer University of California San Francisco 521 Parnassus Ave C-628 San Francisco, CA 94143-0650 Tel: 415-502-7896 Clinic: 415-476-1731 [email protected] Chair: Dr. Dolphus R. Dawson III University of Kentucky College of Dentistry Dental Science Building D-444 Lexington, KY 40536 Phone: (859) 323-4735 Email: [email protected] Chair Elect: Dr. Anthony L. Neely University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Detroit, MI 48208 Phone: 313-494-6664 Email: [email protected] Secretary: Dr.Pinar Emecen Huja University of Kentucky College of Dentistry 800 Rose St.Dental Science Building D-440 Lexington, KY40536 Phone: (859) 323-8792 Email: [email protected] Councilor’s Report: Periodontology, held in September in Los Angeles, California. The Pre-doctoral Workshop, “Vertical Dr. Peter M. Loomer Integration of Periodontics throughout the Four Year DDS/DMD Curriculum” consisted of several 1. Thank you…. presentations, followed by a spirited group discussion: I would like thank the members and officers of the ADEA Section on Periodontics. Every member’s Integrating Periodontal Education in the support is essential in maintaining and Pre-doctoral Dental Curriculum - David Rolf strengthening our Section. I am pleased to From Passive Lectures to Interactive EB welcome Dr. Pinar Emecen Huja, our new Section Approach – Eros Chaves Secretary. Dr. Emecen Huja is from the University Periodontal Education in the Age of Google. of Kentucky College Of Dentistry. Also thanks to Vertical Integration of Periodontal Dr. Dolph Dawson, Chair, for partnering with the Predoctoral Curriculu – Mia Geisinger ADEA Section on Endodontics for the Section The Periodontics Faculty Role – Grishondra program for 2012, “Endo/Perio: Inside-Outside, a Branch-Mays Three-Point Play for Better Comprehensive Care, Teaching, and Referral” The Postdoctoral Workshop focused on The scheduled speakers were Dr. Herbert L. Ray, “Innovations and Resource Sharing in University of Pittsburgh and Dr. Mohanad Al- Postgraduate Periodontics”. Several topics were Sabbagh, University of Kentucky. The presenters presented as follows: focused on improving educational pedagogies in • Converting Your Presentation to a endodontic and periodontal diagnosis and Manuscript for Clinical Advances in treatment. Such improvements will facilitate better Periodontics - Michael Reddy treatment, more knowledgeable referral behaviors, • Resident Assessment – David Kerns fewer incidences of iatrogenic incidences, and • Online Teaching in Periodontology – Andre enhanced treatment outcomes for patients. The Shenouda presentations were followed by discussion on Update on the Perio Literature Review – current problems and possible solutions. The Michael Goldberg presenters addressed engaging non-specialists, dental students, and residents through various The presentations from both workshops are methodologies to improve endodontic and available for members on the AAP website. periodontal diagnosis, treatment, and referral skills. Thank-you to Dr. Anthony Neely for his B. Dental Student Interest Group (DISIG) contributions last year as section Secretary and this The AAP has a Dental Student Interest Group. Pre- year as Chair-Elect. doctoral dental students, who join for a nominal fee ($50), have access to many of the AAP member resources, including reduced registration fee to the 2. AAP Education Committee Liaison Annual Meeting and an electronic copy of the Journal of Periodontology. Pre-doctoral Directors The Councilor for the Section on Periodontics are asked to encourage their top students to join, serves as a member on the Education Committee and some schools sponsor student memberships. of the American Academy of Periodontology. The committee is charged with, amongst other things, C. Lunch ‘n Learn (LNL) developing the programming content for the Over 825 students were exposed to periodontics educators workshops at the annual AAP meetings A through the LNL program. This program organizes summary of some of the Education Committees AAP member speakers, mostly from private activities are highlighted below. practice, with dental schools to discuss with pre- doctoral dental students the practice of A. Workshops held at the 2012 Annual Periodontology. Many schools participate and the Meeting of the AAP: The Education Committee session is usually organized through the school’s sponsored a Pre-doctoral Educators Workshop and ASDA representative or the Pre-doctoral Director. a Postdoctoral Educators Workshop during the Pre-doctoral Directors are encouraged to continue 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of to inform their students about the program and to encourage them to get more information from the Council of Sections Business meeting: the Council Academy’s website. members discussed several interesting topics, some of which are highlighted below. D. Recruitment Guidelines The Committee discussed the new recruitment i) 2012 ADEA Annual Meeting: For guidelines that went into effect this year: institutions the 2013 ADEA Annual Session, 216 must wait until the Tuesday after Labor Day of each poster submissions were received, year to offer a residency position to applicants. 