Charles N. Bertolami Assumes Presidency Of American Dental Education Association

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Article Date: 03 Apr 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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Charles N. Bertolami, D.D.S., D.Med.Sc., Herman Robert Fox Dean of the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, was installed as ADEA President on April 2 at the 2008 ADEA Annual Session in Dallas, Texas.

"Having worked with Dr. Bertolami on the ADEA Board of Directors, I believe he will be an aspiring and informed leader of the Association," said outgoing ADEA President James Q. Swift, D.D.S.

Dr. Bertolami has been a member of ADEA for 25 years and was chair of the first ADEA President's Task Force on Future Faculty and is currently co-chairing an ADEA-American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) panel on Curriculum and Clinical Training in Oral Health for Physicians and Dentists. He has served on the faculties at the University of Connecticut, Harvard University, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he served concurrently as Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chief of the UCLA Medical Center's Dental Service, and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Prior to becoming Dean at NYU, he was the Dean and Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry

Dr. Bertolami has had diverse roles in dental education and research, including service as President of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and work with the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel on Research Training and Career Development. Dr. Bertolami's research has focused on wound healing and connective tissue repair; however, more recently his contributions have dealt with curricular reform, the significance of research in dental education and practice, and ethics.

After earning the D.D.S. degree from Ohio State University and a D.Med.Sc. from Harvard University, Dr. Bertolami completed residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

About the American Dental Education Association

The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is the voice of dental education. Its members include all U.S. and Canadian dental schools and many allied and postdoctoral dental education programs, corporations, faculty, and students. The mission of ADEA is to lead individuals and institutions of the dental education community to address contemporary issues influencing education, research, and the delivery of oral health care for the health of the public. ADEA's activities encompass a wide range of research, advocacy, faculty development, meetings, and communications like the esteemed Journal of Dental Education, as well as the dental school admissions services AADSAS and PASS.

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