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Creating the dental school faculty of the future: a guide for the perplexed
1New York University College of Dentistry, 345 E. 24 Street, New York, NY 10010, USA. Charles.bertolami@nyu.edu
Journal of Dental Education
|October 10, 2007
Summary
Attracting future dental educators requires understanding the evolving oral health landscape and reframing academic careers. Dental schools should identify students suited for employment over business ownership to enhance faculty recruitment.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Academic Careers
- Oral Health Workforce
Background:
- Predicting future oral health delivery is challenging, making faculty development difficult.
- Current dental school admissions often favor practice/business aspirations, inadvertently hindering the identification of future educators.
- The reality of a dental faculty position aligns more with general university professorships than private dental practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the challenges in recruiting dental faculty for the future.
- To explore strategies for better identifying and attracting individuals to academic dental careers.
- To reframe the perception of dental education as a viable and rewarding career path.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of current dental faculty recruitment approaches.
- Comparison of career aspirations and financial incentives for dental practitioners versus educators.
- Review of existing and proposed strategies for faculty development.
Main Results:
- Existing recruitment methods are a blend of short- and long-term approaches, including inter-institutional "cannibalizing," collaborations, and recruiting retired dentists.
- High education costs and lower faculty compensation are disincentives, but income differentials narrow when comparing faculty to employed dentists, not practice owners.
- Current reliance on students discovering unsuitability for practice to convert to education is suboptimal.
Conclusions:
- Dental schools should target applicants with an employee mindset rather than an entrepreneurial one for faculty recruitment.
- Early imprinting of students with an educator identity and financial support for aspiring teachers are crucial innovations.
- Ultimately, attracting individuals with a genuine passion for teaching as a vocation is key to successful dental education.
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