Lasting Impressions | Fall 2017

CDM Impressions NSU COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE © 7 6 © NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY The following CDM leadership changes have occurred. Joel Slingbaum , D.M.D., was promoted to director of informa- tional and instructional technology and continuing education. In this role, Slingbaum will oversee the development and implementation of new instructional and informational technology to maintain the CDM’s use of technology. He will report to Peter Keller, D.D.S., executive associate dean. In addition, Slingbaum will lead the CDM’s CE program, working with Linnette Dobbs Fuller, R.D.H., B.S., CPP, and her team to deliver innovative continuing education programs that meet the learning needs of dental professionals. Slingbaum received his D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, and completed the Advanced Education in Endodontics program at NSU College of Dental Medicine. He has maintained a private practice in endodontics in Fort Lauderdale and Key West, while serving part time as the CDM’s director of information technology (IT), supporting the faculty’s IT needs. Jodi Kodish Stav , D.D.S., was promoted to associate dean for clinical informatics. In this role, Kodish will continue to provide leadership to the CDM in the development, implementation, and analyses of the clinical data and benchmarking needed to improve the curriculum and clinical-care delivery. Kodish will expand her role to provide the leadership and analytics required to support the team leader-delivered comprehensive-care model for clinical education. She will report to the college’s dean, Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., and take a leadership role in preparing the data that will be needed for the predoctoral and postdoc- toral reaccreditation that will occur in 2021. Kodish received her D.D.S. from Emory University School of Dentistry in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintained a private dental practice in Fort Lauderdale before joining the NSU College of Dental Medicine as a part-time clini- cal faculty member in 1999. She transitioned to being a full- time faculty member in 2007 and has served as executive director of clinical informatics for the past seven years. u FACULTY LEADERSHIP CHANGES Carolyn Bolton , M.B.A., was named chief of staff for Dental Fix Rx—a fast-growing, mobile dental equipment repair service franchise. In this newly created position to address the daily internal needs of the company as it grows, Bolton will work closely with the executive team by providing leadership and support, promoting growth, identifying obstacles to perform- ance and providing solutions, and collaborating with the larger Dental Fix team on internal projects and initiatives. Bolton brings 25 years of experience with Subway as director of special projects and with Franchise Brands, LLC as brand manager. Bolton served on the advisory board of the NSU H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s International Institute of Franchise Education in 2007 and 2012, which helped emerging brands grow. u DENTAL FIX RX NAMES CHIEF OF STAFF Eight CDM periodontists became diplomates of the American Board of Periodontology after completing the board certification process. Diplomates from the periodontal class of 2016 are Jenifer Araya, D.M.D.; Trinity Boszko, D.M.D.; Fatemeh Gholami, D.M.D.; Lindsay Hill, D.M.D.; and Genevieve Payne, D.M.D. Class of 2015 diplomates are Fabrianne Figueroa Cohen, D.M.D., who also is an adjunct faculty member, and Flavia Goncalves, D.M.D. Additionally, Maria Diaz, D.M.D., became an adjunct faculty member diplomate. u NEW AMERICAN BOARD OF PERIODONTOLOGY DIPLOMATES NAMED Message from the Interim Chancellor Achieving significant milestones has always been a hallmark of Nova Southeastern University. There’s little doubt, however, that the past few months have brought exciting and unprecedented change to both the university and the Health Professions Division (HPD). In September, NSU received the largest philanthropic gift in its history from Dr. Kiran C. Patel, M.D., and his wife, Dr. Pallavi Patel, M.D. The commitment from the Patel Family Foundation includes a $50-million gift and an additional $150-million real estate and facility investment in a future 325,000-square-foot medical education complex that will be part of NSU’s new Tampa Bay Regional Campus in Clearwater, Florida. Additionally, the Tampa Bay Regional Campus will house an additional site for NSU’s osteopathic medical school. The financial gift also resulted in several major university changes, including the renaming of NSU’s osteopathic medical college to the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteo- pathic Medicine and the renaming of NSU’s health care sciences college to the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences. NSU’s College of Allopathic Medicine has received preliminary accreditation and is begin- ning to recruit a class of 50 M.D. students to matriculate in August 2018. The college is now the eighth M.D. school in the state of Florida, along with two osteopathic medical schools, including NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. (See story page 35.) The coming year promises to be a time of additional growth and expansion. The creation of the HPD Annex, which is located across the street from the pending NSU Academical Village site, has already provided much-needed space for our growing number of faculty and staff members. Additionally, construction will begin on the HCA East Florida hospital that will be located on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus. The Health Professions Division is playing a pivotal role in helping NSU President George L. Hanbury II successfully achieve his Vision 2020 goals, which range from increasing undergrad- uate enrollment and enhancing research to enlarging the university’s endowment. We look forward to the university’s continued accomplishment. Irving Rosenbaum, D.P.A., Ed.D., M.P.A. Interim Chancellor Health Professions Division