http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75634 2026-07-17T23:08:57Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75859 Title: The Dental Education Bubble: Are we ready for a LEED-style rating? Authors: Bertolami, Charles N Abstract: In his provocative centerpiece article, titled “The Dental Education Bubble: Are We Ready for a LEED-Style Rating?” Charles N. Bertolami uses the LEED rating system as a prototype that, in his own words, could be adapted to dental education in order to give dental school applicants, faculty members, governmental officials, the media, and the public a more open and honest appraisal of what a given educational program has to offer and what the educational product is really expected to be.” 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75860 Title: An argument Against a Dental School ranking System Authors: Formicola, Allan J Abstract: In his cogently argued rejoinder, Allan J. Formicola asserts that the rating system proposed will not improve the profession, because the current accrediting process does take into consideration differences in dental schools’ missions and goals, “but assures that all schools, new and established, meet standards that are accepted by the academy, the practicing community, and the licensing community.” 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75861 Title: The Core Mission of Dental Education Authors: Bayer, Ronald Abstract: Ronald Bayer places his emphasis on “what the state has a duty to do to assure equitable access to healthcare services, to create just healthcare systems, and to secure the social conditions that promote health and limit disease and disability,” and asserts that a core mission of dental education in the United States ought to be understanding the social forces that may foster or impede the path to dental justice. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2451/75858 Title: Why JADE? Why now? Authors: Northridge, Mary E; Robbins, Miriam Abstract: Because of the scope and scale of changes in the present age, JADE intends to invite experts in higher education to face off on the thorny issues confronting higher education, even as it endeavors to foster interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration. This inaugural issue is a model for the sorts of topics that JADE intends to tackle. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z