College of Dental Medicine Lasting Impressions Magazine

Each day, our students and faculty and staff members make a difference. This issue of Lasting Impressions highlights the contributions our faculty members and students are making to improve health and change lives. Our annual Give Kids A Smile program provided dental care to more than 200 child- ren at no charge. This year, our successful student-run program worked with the NSU colleges of pharmacy, optometry, and osteopathic medicine to create an interdisciplinary environment in which children and their families learn even more about health and wellness. This issue launches a new feature on how our clinical teams are making a difference. The NSU College of Dental Medicine is honored that patients come to our dental school for care. We are featuring Team 8, whose members helped a patient change his smile. While the patient achieved his goal, faculty members had the opportunity to educate students on advanced aesthetic dentistry. Team 8, and our other teams, again prove that our students improve their patients’ health as they learn. Our research efforts continue to grow as more faculty members seek and receive grant funding. Student research also contributes new ideas that can impact policy changes. Pediatric residents have identified crite- ria that contribute to children with autism spectrum disorder being able to successfully receive dental treatment. This research has identi- fied how insurance and Medicaid funding should change to reflect the increased time required to care for these children. Additionally, ortho- dontic residents have identified an important role for orthodontists to play in recommending the HPV vaccine to parents for their children. Dental education is about making a difference—educating and preparing our students for a career as dentists, professors sharing their knowledge and experience to prepare our students, and staff members supporting our students and faculty members. I continue to be extremely proud of our College of Dental Medicine team of dedicated and outstanding faculty and staff members and our tal- ented students as they make a difference in people’s lives every day. Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P. Dean and Professor College of Dental Medicine Nova Southeastern University 2 © LASTING IMPRESSIONS Message from the Dean SPRING 2018 • VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1 Lasting Impressions is produced by NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY College of Dental Medicine 3200 South University Drive Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328-2018 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY George L. Hanbury II , Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer HEALTH PROFESSIONS DIVISION Irving Rosenbaum , D.P.A., Ed.D., M.P.A. Interim HPD Chancellor COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE Linda C. Niessen , D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P. Dean and Professor CDM ALUMNI SOCIETY ADVISORY BOARD Amir Akhavan , 2014; Timothy Case , 2001; Daniel Crossen , 2011; Karen McKenzie , 2007; Ashley Millstein , 2011; Liz Montero , 2011; Michelle Palmer-Español , 2010; Chris Phelps , 2003; Pamela Steiger , 2012; Chris (Steven) Villanueva , 2004 EXECUTIVE EDITOR Scott Colton , B.A., APR HPD Director of Medical Communications and Public Relations MANAGING EDITOR Oline H. Cogdill ART DIRECTOR Susan Tischenkel-Hayward , Associate Director/ Senior Graphic Designer, Office of Publications OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS Ron Ryan , Director Sheryl Koral , University Editor Carol Reynolds-Srot , Associate Editor/Copywriter Roberta Harris-McCafferty , Graphic Production Manager Impressions lasting Lasting Impressions welcomes your letters, com- ments, and suggestions. Please send them to Rosalie Marin at rm1147@nova.edu . Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate’s, bac- calaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctorate, and professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University. Nova Southeastern University admits students of any race, color, sex, age, nondisqualifying disability, religion or creed, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school, and does not discriminate in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, schol- arship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. 01-077-18SAT