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DIGITAL DENTISTRY CURRICULUM INITIATIVE

Progress Report

november 2017

PROJECT UPDATE —— Over the past 6 months, a great deal of progress has been made on the Digital Dentistry Curriculum Initiative. The project is currently in the piloting phase and looking forward to the public launch of the curriculum in April 2018. This collaboration with Henry Schein, Inc. (HSI) continues to work towards the common goal of improving dental education and elevating both the academic and practicing communities’ adoption of digital solutions that improve workflow efficiencies and enhance the patient experience.

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Serving as an ACP pilot school has helped propel our digital initiative forward by providing us a solid basis to develop our curriculum, clinical workflows and outcome assessment tools. The communication and collaboration that is occurring has engaged faculty, students, and residents in a most positive way.

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”pilot school representative

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS & PRIORITIESaugust–december 2015

completed Recruit four member Task Force to lead curriculum Development Team

Conduct a digital dentistry survey among ACP members to better understand the scope, engagement, and adoption of digital dentistry

Public announcement of ACPEF and Henry Schein relationship at the ACP Annual Session and to the wider dental community

Identify and recruit initial Curriculum Development Team to create curriculum in 2016 and early 2017

january–december 2016

completed Curriculum Development Team summit to outline curriculum

Presentation of curriculum outline and workshop with attendees at the Spring Dental Educators meeting with 110+ educators from 57 of the 65 dental schools

Recruitment of additional volunteers for Curriculum Development Team and split into work groups to create first curriculum draft

Publication of Defining Digital Dentistry: A Survey of Recent Literature, a digital dentistry abstract compilation with contributions from five journals to provide the community with a collection of the science on digital dentistry

Publication of The Current Impact of Digital Technology on Prosthodontics, a white paper to validate why digital dentistry should be adopted

Presentation of first curriculum draft to 173 educators from institutions around the world at the Fall Dental Educators Meeting

ADEA Dean’s meeting presentation on project and call for pilot schools

Promotional efforts to inform the dental community of accomplishments in 2016

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS & PRIORITIES (CONT)

january–december 2017

completed Call for pilot schools sent to ADEA Dean’s Listserv

Assessment distributed to potential pilot schools

Curriculum Development Team work day to finalize first version of curriculum

Evaluate assessment responses and select final pilot schools

Create a plan, working with industry, to assist pilot schools in faculty training and technology access

Identify and recruit pilot school mentors

Presentation of the first version of the curriculum and announcement of pilot schools at the ACP Joint Educators Meeting

Implement curriculum in pilot schools

Evaluate pilot school implementation and make necessary changes

Update the publication of Defining Digital Dentistry: A Survey of Recent Literature

Report progress at the ACP Annual Session

Hold Recognition Breakfast at the ACP Annual Session

nov ADEA Dean’s meeting presentation on project and update on piloting phase

january–december 2018

jan–may Evaluate pilot school implementation and make necessary changes

spring Open curriculum to all dental schools

jun–dec Review curriculum and update as appropriate

nov Announce outcomes to broad community at the ACP Annual Session

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CODA NEWS —— Following a year of public comment, the Commission on Dental Accreditation adopted/approved the proposed changes to the Advanced Prosthodontic Accreditation Standards at its summer meeting for a July 1, 2018 Implementation date.

The new accreditation standards mandate that all students/residents will be taught at the in-depth level didactically. Students/residents must also graduate competent in the application of digital dentistry as it relates to planning, design, provision of restorations, and the replacement of missing teeth and associated structure applying digital technologies.

CALL FOR PILOT SCHOOLS —— Purpose of the pilot program:

��Test the digital dentistry curriculum and further refine before becoming an available resource to dental institutions nationwide.

� Sixteen schools applied and completed an assessment.

� Five institutions were selected and paired with a mentor.

pilot school selections mentor group�A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health

�Dr. Fatemeh Afshari University of Illinois at Chicago

UCLA School of Dentistry Dr. Gerald Grant University of Louisville

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Dr. Mark Ludlow Medical University of South Carolina

University of Kentucky College of Dentistry

Dr. Keith Mays University of Minnesota

Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Dr. Ramtin Sadid-Zadeh SUNY at Buffalo

PILOT SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health

• The Digital Curriculum document is an excellent resource to direct and expand digital dentistry efforts.

• As a pilot school, have met more regularly as a group of “digital influencers” to formalize digital dentistry efforts.

• Vet thoughts with the entire group for immediate and long-term future decisions.

• Fueled to develop more high-quality content for their own purposes.

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

pre-doctoral education• Twelve intra-oral scanners

with Compare self-assessment software delivered in pre-clinical simulation laboratory

• Faculty training completed

• CAD/CAD Lab is under construction

advanced specialty education programs• Two 3Shape intra-oral scanners for post-doctoral clinics

school wide purchased

• Integration of digital technology in the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics through collaboration with Stoneglass Industries AU

Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine

• Center for Implant and Digital Technology Working Group established

• Digital curriculum implementation: Class of 2021 full course integration with simultaneous training of all other classes��Dental Anatomy, Operative Dentistry, Fixed and Removable

Prosthodontics – years 1 and 2�Advanced Esthetic Concept and Implant courses – year 3� Integration of aXium in all aspects preclinic and clinic

• Core Faculty Champions trained and Digital Study Club formed

• Communication Plan – developed and implemented

• Digital Dentistry integrated in Graduate Prosthodontics and GPR

• 8 Scanners/Laptops for Preclinic, 3 Emerald scanners for Clinic

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UCLA School of Dentistry

• The establishment of the IT infrastructure for a robust, cross-disciplinary integrated digital dentistry identified as a schoolwide strategic imperative.

• The Dean has allocated significant space and financial resources to create a modern, state of the art digital dentistry center.

• A schoolwide committee, led by Ben Wu, has been formed to make the final recommendations for the digital center, equipment selected, the curriculum changes, and the research opportunities.

University of Kentucky College of Dentistry

• Successfully navigated IT challenges including connectivity, obtaining licenses and workflow.

• Began training of faculty despite delays during summer due to late arrival and setup of equipment.

• Established open communication channels between vendor(s) and school to install equipment and software.

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The digital dentistry initiative is an exciting way to transition students and faculty alike into a new era of digital dentistry and it has been my pleasure to be a part of the pilot initiative. Having conducted research in digital technology application for clinical purposes, I can say that I am excited to see the digital curriculum expand in both pre-clinical and clinical settings.

As the digital curriculum matures at the school, I believe this educational exposure will help to generate critically thinking dentists who are both competent at using digital technology as well as open to embracing new technological advances when they graduate and enter the work force.

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”pilot school student

DIGITAL DENTISTRY CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT

Holly Schambach260-494-2288

Lyndee Nielson254-744-3138 digitalcurriculum@prosthodontics.org

The Digital Dentistry Curriculum Initiative would not be possible without the generous support of Henry Schein and its partner companies. Thank you!