International Volunteer Programs for Dental Students: Results of 2009 and 2016 Surveys of U.S. Dental Schools.
The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence and nature of international volunteer programs for predoctoral students at U.S. dental schools and to document the change over five years. Web-based surveys were conducted in 2009 and 2016. An invitation to participate in the study, along with a hyperlink to the survey, was emailed to the deans of all U.S. dental schools in the two years. In 2009, 47 of 58 dental school deans responded to the survey, for a response rate of 81%. In 2016, 48 of 64 dental school deans responded, for a response rate of 75%. From 2009 to 2016, the number of schools reporting dental student international experiences increased from 25 to 31. In 2016, 65% of responding schools offered dental student international experiences, an 11.5% increase over the results of the 2009 survey. Concomitantly, the number of deans reporting their students' participation in international opportunities not officially sanctioned by the school decreased from 41 to 34. These findings showed an increase in the number of dental schools providing international experiences for their students and established baseline data to assess trends in the future.
Dr. Woodmansey is Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Endodontics, Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Air National Guard assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base; Ms. Rowland is Manager of International Development and Outreach, ADA Foundation; Mr. Horne is Senior Manager of Marketing Research, American Dental Association; and Dr. Serio is Adjunct Professor, East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry and a staff dentist at Greene County Health Care, Inc. woodmanseykf@slu.edu.
Karl F
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Woodmansey
Dr. Woodmansey is Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Endodontics, Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Air National Guard assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base; Ms. Rowland is Manager of International Development and Outreach, ADA Foundation; Mr. Horne is Senior Manager of Marketing Research, American Dental Association; and Dr. Serio is Adjunct Professor, East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry and a staff dentist at Greene County Health Care, Inc.
Briana
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Rowland
Dr. Woodmansey is Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Endodontics, Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Air National Guard assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base; Ms. Rowland is Manager of International Development and Outreach, ADA Foundation; Mr. Horne is Senior Manager of Marketing Research, American Dental Association; and Dr. Serio is Adjunct Professor, East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry and a staff dentist at Greene County Health Care, Inc.
Steve
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Horne
Dr. Woodmansey is Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Endodontics, Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Illinois Air National Guard assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base; Ms. Rowland is Manager of International Development and Outreach, ADA Foundation; Mr. Horne is Senior Manager of Marketing Research, American Dental Association; and Dr. Serio is Adjunct Professor, East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry and a staff dentist at Greene County Health Care, Inc.
Francis G
FG
Serio
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clinical education; community health education; cultural competence; dental education; international programs; world health