2003 - 2004 Advanced Education Committee

Purpose as stated in the UTDB Bylaws

"The purpose of this committee, which shall be charged by the Senate, shall be to review each advanced education program sponsored by the Dental Branch and make recommendations regarding admissions, curriculum, hospital affiliations, graduate supervisory committees, and student thesis proposals.  This committee shall evaluate and make recommendations concerning progress, retention and awarding of postgraduate degrees to Dental Branch postgraduate students.  All recommendations regarding candidates for admission shall be referred directly to the Dean for action.

The Committee shall include the Department Chairs and Program Directors of those departments involved in advanced dental education, and members of the faculty experienced in clinical or basic science research."

Committee Charge

• Review and make appropriate recommendations concerning the curriculum of the advanced education programs, to include periodic review of courses, conferences and seminars. Review and make appropriate recommendations concerning graduate clinic policies and procedures
• Review admission standards and evaluate applicants for admission to the advanced education programs for the ensuing year with program directors and transmit them to the Dean for final approval
• Review and evaluate student academic progress, recommend the retention or dismissal of students and the awarding of advanced degrees
• Review and approve candidates for the degree of Master of Science
• Review annually the Catalog of the Postgraduate School of Dentistry
• Review applicants for scholarship awards for postgraduate students and the mechanism for awarding these scholarships

Advanced Education Committee
Member Name	Department	Term Ending
Bahl, Saroj	Dental Public Health and Dental Hygiene	‘05
Tate, William	Restorative Dentistry and Oral Biomaterials	‘05
Weltman, Robin	Endodontics and Periodontics	'06

 

Department Chairs and Program Directors
Member Name	Department
Engelmeier, Robert L.	Program Director, Prosthodontics
Tate, William	Restorative Dentistry and Oral Biomaterials
Weltman, Robin	Endodontics and Periodontics
English, Jeryl	Chair, Orthodontics
Hobdell, Martin	Chair, Dental Public Health and Dental Hygiene
Huff, Thomas	Chair, Prosthodontics
Ludington, John	Chair, Endodontics and Periodontics
Milano, Michael	Program Director, Pediatric Dentistry
Minke, Pamela	Restorative Dentistry and Oral Biomaterials
Minkoff, Robert	Program Director, Orthodontics
Narendran, Sena	Program Director, Dental Public Health
Peters, Kelly	Director, GPR
Powers, John M.	Program Director, Oral Biomaterials
Seybold, Susan	Chair, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Svec, Timothy	Program Director Endodontics
Triolo, Peter	Chair, Restorative Dentistry and Oral Biomaterials
Wong, Mark E.	Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

 

Ex-Officio Members	Title
Pierpont, H. Philip	Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Director of Advanced Education
Roeder, Leslie	Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Storthz, Karen	Associate Dean for Research