Who we are and what we do
 Community-based
 Our mission:
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Education
Research
Service
 Meeting the mission
U-M School of Dentistry:
A regional resource for education & service
 Only dental school in
the state.
 Only dental school
between Milwaukee &
Seattle
 Students from:
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Montana
Core Values:
 Excellence in all we do
 Strong sense of vision and
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purpose
Serve the
community/contribute to
society
Continual pursuit of
knowledge
Respect for the individual
Personal and institutional
integrity
Student Enrollment
2013-14
 Doctor of Dental Surgery**
 Dental Hygiene, B.S.
 Dental Hygiene, Masters
 Dental Therapy
 Advanced Education/Graduate
Total:
** Includes 2 classes of PASS students
414
46
13
24
60
557
DDS class of 2013-14
Class size: 98 students
 Total applications:
1,198
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Minnesota: 192
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Regional: 177
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89 interviewed
(46%)
 97 students have
accepted invitation
to join class
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59 Minnesotans
Includes at least one
DDS/PhD student
60 interviewed (34%)
Non-regional: 829
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152 interviewed
(18%)
As of June 6, 2013
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
24
Overall GPA
Prerequisite GPA
Science GPA
Out of State
In State
Ethnically Diverse
Women
Men
Number of Students in the Class
Profile of the Dental Hygiene Fall 2013 Incoming Class
1
23
6
18
6
(%)
(%)
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(25%)
(9%)
3.31
3.37
3.15
49 Total Completed Applications
68 Late / Incomplete Applications
8/26/13
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
6
2
4
(%)
%)
Overall GPA
Prerequisite GPA
3.21
3.33
2
5
(%)
(25
%)
Experience in
Health Care
Out of State
In State
Ethnically Diverse
Women
Men
Number of Students in the Class
Profile of the Dental Therapy Fall 2013 Incoming Class
1
3
(%)
(25
%)
6 Masters Level Students
0 Bachelors Level Students
10 Total Completed Applications
Updated 11/08/13
Program for Advanced
Standing Students (PASS)
 Start date – May 2006
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Response to legislative directive &
request form Board of Dentistry
 Increases diversity & cultural awareness
 Supportive of U President’s commitment to
enhancing cultural diversity
 Expand international education opportunities for
SOD students/faculty
 Better serve the needs of our community
 Students from 21 countries
Program for Advanced Standing
Students
 300 students (41 different countries)
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47 interviewed; 11 accepted
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9 female, 2 male
Brazil, India (3), Kuwait, Nigeria (2), Pakistan,
Romania, Syria, Russia
Faculty and Staff
Staff
237
Faculty
258
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Tenure/Tenure Track - 61
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Clinical Track - 46
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Professor (3)
Associate Professor (22)
Assistant (18)
Teaching Specialist (3)
Adjunct (part-time) - 136
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Professor (23)
Associate Professor (31)
Assistant Professor (7)
Professor (26)
Associate Professor (35)
Assistant Professor (73)
Research - 14
New faculty hires
September 2001-present:
New hires: 34
Women: 13
Persons of color: 14
Facilities
 Moos Tower: 182,893 sq. ft.
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Pre-doctoral clinics: 24,679 sq. ft.
Treatment Services (labs): 2,308 sq. ft.
Surgery Rms. & Support: 4,656 sq.
Student Classrooms & Labs: 23,542 sq. ft.
Research: 43,212 sq. ft.
Conference Rms: 6,558 sq. ft.
Reception areas: 6,486 sq. ft.
Student Study & Services: 8,359 sq. ft.
Faculty Practice: 3,300 sq. ft.
