Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series: Building Bridges for Oral Health Research

The Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series brings renowned scientists, clinicians, and scholars to Columbia University College of Dental Medicine to explore the ideas shaping the future of dental medicine.

The series is organized around a central theme that reflects an area of growing importance in oral health science and provides a forum for scholarly exchange across disciplines. Through lectures and discussion, the series highlights emerging discoveries, innovative approaches to research, and opportunities to advance knowledge from the laboratory to clinical practice and community impact.

The inaugural theme, Building Bridges for Oral Health Research, reflects the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of oral health science. The series explores how partnerships across dentistry, medicine, public health, engineering, and other fields can advance scientific discovery, accelerate translation, and improve health.

By bringing together leading researchers from Columbia and institutions around the world, the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series celebrates scientific excellence, intellectual curiosity, and the exchange of ideas that drive innovation in oral health research.