NSU CDM Lasting Impressions Spring 2019

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 9 Top 10 Sound Bites “The most important devel- opment over the last 25 years is the realization that dental care is not independent of overall health care.” “Dentists and other health care providers have become much more collaborative.” “Mouths are mirrors of the body. For example, there clearly is a relationship between inflammation in the mouth and the rest of the body.” “U.S. dental offices register more than 500 million encounters with patients.” “Dentists can use routine checkups to engage and talk to patients about overall health.” “Dental offices can be portals to primary care.” “Digital dentistry, such as computer- aided design and manufacturing, provides opportunities thought to be impossible only a few years ago.” “One exciting advancement will be the use of regenerative dentistry using stem cells to regenerate teeth and other oral structures.” “Dentistry will continue moving closer to the rest of health care in terms of how services are assessed. There will be less reward for volume and more for value, i.e., how well it cares for a group of patients.” “Overall, the future consists of bringing the results of science and laboratory advancements chair-side.” Tooth Be Told THE STATE OF DENTISTRY IN THE U.S. #1 100 BEST JOBS IN HEALTH CARE #2 100 BEST JOBS OVERALL U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 20 NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PROCESSED FOR EACH FIRST-YEAR DENTAL STUDENT SLOT (ADEA) 60 NUMBER OF U.S. DENTAL SCHOOLS 66 NUMBER OF U.S. DENTAL SCHOOLS THEN (1970s–1980s) NOW (1990s–Present) 6,300 NUMBER OF DENTISTS GRADUATING EACH YEAR NATIONALLY 6,000 NUMBER OF DENTISTS GRADUATING EACH YEAR NATIONALLY 226 million NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. NEEDING DENTAL SERVICES 327 million NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. NEEDING DENTAL SERVICES BY RICHARD VALACHOVIC, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.S. PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (ADEA)