Dr. Chiodo is assistant director of the Center for Ethics in Health Care and professor emeritus in the Department of Community Dentistry at OHSU. He succeeds Dr. James Johnson, who stepped down as interim dean in April and resumed his earlier duties as chair of the Department of Endodontics.

鈥淒r. Chiodo is a highly respected and capable dental education leader who will provide the focused, knowledgeable, dedicated and collaborative leadership needed by the School of Dentistry at this time,鈥� 91探花President Ana Mari Cauce said. 鈥淲e are confident that he will engage faculty, staff, and students in transforming the School into an organization that is committed to excellence, accountability and sustainability.鈥�

From 2012 to 2014, Dr. Chiodo served as interim dean at the OHSU School of Dentistry, where he worked to solve financial challenges. He is expected to serve as interim dean for at least two years before the university conducts a search for a new permanent dean.

From 2014 to 2017, Dr. Chiodo served as vice president and system compliance officer/organizational integrity with PeaceHealth, a non-profit chain of hospitals, medical clinics and laboratories located in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. At OHSU, he has been a longtime faculty member in the Department of Public Health Dentistry, earning promotion to full professor in 1992.

Dr. Chiodo served as OHSU鈥檚 Chief Integrity Officer from 2000 through 2011, overseeing health care compliance, human and animal subject research, environmental health and radiation safety, institutional biosafety, conflict of interest, audit and advisory services, information privacy and security, and compliance education.

Dr. Chiodo received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology from Portland State University in 1974 and his DMD from the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center in 1978. He earned a Certificate in Health Care聽 Ethics from the 91探花School of Medicine in 1992.

For two decades at the start of his career, he practiced at a Portland public health dental clinic that treated the majority of identified HIV-positive persons in Oregon and southwest Washington. He has served on state and national committees related to public health, ethics, and infectious diseases. He has lectured internationally on these issues and has published more than 100 related peer-reviewed articles. In 2002, he was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Dentists.

He has also served on committees with the Oregon Health Division, the Oregon Health Authority, and on the board of the Oregon Public Health Association, and has held membership in the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, and Oregon Dental Association. He has received OHSU鈥檚 Distinguished Faculty Award for Leadership and the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon HIV Honor Award.

鈥淚 am sincerely honored to be joining the 91探花 School of Dentistry leadership team at a critical time of transformation,鈥� Dr. Chiodo said. 鈥淭he school has consistently been rated as one of the very best, nationally and internationally.聽 It is my intent to firmly secure that rating and continue to drive us forward. We certainly have challenges to address as we resolve operational issues and improve our infrastructure. After meeting with department chairs, faculty, staff, students, and 91探花executive leadership, I am confident that we are well prepared to meet these challenges. I will be an enthusiastic partner in this effort.鈥�

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Anyone who tries to play 鈥渟mash-mouth football鈥� against the 91探花this fall will find the Huskies fully prepared, thanks to a little help from School of Dentistry faculty, students and staff.

This summer, Department of Pediatric Dentistry residents took dental impressions for members of the Husky football team at the 91探花athletic department. The impressions were used to fabricate about 100 customized mouth guards at The Center for Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Nestor Cohenca, professor of endodontics and an adjunct professor at The Center for Pediatric Dentistry, led the project.

He and School of Dentistry lab technician Rich Lee, who worked on his own time, fabricated the mouth guards, with the help of Pediatric Dentistry residents. Cohenca delivered and customized them afterward. Dentistry staff also helped to organize the materials.

鈥淥ur football athletes will be very well protected and perform at their best athletic capabilities,鈥� Cohenca said.

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Thomas B. Dodson of the Harvard School of Dental 聽Medicine has accepted an appointment to chair the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, announced Joel Berg, dean of the School of Dentistry. Dodson will start Sept. 1, pending 91探花Board of Regents鈥� approval.

Dodson also will become the School of Dentistry鈥檚 associate dean of hospital affairs.

Dodson is currently professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Harvard. He is also an attending oral and maxillofacial surgeon and director of the Center for Applied Clinical Investigation in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dale Bloomquist, who led the search committee, has served as acting chair of the department since January 2010.

