Report of a Survey ADEA Meeting San Diego, CA March 15, 2011 Sponsoring Sections: Graduate and Postgraduate Education Academic Affairs GN Glickman DDS

 Survey of Dual-Degree Training Opportunities at U.S. Dental Schools (Roge, JDE, 2006)  Purpose: describe access to information for dual- degree dental scientist training programs at U.S. dental schools  Results & conclusions  22/56 schools reported T32 rewards from websites  Surveys sent; 3 responded  Unawareness of opportunities for predoc students  Schools need to be proactive if programs exist  Students themselves should be champions

 General survey sent 2X to academic deans LISTSERV  Any combined programs ?  Types offered ?  Admission criteria?  Length?  Level of participation ?  Mechanisms of awareness ?  Positives & negatives  34 responses (58 schools) = 59% response rate

 17 / 34(50%)YES  17 / 34(50%)NO

 17 / 34(50%)YES  17 / 34(50%)NO

 26 / 34(77%)YES  8 / 34(23%)NO

 PhD (17)  MS (19)  Oral Biology (10)  Education (1)  Craniofacial Bio (3)  MS (4)  HPE (1)  MSD (7)  MBA (7)  MPH (6)  Cert. Implant Dent. (3)  Cert. Orofacial Pain (2)  MD (3)  DSc (1)

 Separate admissions criteria are specified for each degree or certificate. 18/26 (69%)  Only one set of admissions criteria is needed for the combined degree. 8/26 (31%)  Degrees are offered by separate institutions. 9/26 (35%)

 It is longer than a single degree program. 19/25 (76%)  It can be the same length as a single degree program. 11/25 (44%)

 No to minimal participation. 6/20 (30%)  Some participation. 10/20 (50%)  Considerable participation. 2/20 (10%)  Combined degree program is mandatory. 2/20 (10%)

 Web-site (24)  AADSAS app (0)  PASS app (2)  Institution catalogue (17)  At interview (14)  During orientation (8)  Word-of-mouth (9)  During a special seminar on career options (5)  There is minimal advertising of combined programs (3)

 Coincides with school’s mission to train academicians/leaders/researchers  Encourages research for both faculty & students  Creates next generation of faculty  Positive recruitment tool  Attracts “excellent” students  Saves students time (compared to doing 2 degrees separately) (economies of scale)  Provides wider range of opportunities

 Additional degree detracts from clinical training  Difficult for students to balance activities  Complex arrangement (esp. if 2 sep schools)  Scheduling challenges  Students lose motivation  Not enough faculty to mentor  Postponement of earning potential  Often requires customization of DDS curriculum  Additional financial obligations

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