Faculty, staff publish papers in Journal of Dental Education

In looking at innovations across UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, 15 papers from faculty and staff were published in the Journal of Dental Education’s special issue, titled “Advancing Through Innovation in a Challenging Time.”

Articles published in the June issue are as follows (only contributing authors from UTHealth School of Dentistry at the time of publication listed):

• “Virtual dental clinic”
  Amity Gardner, DDS; Richard Halpin, MEd, EdD, EMBA; Sophia Saeed, DMD
• “Adopting agile approaches to the classroom”
  Aaron Glick, DDS; David Fray DDS, MBA
• “Converting an in-person case-based small group discussion course to a virtual platform”
  Dharini van der Hoeven, MSc, PhD; Gordon Finnerty Jr., MS; Richard Halpin, MEd, EdD
• “Teaching emergency medicine in a dental school during the time of COVID-19”
  Ransome van der Hoeven, PhD
• “Virtual patient management skills development: An innovative formative assessment”
  Nathanael Salako, BDS, MSc; Amity Gardner, DDS; Gisela Bona, DDS, MS; Priyanshi Ritwik, BDS, MS
• “Transitioning the anatomy curriculum to an online platform: Lessons learned”
  Vuvi Nguyen, MS, PhD; Robert Spears, MS, PhD; Raymond Warner, MA, PhD; Anita Joy-Thomas, BDS, PhD
• “Predoctoral periodontal education and COVID-19: Challenges, actions, and learned lessons”
  Karo Parsegian, DMD, PhD, MDSc; Srinivas Ayilavarapu, BDS, DSc, MDS; Amity Gardner, DDS; Nikola Angelov, DDS, MS, PhD
• “Clinical librarian in a hospital-based teaching program: Bringing evidence chairside”
  Priyanshi Ritwik, BDS, MS
• “Case-based competency assessments”
  Amity Gardner, DDS; Richard Halpin, MEd, EdD; Sophia Saeed, DMD
• “Real-time measurement for effectiveness of novel educational endeavors during the COVID-19 pandemic”
  Priyanshi Ritwik, BDS, MS
• “Communication, coaching, and connection: The 3Cs for community cohesion during a crisis”
  Anita Joy-Thomas, BDS, PhD; Cameron Jeter, PhD; Emily Hansen-Kiss, MS, MA, CGC
• “Prioritizing patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A data-driven approach”
  Aaron Glick, DDS; Krishna Kumar Kookal, MS; Muhammad Walji, MS, PhD; Sophia Saeed, DMD
• “Consolidating clinical care during the COVID-19 pandemic”
  Kimberly Ruona, DDS; Diana Mosenge, MBA; Anna Trieu, MHA, RHIA, CPC; Sophia Saeed, DMD
• “Peer-led immersive learning experience in protective stabilization for third-year dental students”
  Priyanshi Ritwik, BDS, MS
• “Global pandemic and the rise of teledentistry”
  Shalizeh Patel, DDS, MEd; Richard Halpin, MEd, EdD; Gregory Olson, DDS, MSc; Amy Franklin, PhD (UTHealth School of Public Health)