CE Hosts Japanese Dental Group
On Saturday, September 9, 2017, the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Education (GSDM) hosted a group of 28 dentists from Japan for a half-day continuing education (CE) lecture. The CE course was entitled, “Current State of Dental Education and Digital Dentistry in the U.S.,” and was led by Dr. Hiroshi Hirayama, Clinical Professor and Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics; Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Operative Dentistry; Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Digital Dentistry; and Dr. Ryota Kikuchi, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry and Practice Leader in the Predoctoral Patient Treatment Center.
The visit was broken down into three sections. The day began at 2 p.m. when Dr. Hirayama welcomed the group to Boston and GSDM. He highlighted what the lecture would focus on and introduced his colleague, Dr. Kikuchi. Dr. Kikuchi then lectured for approximately 45 minutes on the state of dental education. He focused on how dental education in the U.S. has evolved, and how the curriculum at GSDM has continued to be on the cutting edge of common practices and standards within the industry.
Following his talk, the group took a brief break for a tour of the School, including Patient Treatment Centers, classrooms, and administrative office space.
Once the tour was completed, Dr. Hirayama again took the podium to discuss digital dentistry, more specifically, digital prosthodontics. As many already know, GSDM is on the forefront in terms of the implementation of digital dentistry within our school and was the first dental school in the country to go “fully digital”.
Once both speakers had finished their lectures, Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter was on hand to present each attendee with a certificate signifying their completion of the course. The next day, the group attended the GSDM Alumni Reception at the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) 103rd Annual Meeting that was held on Sunday, September 10, 2017.