Saying he was delighted to be joining the UW, Dodson added: 鈥淚 am impressed by the caliber of the people I鈥檝e met and the enthusiasm everyone has for delivering the highest quality in patient care and education.鈥� He said his agenda includes:

• Re-establishing the MD/certificate Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program at the UW.
• Expanding the clinical, research and educational opportunities at Harborview Medical Center, where the School of Dentistry operates a satellite oral surgery clinic.
• Developing the faculty practice into a self-sustaining enterprise.

Dodson, whose family has roots in the Pacific Northwest, received both a dental degree and a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard. He did his oral surgery training at the University of California-San Francisco, where he later completed a dental public health residency and a National Institutes of Health fellowship in dental clinical epidemiology. He also has served on the dental and public health faculties at Emory University in Atlanta, and is the associate editor of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dodson has conducted influential work on risk factors for complications following wisdom tooth extraction and implant placement. 聽Other interests include evaluating risks and repair of nerve injury, management of giant cell tumors, and researching bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.

His health聽 research extends 聽outside dentistry and聽 includes studies of the efficacy of mandatory seatbelt laws, oral surgical management of HIV-positive patients, and identifying markers for domestic violence.

Since 2006, he has been on the medical team and a game doctor for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.

The center will be headed by Timothy A. DeRouen, professor of oral health sciences in the School of Dentistry and of biostatistics in the School of Public Health. He was interim dean of the School of Dentistry from 2011 to 2012.

鈥淲e鈥檒l be looking for more opportunities to work with other institutions and countries, and for more opportunities for our faculty as well,鈥� DeRouen said. 鈥淭he idea is to enhance what we do, and increase the range of possibilities through research and education.鈥�

The School of Dentistry is already an active international player in oral health, with collaborations and interactions involving more than 40 other countries. Faculty members conduct dozens of international research partnerships and lecture abroad, while dental students and professionals from around the world visit Seattle.

Many come here for the school鈥檚 Summer Institute in Clinical Dental Research Methods, which DeRouen

founded in 1992 and has directed ever since. The Summer Institute has drawn nearly 500 students from more than 40 other countries, along with 30 states in this country.

DeRouen said he anticipates establishing working ties between the new center and the Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network of the International Association for Dental Research. He also expects to be working with the Global Oral Health Interest Group of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, as well as the UW鈥檚 Department of Global Health, in which DeRouen recently received a joint faculty appointment.聽 Dr. King Holmes, the department鈥檚 William H. Foege Chair and Professor, has called the new center 鈥渁n exciting initiative.鈥�

DeRouen鈥檚 name is already well established in oral health research circles. Before becoming interim dean of dentistry at the UW, he was the school鈥檚 executive associate dean for research and academic affairs. He also directed the school鈥檚 Northwest PRECEDENT regional practice-based research network. This year, he will become president-elect of the American Association for Dental Research, and then president in 2014.

鈥淭im DeRouen has been an outstanding leader in oral health research and education,鈥� said 91探花School of

Dentistry Dean聽 Joel Berg. 鈥淚 believe that he is uniquely suited to build on our strong tradition in this field and to further enhance the UW鈥檚 standing in the international oral health community.鈥�

The聽Center for Global Oral Health will oversee existing activities such as the Summer Institute, along with a clinical, behavioral and public health research training collaboration with several universities in Thailand. The latter program is funded by a training grant from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health. The agenda also encompasses a study of orofacial clefts in Thailand, proposals for oral health disparities research in Peru, and ongoing student exchange programs in Chile, Taiwan and Thailand.

DeRouen said that the聽Center for Global Oral Health already has drawn interest from several leading School of Dentistry faculty researchers, who have been invited to join as affiliates. They include Berg, who is also the current president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and Peter Milgrom, who in 2012 received the American Dental Association鈥檚 Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, the association’s highest such honor.

Dr. Blake Davis鈥� design of an angler hooking a catch from a boat has won the School of Dentistry鈥檚 annual Department of Orthodontics sculpture contest. Dr. Soleil Roberts鈥� wire bust of an ancient Egyptian queen was voted runner-up.

Since 1966, the department has conducted the contest for its first-year residents. Entries are judged by popular vote, and competitors must use predominantly orthodontic materials, such as wire, rubber bands and dental acrylic.

Previous contests have included sculptures of a guitar, a geisha figure, a model town, the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, a strand of DNA and the Lion King.