40 of which were from There continues to be somewhat mixed feelings students. The student poster review about the program. Program directors indicated that was conducted separately from the students they spoke with were happy about the faculty submissions. All but one process and the time they have to interview at each student poster was accepted. 186 institution they wish. Although most programs programs were submitted and 96 indicated they were satisfied with the current dates, were accepted. The ADEA Annual a few indicated that dental school deans do not like Session Planning Committee used a the early date because recommendation letters rubric for reviewers and developed thus need to be written before students’ third year of a more robust system for in school. The earliest date a program can invite a identification and retention of student into their residency program is Friday, evaluators. August 28, 2015. Students have until Tuesday, ii) ADEA Bylaws Revision. The ADEA September 1, 2015 to accept the offer. Bylaws, like all nonprofit Bylaws, are internal rules that outline the E. 2012 American Student Dental allocation of decision-making Association (ASDA) authority and the procedures for the The report about the Academy’s exhibition exercise of such powers. ADEA is booth and increased participation as a silver incorporated in the District of sponsor at the 2012 ASDA Annual Meeting held in Columbia and is therefore subject to Minneapolis was reviewed. The group was DC Nonprofit Corporation Code. The informed of the Academy’s successful one-hour DC Nonprofit Corporation Code was educational breakout session lead by residents at completely overhauled effective the University of Minnesota. In addition, the group January 1, 2012. The new DC discussed ASDA’s Leadership Conference to be Nonprofit Code contains more held in Chicago November 1-4, 2012, where the detailed and prescriptive Academy will host an exhibit booth with the help of requirements than before, as well as two residents from the University of Illinois, new concepts. Therefore, the ADEA Chicago. Bylaws required a total review of its . technical and legal language. Because of the sweeping changes required by the new DC Nonprofit 3. ADEA Interim Meeting Corporation Code, the ADEA Board of Directors The American Dental Education Association held its also believed that this would be an 2012 interim meeting on October 22-25 in Denver, appropriate time to review the bylaws for CO. This was a joint meeting of the Council of any possible internal inconsistencies, Sections, Council of Faculties, Council of Students, potential unclear provisions about rights and Residents and Fellows, Sections on Admissions procedures, and provisions that may be Officers and Student Affairs and Financial Aid, better situated in an operations manual than Advanced Dental Education Summit, and the in the Bylaws. Academic Deans. The programming had separate To accomplish a non technical and meetings for each group, as well as combined legal language review, ADEA Council sessions of several groups. There was a session Administrative Boards and staff reviewed on the upcoming restructuring of the national board the bylaws in June and July, and examinations and how they will impact dental recommended revisions to them for education, our institutions and the future of the approval by the ADEA Board of Directors. dental profession. All recommendations are now being reviewed as to their appropriate dispensation: are they suitable under the Dr. Medha Singh thanked the forum presenters and new DC laws? If so, do the changes belong co-officers for their support during her years of in the ADEA Bylaws, or in a new ADEA service as Secretary, Chair Elect and Chair of the Board of Directors-approved ADEA Council Section on Periodontics. Governance Policy and Procedures Dr. Dolph Dawson thanked his co-officers for their Manual? assistance through his term as Chair. The first The ADEA Bylaws review to date agenda item was approval for the minutes of the has produced numerous recommendations meeting. This was motioned, seconded and to revise or clarify provisions under DC law approved. He reviewed highlights from his report, but does not include recommendations for which can be found in the newsletter. any