Page 3 - The Apex - Touro College of Dental Medicine 2024

TOURO COLLEGE
OF DENTAL MEDICINE
AT NEW YORK
MEDICAL COLLEGE
Ronnie Myers, DDS
Dean,
Touro College of
Dental Medicine
David J. Katz DDS,
FAGD, FACD
Vice Dean,
Touro College of
Dental Medicine
Jay P. Goldsmith, DMD
Founding Dean Emeritus,
Touro College of
Dental Medicine
Alan Kadish, MD
President,
Touro University
Edward C. Halperin,
MD, MA
Chancellor & CEO,
New York Medical College,
and Provost for
Biomedical Affairs,
Touro University
Moshe D. Krupka
Executive Vice President,
Touro University
Patricia E. Salkin, JD
Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs and
Provost of Graduate and
Professional Divisions,
Touro University
Salomon Amar, DDS, PhD
Senior Vice President
for Research Affairs,
Chief Biomedical Research
Officer, Touro University, and
Vice President for Research,
New York Medical College
APEX EDITORIAL STAFF
Barbara Kram,
Director of Marketing and
Communications
Touro College of Dental
Medicine
Yasmin Bendror,
Senior Manager, Marketing
Touro College of Dental
Medicine
Dmitriy Kalinin
Photography
THE
APEX
2024 Issue
2 / From The Dean
3 / By The Numbers
4 / Dentistry Goes Digital
The amazing, new computer-based
instruments and techniques that students are
learning to become tech-savvy dentists
6 / A Day In The Life Of The Clinic
A snapshot of a day in two clinics with Clinical
Practice Leaders Tina Tran, DDS, and Marvin
Brody, DDS, Director of Clinical Education
10 / The Essential Role Of Research
An in-depth look at how dental students are
trained to be evidence-based practitioners
12 /  Advanced Standing Students
Excel At Touro
Foreign-trained dentists in the Advanced
Standing International Dentist Program (IDP)
have the opportunity to succeed in the U.S.
14 / Touro Students Serve Others
The community service and community
outreach opportunities that students
participate in outside of campus
16 / A Critical Need: TouroCARES
An innovative, new way to provide services to
our marginalized IDD community
18 / TCDM In Albuquerque
A much-needed state-0f-the-art facility is
underway in New Mexico.
20 / Graduation
The class of 2024 celebrates a bright future as
expertly prepared dental practictioners
22 / Honor Roll Of Donors
Recognizing the generous contributors who
share in and support our mission
24 / Year In Review
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