Inspiration for the contest came indirectly from the late Dr. Ben Moffett, a School of Dentistry professor emeritus of orthodontics. In the 1960s, he took a 91探花art class in form and function and found the material so useful that he arranged for weekly lectures on the subject at the School of Dentistry. That in turn led to the contest.

The School of Dentistry has announced a gift of $1.15 million from to support the school鈥檚 vision of transforming dental education.

Under Dr. Joel Berg, who became dean on Aug. 15, the has launched a wide-ranging plan to revamp its clinical education and curriculum. The goal is to produce the 鈥渄entist of the future鈥� 鈥� an oral health practitioner on the leading edge of technology, research and best practices in patient care.

鈥淎t Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service, we strongly support and his compelling vision for the future of dental education and what dentistry can be,鈥� said Jim Dwyer, president and chief executive officer. 鈥淲e believe his plan will help ensure that the people of Washington will continue to receive the highest standard of patient care, and we fully share that goal.鈥�

Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service聽is part of the nation鈥檚 largest dental insurance network, Delta Dental, which has more than 50 million members. Its gift will help Dentistry fund the initial phase of its undertaking in the current academic year.

鈥淔or years Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service has been a valued and loyal supporter of the School of Dentistry, and I鈥檓 thrilled with their new contribution, which could not come at a better time,鈥� Berg said. 鈥淥ur school has historically been a national leader in dental education. However, our continued leadership depends on implementing a new model that incorporates advances in science and technology, a greater emphasis on prevention, and the integration of oral health into overall health.

鈥淭heir investment in our vision greatly enhances our ability to deploy the people and resources we need to bring about these needed changes. Their scope demands that we implement them not in a piecemeal fashion, but with a unified strategy. With Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service鈥檚 help, we can do just that.鈥�

The gift will facilitate the addition of several critical faculty and staff positions and also support the work of several task forces appointed by Berg shortly after he became dean. These include a curriculum renovation task force and a clinical systems task force.

While the School of Dentistry is committed to major changes, Berg said, it will continue to emphasize a high standard of excellence in restorative dental education. 鈥淥ur school has always been known as a standard-bearer in restorative dentistry, and that will not change as we move forward,鈥� he 聽said. 鈥淩estorative dentistry will always be at the heart of our training.

鈥淎t the same time, far-reaching changes are coming to dentistry. New accreditation standards demand that we place more emphasis on interprofessional education and evidence-based dentistry. We must also continue to continue to train dentists with the highest ethical standards and cultural sensitivity 鈥� dentists who are fully prepared to serve all parts of the community.鈥�

In addition to its enhanced partnership with Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service, Berg noted that the School of Dentistry has already begun reaching out to other partners for expertise and support in the school鈥檚 transformation. Recently the school hosted several corporate executives for a three-day brainstorming session on updating and streamlining the school鈥檚 clinical operations. The school has also initiated a collaboration with the to help Dentistry revamp its business operations.

鈥淎t the end of the day, it鈥檚 all about producing the best dentists and the best patient care,鈥� Berg said.

鈥淒ean Berg often says, 鈥楪ood patient care is the best education,鈥� and that鈥檚 a big reason why we find his vision so appealing,鈥� Dwyer said.

Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service, a 91探花Presidential Laureate, also supports Dentistry scholarships, and in 2007 gave a $5 million gift that provided the impetus for the school鈥檚 , which opened in September 2010. A partnership with Seattle Children鈥檚 Hospital, the $21 million facility at Magnuson Park in Seattle is a center of research and education as well as pediatric oral health care.

Two 91探花School of Dentistry alumni are featured in a new exhibit about African-American health care professionals.

Seattle dentists Dr. Robert Flennaugh (’64), who was named the School of Dentistry’s聽Distinguished Alumnus in 1999, and Dr. Pollene Speed McIntyre (’80), who is also a member of the Restorative Dentistry faculty, are included in the “Checking Our Pulse” exhibit, which started Oct. 29 and runs until June 5, 2011 at the . Created in partnership with Swedish Medical Center, the exhibit includes more than 100 African-American health-care professionals in the Pacific Northwest.

