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New director appointed at National Museum of Dentistry
January 11, 2010
BALTIMORE, Maryland--Jonathan W. Landers, a nonprofit executive with more than 30 years of experience in marketing, museum, and corporate leadership, has been appointed executive director of the National Museum of Dentistry.
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum is the only museum of its kind to celebrate the history of the dental profession and educate the public about the importance of good oral health to a healthy life.
?"Mr. Landers was selected from a broad range of candidates as the individual who would be best able to assume this role and allow the National Museum of Dentistry to realize its potential and continue to grow," said Dr. Leslie W. Seldin, chair of the National Museum of Dentistry's Board of Visitors.
"With Mr. Landers' assumption of his new responsibilities, I feel confident that 2010 will prove to be a banner year for the museum and one in which we will be able to accomplish all of our strategic goals."
The appointment of Landers, which follows a nationwide search for a director, was effective Jan. 4, 2010. Landers succeeds Rosemary Fetter, who retired in June 2009 after leading the museum for 11 years. Elza Dunning, the museum's Director of Operations, has served as interim director. Full Story....
Is tooth decay in children a global epidemic?
By William Atkins
Sunday, 10 January 2010 20:42
According to U.S. and Australian reports, tooth decay in children is widespread. An Australian health leader calls it an epidemic and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that 25% of all children in the United States two to five years of age have tooth decay. A bitingly informative article follows! Full Story...
JCNDE Introduces DENTPIN
Dental and dental hygiene students will soon be identified using a new eight-digit DENTPIN beginning January, 2010. DENTPIN (DENTal Personal Identifier Number) is a unique personal identifier for applicants and students involved with the U.S. dental education system and standardized testing programs.
Developed in a joint effort of the American Dental Association (ADA), American Dental Education Association (ADEA), Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE), and the ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure (CDEL). DENTPIN will be used only within the dental education community. It will protect student privacy by eliminating use of the Social Security Number. Dental and dental hygiene students will need to register for a DENTPIN before applying for the National Board Examinations.
Academic dental institutions should prepare now to add DENTPINs to student records. Use of DENTPINs in reporting by institutions to ADA and ADEA will be phased in starting in 2010. Details about the phase-in, including how DENTPINs will be integrated into the transmission of student data, are forthcoming from the JCNDE. Information regarding DENTPIN will be made available in the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination Candidate Guide and the ADEA newsletter.
For more information and to register for a DENTPIN, visit the ADA website at http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/DENTPIN/index.asp.
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