Columbia Visiting Professorship Program
Contemporary Issues in Dentistry
Panelists at the 2019 Visiting Professor Program Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Dentistry with Dr. Hod Lipson, Columbia Engineering, and John Morton, Align Technology.
2021 Visiting Professor Program: Current and Future Directions in Oral Diseases Prevention and Control
Bruce Dye, DDS, MPH
Dental Epidemiologist and Director, Dental Public Health & Informatics Fellowship Program, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Saturday, March 6, 2021
11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Complimentary program in live webinar format. 5 CE credits awarded.
This program is presented in partnership with the Association of Dental Alumni, and with support from Dr. Ralph Kaslick '59, Perio '62.
Program Schedule
11:30-11:45 a.m. Introductions
Dr. James B. Fine, Dean Christian Stohler, and Dr. Ralph S. Kaslick '59, Perio '62, Chairman
11:45-12:45 p.m. Visiting Professor Lecture
Dr. Bruce Dye
Visiting the Space Where Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Interact with the Epidemiology of Caries, Periodontitis, and Oropharyngeal Cancer
This presentation is an overview of health promotion and disease prevention concepts, how these activities benefit individuals and populations, and why is it important to understand the difference between risk factors, risk indicators, and socio-determinants of health for preventive interventions to work. This presentation will also briefly cover key elements of the epidemiology of the 3 main noncommunicable oral diseases: dental caries, periodontitis, and oropharyngeal cancer.
12:45-1:15 p.m. Student Scholar Presentation
Jamie Larmie, DDS '22
Fluoridation of Water: Has Dentistry Plateaued?
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Odinez-Bortfield, Instructor in Dental Medicine (at CUMC), Division of Operative Dentistry
1:15-1:45 p.m. Student Scholar Presentation
Teresa Yang, DMD, Perio '21
Paradigm Shifts in Periodontal Disease Management from the Public Health Perspective: Chasing More “Palatable” Choices in a World of Limited Access
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joseph Wang '14, Perio '17, Instructor in Dental Medicine, Division of Periodontics
1:45-2:00 p.m. Break
2:00-2:30 p.m. Student Scholar Presentation
Parker Green, DDS '22
Human Papillomavirus and Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Current and Emerging Trends in Diagnosis, Management and Prevention
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Peters '15, OMFP '18, Assistant Professor, Oral Pathology (at CUMC), Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
2:30-3:30 p.m. Visiting Professor Lecture
Dr. Bruce Dye
Why a Changing Country Requires a Change in the Current Practice of Prevention to Achieve Better Oral Health Outcomes
This presentation reviews current approaches to the prevention and control of the 3 main noncommunicable oral diseases and how changing demographics, preferences, and concerns can potentially impact current preventive approaches. From there, this presentation will identify several preventive interventions that could benefit from a review and shift in focus for a more effective effort at improving health outcomes for individuals and populations in our rapidly changing country.
3:30-4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
Meet the Visiting Professor
Bruce Dye, DDS, MPH
Dental Epidemiologist and Director, Dental Public Health & Informatics Fellowship Program, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Dr. Bruce A. Dye is a Dental Epidemiologist and Director of the Health Informatics and Dental Public Health Fellowship at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) in partnership with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). His work has focused on the epidemiology of dental diseases and related conditions, research methodology, and public health informatics. He has collaborated on several studies and survey operations both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Dye graduated from the Ohio State University with a DDS degree, earned a master’s in public health from the University of Michigan, completed epidemiology training at Johns Hopkins University, and a Dental Public Health residency at NIDCR. He began his career in the US Public Health Service working in Indian Health Service clinics and hospitals in South Dakota and Michigan as a clinical dentist and program director. Later, he worked at the National Center for Health Statistics (a Center within the CDC) as the dental epidemiology officer for the National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES). He has served on several inter-agency workgroups, national committees, and editorial Boards. He is an active diplomate on the American Board of Dental Public Health.
He has published more than 90 scientific articles, editorials, and book chapters including co-editing the text book: Dentistry, Dental Practice and the Community (7thed.). Dr. Dye has received awards for achievement and scientific excellence, including those from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the American Academy of Periodontology.
Currently, he is co-leading with Dr. Judith Albino the development of the next Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health.
Visiting Professor Program Advisory Committee
Dr. Ralph S. Kaslick '59, Perio '62
Chairman, Columbia Visiting Professor Program, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Dr. Christian S. Stohler
Professor and Dean, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, Senior Vice President, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC)
Dr. James B. Fine
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education, Chief Practice Director, Faculty Practices, Professor of Dental Medicine (Periodontics) at CUMC
Dr. John Grbic
Director, Division of Foundational Sciences, Professor of Dental Medicine at CUMC
Dr. Joseph M. McManus
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions, Associate Professor of Dental Medicine at CUMC
About the Visiting Professor Program
To remain a leader in dental medicine, each individual must carefully examine current and future issues-- often controversial-- in our rapidly evolving field.
Since 1980, the Columbia Visiting Professor Program at CDM has invited those at the forefront of dental medicine to discuss the evolving field and the professional challenges our students, alumni, and faculty will face. This program is presented in partnership with the Association of Dental Alumni, and with support from Dr. Ralph Kaslick '59, Perio '62. Further information can be found at the Visiting Professor Overview.
Past Lecturers
2019: Hod Lipson, PhD and John Morton
2018: Dr. Ronald L. Ettinger
2017: Douglas E. Peterson, DMD, PhD, FDS RCSEd
2016: Donald B. Giddon, DMD, PhD
2015: Marko Vujicic, PhD
2014: Martha J. Somerman, DDS, PhD
2013: Amit Acharya, BDS, MS, PhD
2012: Joseph M. McManus, DMD, MS, MHA, MS
2011: Elizabeth A. Mertz, PhD
2010: Burton Edelstein, DDS, MPH
2009: Teresa A. Dolan, DDS, MPH
2008: Michael Glick, DMD
2007: Richard W. Valachovic, DMD, MPH
2006: Jane A. Weintraub, DDS, MPH
2005: Allan J. Formicola, DDS
2004: Chester W. Douglass, DMD, PhD
2003: Diarmuid B. Shanley, BDS, MA, MSD, DOdont(hon)
2001: Charles Bertalomi, DDS, DMSc
2000: Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, DMD
1999: Dushanka V. Kleinman, DDS, MScD
1998: Brian A. Burt, BDS, MPH, PhD
1997: Harold C. Slavkin, DDS
1996: David E. Barmes, DDSc, MPH
1995: Robert P. Langlais, DDS, MS
1994: Dominick P. DePaola, DDS, PhD
1993: Ben D. Barker, DDS, MEd
1992: David A. Nash, DMD, EdD
1991: Linda C. Niessen, DMD, MPH
1990: Myron Allukian, Jr., DDS, MPH
1989: Irwin D. Mandel, DDS, DSc(Hon) DOdon(Hon)
1988: Thomas J. Ginley, MS, PhD
1987: Lois K.Cohen, PhD
1986: Raymond P. White, Jr., DDS, PhD
1985: Lawrence H. Meskin, DDS, MPH
1984: Seymour I. Nash, DDS
1983: Alvin L. Morris, DDS, PhD
1982: D. Walter Cohen, DDS
1981: Charles A. McCallum, DMD, MD
1980: I. Lawrence Kerr, DDS