Beyond highlighting the contributions of those who have dedicated their lives to improving health care for African-Americans, the exhibit also seeks to raise awareness of health issues that disproportionately affect the black community, such as breast cancer, mother and infant health problems, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Dr. Wendy Mouradian, associate dean for regional affairs at the School of Dentistry, has been named Special Adviser by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Dr. Mary K. Wakefield, HRSA Administrator, has announced.聽Mouradian, who leads the School of Dentistry’s Regional Initiative in Dental Education (RIDE), will be an adviser on oral health in HRSA’s Office of Strategic Priorities, Office of Special Health Affairs. She will assume these part-time duties in addition to her work at the school.

Mouradian, professor of pediatric dentistry and pediatrics at the schools of dentistry and medicine, has been a national leader in the effort to improve children’s oral health, especially by enlisting medical providers outside organized dentistry. She co-chaired the first national summit on children’s oral health in 2008, and several years earlier organized the U.S. Surgeon General’s Conference on Children and Oral Health for the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. That conference led to Oral Health in America, a landmark report in 2000.

Last year she co-edited a special issue on children’s oral health by the journal Academic Pediatrics, examining progress made toward the goals set by the surgeon general’s report. Her work in this area has been recognized with several awards. She also has served as an oral health adviser to the American Academy of Pediatrics, and has co-chaired an American Association of Medical Colleges and American Dental Education Association joint panel to develop common curricula for medical and dental students.

“Her background and experience will be invaluable in advising HRSA’s and the department’s oral health agenda,” Wakefield said in her announcement. HRSA, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is the federal agency primarily responsible for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.

Dr. Martha J. Somerman, dean of the 91探花 School of Dentistry, has been named one of two winners of a major new international award in periodontal research.

Somerman, along with Dr. Ulf M. Wikesj枚 of the Medical College of Georgia, received the first International Association for Dental Research/Straumann Award in Regenerative Periodontal Medicine. The awards were presented on July 15 during the IADR’s 2010 general session in Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Richard Darveau, acting chair of Periodontics at the UW, accepted the award on Somerman’s behalf. Periodontics is the care of the gums and other tissues that support the teeth.

“This is such a surprise and a true honor for me,” Somerman said. “Receiving this award along with my esteemed colleague, Dr. Wikesj枚, makes it even more special.”

The award recognizes significant contributions in basic聽or clinical research in regenerative periodontal medicine. Judges reviewed the investigators’ importance and relevance in regenerative periodontal medicine and the scientific quality of the peer-reviewed聽journals publishing their work. The judges also looked at聽the extent to which the research has improved the understanding of the dynamics and mechanism of periodontal regeneration.

Somerman’s research聽is on聽defining the key regulators controlling tissue development, maintenance and regeneration. This work is funded from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and from the private sector. She has published more than 120 peer-reviewed articles and serves on several editorial boards. She reviews grants proposals to the NIH’s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the National Science Foundation. In addition, she has served on committees for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, IADR and the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), and American Dental Education Association (ADEA). In 2009, she was named to the American Dental Association’s Committee on Scientific Affairs.

Wikesj枚’s聽studies periodontal wound and healing regeneration and dental implants. He has been a forerunner in several areas of periodontal translational research, including the development of animal models and the evaluation of bone morphogenic proteins for use in repair and regeneration of periodontal tissues.

Somerman聽expressed special thanks to the two University of Michigan educators, clinicians and researchers who nominated her for the award: Dr. Laurie K. McCauley, the William K. and Mary Anne Najjar Professor and Chair of the Division of Periodontics, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the UM School of Dentistry; and Dr. William V. Giannobile, the Najjar Endowed Professor of Dentistry and Biomedical Engineering, who is also director of the Michigan Center for Oral Health Research.

Somerman is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and past president of AADR. She has received the Geis Award from the American Academy of Periodontology and the Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Oral Biology from the International Association for Dental Research. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International College of Dentists, and the American College of Dentists.

Along with her D.D.S from New York University, Dr. Somerman holds an M.S. in environmental health from Hunter College and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Eastman Dental Center and University in Rochester, N.Y., along with a certificate in periodontics. She has been dean聽of the 91探花School of Dentistry since 2002.

The IADR, in Alexandria, Va., with a membership of more than 11,000, seeks to advance research and increase knowledge聽to improve oral health worldwide. Its mission also includes supporting and representing聽 oral health researchers, and facilitating communication about and applications for research findings.

Straumann is a leading worldwide producer of dental implant systems and other materials, and is also a leader in related research.