Lasting Impressions | Fall 2015

20 © NSU LASTING IMPRESSIONS Team Leader System BY MARY HLADKY At NSU’s College of Dental Medicine, it takes a team. Actually, there are eight teams. Third- and fourth-year students are divided into the eight teams and each team is overseen by two faculty team leaders. The team approach to treatment accomplishes two goals: To facilitate students as they apply what was learned in didactic and preclinical laboratory courses to their patients, and to ensure delivery of contin- uous, comprehensive treatment. “We are active participants of an evolving system that marries didactic knowledge, clinical skill development, patient management and student mentorship in dental education,” said Elaine Lara, D.D.S., who partners with Evren Kilinc, D.D.S., Ph.D., to lead Team 4. A COMPREHENSIVE CARE APPROACH TO DENTAL EDUCATION