Dental Students' Perceptions of Faculty Diversity

I'm a proud mentor. 

Ms Wendan Li approached me a year ago and asked to brainstorm ideas for her research project as an ADEA Student Fellow. She was interested in faculty diversity because, as she put it, not too many of her faculty look like her. She wondered how other students felt about the impact of faculty diversity on their education and set out to ask some questions of her fellow students.  

I really enjoyed working with Wendan and the project was fascinating. The findings included several significant observations that provide some insight for dental education and validate the differences in how different groups of students view the issue. 

I will put the poster on the web soon so you can review it for yourself.  

Towards creating a national student group...forward!!

Day three here in Denver for our group working to create interest for a national dental student organization for LGBTQQAI advocates and allies. We have coalesced some interest and we're very excited!  

This evening, Monday, March 14 at 5:30 we are meeting people who are interested in the national student group at the Wxyz Lounge in the Aloft Hotel at 15th and Stout and it sounds like we will have some people show up! We've been handing out our cards and networking like mad, it feels wonderful to hear that others are interested in joining forces to take the movement even further. 

Here's hoping we get to meet and discuss with like-minded people from other schools! Stay tuned! 

Napa dental meeting encouraging STUDENTS to attend by offering special pricing for a HAND'S ON periodontal instrumentation course! Whaaaaat? YASSSS!

That's right, the Napa Dental Experience, a two day dental CE event hosted in Napa is extending special discounted tuition to all STUDENTS. I'd like to especially highlight that on Saturday, March 12th there is a hand's on periodontal instrumentation course. I know that second year dental students are preparing to see their first patients and to do their first preventive prophylaxis procedures. I can't think of a better time for this opportunity! 

Student pricing is $75 with a wonderful lunch, or $25 for the course only. If you are interested you can enroll via email: napadentaliq@aol.com

Questions? Feel free to ask in the comments.

One done, two to go!

The participants were so much fun for the "I don't floss. I'm not going to floss. Don't talk to me about flossing." session this morning.   Really enjoyed the generosity and wisdom in the room and the willingness to share. What a great start to a day of talks!