Comprehensive Care Clinic:
Team-based
 Patient focused care; resembles private practice
 8 groups (16 operatories/group)
 11 treatment chairs; 3 DH; 2 Admissions
 Groups
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Faculty group leader, clinical faculty, patient care
coordinator & staff dental assistant
Students: D3 & D4: 26
D2: 13*
DH: 2-3**
DT: 1-2**
* Spring semester/Treatment Planning Course (assist/prophys)
**schedules vary by semester
Who we are and what we do
 Community-based
 Our mission
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Education
Research
Service
 Meeting the mission
Research
 Rank:
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#9 in amount of NIH funding for
public dental schools (FY 2012)
 $10.7 million funding
 73 current funded projects
44 funded scientists
Areas of research strength/Research Clusters:
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Orofacial Pain and Neuroscience
Oral Infections and Microbiology
Biomaterials and Biomechanics
Bone Biology and Craniofacial Development
Oral Inflammation and Cancer
Oral Health Disparities and Public Health
Who we are and what we do
 Community-based
 Our mission
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Education
Research
Service
 Meeting the mission
We treat patients
Patient visits: 139,448
One of largest safety-net providers in state
 Campus Clinics
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# Active patients: 37,800
# Patients-visits: 99,287
(6/1/11-5/31/12)
 # Unique patients: 32,907
(6/1/11-5/31/12)
(Public program/uninsured: 34%)
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 Outreach Programs*
 # of Patient-visits: 40,161
 # Unique patients: 12,132
(7/1/11-6/30/12)
(7/1/11-6/30/12)
(Public program/uninsured: 75-80%)
*Walker White Earth, Rice, Hibbing, MDU, CUHCC, NorthPoint, Union
Gospel, Howard, NACC
Community-based
Service Learning
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Partner with Communities
Externship
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IHS/Tribal Clinics: Cass Lake, Fondulac, Red Lake,
White Earth, Belcourt, ND and Wolfpoint MT
Outreach sites:
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Rural: Hibbing, Willmar, Howard (S.D.),
Mobile Dental Clinic (15,000 miles/year)
Twin Cities Metro: Native American Community
Center, Community University Health Care Center
Rural and Metro: Mobile Dental Clinic
 (15,000 miles/year)
MDH Urban Dental Shortage Areas – 2010
Urban Outreach Sites
Enhance dental
access
 Dentists to population
ratio
 1/1660 overall
 Worst counties:
Watowan 1:11,187
Marshall: 1:9449
 Renville: 1/7685One
county of 5,536
people; no dentist
 Unique situation in
every county
Outreach rotations:
• Hibbing Community College Dental
Clinic
• Rice Regional Dental Clinic (Willmar)
• Native American Community Clinic
• Community University Health Care
Center (2001 Bloomington Ave. S., Mpls.)
• Mobile Dental Unit (travels the state)
• Prairie Winds SD
Externships:
Cass Lake,
Fondulac, Red Lake, White Earth,
Belcourt (ND) and Wolfpoint (MT
Outreach Clinics
 Hibbing Community College Dental Clinic – Hibbing, MN
 Rice Regional Dental Clinic – Willmar, MN
 Prairie Winds Dental Clinic – Howard, SD
 Mobile Dental Clinic
 Community University Health Care Center – Minneapolis, MN
 Native American Community Clinic – Minneapolis, MN
 Chief Redstone Health Center – Wolf Point, MT
 Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility – Belcourt, ND
 Red Lake Hospital – Red Lake, MN
 White Earth Health Center – Ogema, MN
 Cass Lake Hospital – Cass Lake, MN
 Min-No-Aya-Win Health Center – Cloquet, MN
Hibbing Community College Dental Clinic
– Hibbing, Minnesota
 4 week DDS rotation.
 2 week DH rotation.
 Hibbing Community College Dental
Clinic is located approximately 200
miles north of Minneapolis.
 Students assigned to this clinic
become familiar with the
characteristics of a rural practice.
 The experience requires students to
report to Hibbing on Sunday, in order
to start their experience on Monday
morning. Housing is provided at
HCC.
Rice Regional Dental Clinic – Willmar,
MN
 4 week DDS rotation.
 2 week DT & DH rotation.
 Rice Regional Dental clinic is a
ten chair dental clinic located
within Rice Memorial Hospital
in Willmar, Minnesota.
 Target population is the 19-
counties of west central and
southwest Minnesota.
 Rural model for new dental
team.
 Need to arrive Sunday
afternoon at 5:00 p.m. in
Willmar.
Mobile Dental Clinic (MDC)
 1 week rotation - DDS, DT & DH.
