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1Dr. Formicola is Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus at College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University. ajf3@cumc.columbia.edu.
Abstract:
This executive summary for Section 1 of the "Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century" project provides a composite picture of information from 12 background articles on the current state of dental education in the United States. The summary includes the following topics: the current status of the dental curriculum, the implications of student debt and dental school finances, the expansion of enrollment, student diversity, pre- and postdoctoral education, safety net status of dental school clinics, and trends in faculty.
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