 The Mobile Dental Clinic targets
enrollees in the UCare Health
Care program.
 Students are able to use digital
radiography and Dentrix electronic
dental record.
 The MDC departs daily from the
School of Dentistry to visit local
sites, while out of area
destinations are week-long trips.
CUHCC – Minneapolis, MN
 2 week DDS rotation.
 Located in South
Minneapolis.
 Serves a very ethnically
diverse neighborhood.
 The clinic provides dental,
medical, and mental health
services to an underserved
community.
Patient Demographics –
Full program periods
We Address the Need:
Access to care initiatives
 Treat patients:
 139,448 patient-visits/year
 Graduate more DDS
 Increased class size (98 students)
 Launched PASS program (10 students)
 Result: 25% increase in DDS graduates
 2001 grads: 82
 2012 grads – 109
Address the Need:
Access to Care
Initiatives (current)
 GPR Clinic
 Pediatric Dental Clinic
 Promote rural job
opportunities
 New DDS admissions
policies/recruitment
programs
 Enhance geographic &
cultural diversity of
student body
 Develop interest in dental
careers among students
from underrepresented
communities.
What about placement?
Program Start
Radius (miles)
Graduates placed
CUHCC (MPLS)
2003
1
7
Hibbing
2003
35
14
NACC (MPLS)
2002
1
4
Willmar
2007
35
5
Howard, SD
2007
35
1
Red Lake (Red Lake)
2009
35
0
Cass (Leech Lake)
2008
35
8
Cloquet (Fond du Lac)
2008
10
1
Ogema (White Earth)
2009
35
3
Wolf Point, MT (Fort Peck)
2013
35
0
Belcourt, ND (Turtle Mountain)
2013
35
0
Union Gospel (St. Paul)
1975
1
1
Outreach Site Table does not include the Ucare mobile unit which
does not have a fixed geographic location.
Early Decision Rural Dentistry
Track Program
What is the Early Decision Rural Dentistry Track Program?
People living in rural Minnesota have a more difficult time finding a
dentist to care for them compared to those who live in urban areas.
There are shortages of dentists in parts of rural Minnesota and many
of the dentists who currently practice in the rural areas are near
retirement age. To help build the dental workforce in rural
Minnesota, the School of Dentistry is introducing the Early Decision
Rural Dentistry Track Program for students who are thinking about a
career in dentistry in a rural setting.
Population Distribution
We don’t have a numbers problem.
We have a distribution problem.
Dental Therapy
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 Mid-level provider education program
 Single standard of care
 Competency requirements identical to those for DDS
students (within defined scope of practice)
 Program structured to complement rather than compete
with other dental professionals
 Program will provide a foundation for professional
advancement and career growth
 Graduates will contribute to reducing the cost of care and
to improving access for underserved communities
 Education occurs in a professional environment which
includes dental hygienists & dentists, to ensure graduates
prepared to work in a team setting
 Program can be replicated by other dental schools
Meeting the mission…
 Land Grant Institution
 Education, discovery &
engagement for the common good
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Dental workforce
Interprofessional Education
Licensure
Access to care initiatives
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Future initiatives
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Continue to leverage partnerships
Increase capacity of outreach clinics
 Facilities expansion, new sites
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Expand length of rotation
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Rural Dental Health
Interprofessional Education
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Interprofessional coursework D1 & D2 Spring 2008
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Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and
Public Health
 Leadership & Teambuilding
 Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
 Evidence-based, informatics, root causes analysis, etc.
 Baseline (core) Health Informatics
 Health Policy and Society
 Populations, economics/societal, public health, health
disparities, global health policies, diverse groups, etc.
 Care Systems
 Supply lines, integration of components of care, government
regulation, managed care, networks, insurance, economic
models, etc.
Nat’t. Center for Interprofessional
Practice & Education
 U of Minnesota awarded $4 million HRSA grant
 Transform health care delivery through integrated
interprofessional practice & education
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Leadership
Collaborative practice & health system
transformation
Education training
Research, evaluation & scholarship
Innovative and novel models
2013 MERC Grant Distribution; Report to the Minnesota Legislature, Minnesota Department of Health