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College of Dentistry
Smooth Transitio n into UN MC Fold
In the six months since the College of
Dentistry became formally realigned under
Medical Center administration, the initial
flurry of activity has subsided and the College seems to have settled back into the
routine activities of life on Lincoln's East
Campus. Even though the observable physical effects of the realignment will take
time, the excitement and optimism
generated in administrators, faculty and
students have remained unabated.
Perhaps the main reason for the smooth
transition and continued excitement has
been the logic which underlies the realignment. No one is in a better position to
perceive this than Dr. Richard Bradley,
dean of the college. He feels that "It just
makes sense to have our medical and dental
programs educationally close together .
Dentistry has much in common with other
health sciences."
The "sense" of including a college of
dentistry within a health science center has
been recognized by most dental schools in
the United States. Of the 60 accredited dental schools, 55 are located in medical complexes. In 47 of these, the administrative
structure is much like that of the Medical
Center with the academic unit deans reporting to a chancellor or vice president for
health affairs.
The issue of realignment had been under
board of regents consideration since the
early 1970's as a logical extension of its
decision to define the Medical Center as an
autonomous component of the University
of Nebraska.
In 1976, the American Dental Association's commission on accreditation visited
the College of Dentistry and suggested that
its excellent potential could be fully realized
only through a closer liaison with the
Medical Center. When the chancellors of
the Lincoln and Medical Center campuses
proposed realignment last year, they
stressed the strengthening effect that
enhanced interdisciplinary contact would
have on the programs of the College. The
board of regents approved the administrative realignment, effective July 1, 1979.
The realignment has not affected the internal structure and operations of the College. As one of the ten major units of the
Medical Center, it retains the administrative
functions under the direction of the chancellor of the Medical Center. The College
retains primary responsibility for such internal matters as admissions, curriculum ,
degree requirements, and faculty promotion and tenure considerations. Like the administrative functions, most of the courses
offered will remain on the Lincoln Campus.
The Medical Center will serve as a site for
clinical practicums and as an invaluable
interdisciplinary resource.
The ultimate effect of the realignment,
therefore, will be a strengthening of the
programs by bringing administrators, faculty, and students in closer touch with the
health disciplines represented at the
Medical Center.
Dean Bradley noted, "Administratively
it is of great help to be able to work with
other health administrators. There are
Dozen Years for
Dental Dean
Dr. Richard Bradley is rounding out
12 years as dean of the College of Dentistry.
Shortly after he joined the faculty in
1959 he established the department of
periodontics.
He was in private practice in Omaha
for four and one-half years after graduation from the University of Nebraska
College of Dentistry. He took graduate
work in periodontics - treatment of
soft tissues - at the University of Iowa.
His baccalaureate degree is also from
Nebraska . Dr . Bradley attended
Creighton University for pre-dentistry.
Dean Bradley
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many federal and state programs that affect ,
dentistry and the other health professions i1.
a similar manner. After being separated
from the other health units for so long, we
now realize how much we have in common
with each other with regard to our interest
in health care."
The faculty has retained most of the
benefits of the Lincoln campus and will
gradually acquire major advantages as a
result of their new relationship to the
Medical Center. They retain such Lincoln
campus benefits as the use of the athletic
facilities and the option to purchase football tickets.
They are slowly becoming assimilated into the Medical Center community as well.
They now belong to the Medical Center
Faculty Senate, and in the future some of
them may extend teaching duties and
research activities to the Omaha campus.
Dean Bradley foresees joint research opportunities as one of the major advantages
for both the dental faculty and the faculty
based on the UNMC campus.
It is the students, howver, who will derive
the greatest benefits from the realignment,
for it seems that they will experience th ,,
"best of both worlds." Students continue
to participate in such Lincoln activities as
sports and commencement, and they retain
such Lincoln privilege:j. as participating in
student government and purchasing football tickets . Student services have been improved by the realignment since both campuses have pooled their resources in
recruiting students, in counseling both prospective and enrolled students, and in
managing financial aid.
Dean Bradley stressed that the most important student benefit is still to come as
the curriculum is revised to make increasing
use of the facilities at the Medical Center
for clinical practice. "I am excited that the
realignment will provide our students the
opportunity to treat the medically compromised patient, for they will com'monly
encounter such patients in their future practices."
If the University's 1980-81 capital construction budget request is approved by the
legislature, permanent clinic space at the
Medical Center could be available toward
the end of 1980. A total of $120,000 has
been requested to renovate an area of
University Hospital to establish a department of hospital dentistry. This would ex
tend dental care to hospital patients anc:.
would offer unique educational opportunities to dental and dental hygiene
students. The proposed dental clinic will be
located on level three of the Clinic Building,
east of the lobby . It will contain three treat-
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There never was an intention to move the College of
Dentistry from the East
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ment rooms, one supply and service room,
a laboratory, a private office, and a conference room.
Dean Bradley anticipates that the College
will establish a close wo'r king relationship
with the department of family practice, its
future neighbor in the Clinic Building. He
foresees the possibility of a general practice
residency program in dentistry which would
interface with the existing medical residency
training program in family medicine . If this
materializes, the physical examination given
to family practice patients could include an
oral examination by a dentist.
If the Medical Center general operating
budget request for 1980-81 is approved, an
dditional · $250,000 will be allocated to
. Jllow the College of Dentistry to improve
the quality of its educational, research and
service programs. Data from recent years
indicate that the College of Dentistry has
had the lowest total expenditure and the
lowest state appropriation of any public
dental school of its size in the nation .
Part of the proposed budget increase will
be used to augment the number of faculty
members in the College. Last year, 43.8
full-time equivalent clinical faculty
members supervised 54,500 visits to the
clinics in Lincoln while maintaining their
teaching duties. A University Hospital dental clinic would substantially increase their
responsibilities in clinical supervision .
According to Dr. James Griesen, Medical
Center vice-chancellor, additional faculty
members will be necessary not only to meet
the increased clinical demands but also to
allow each faculty member more time for
research. Dental research is the area which
has been slighted in the quest to maintain
sound educational and service programs
during an inflationary period , Dr. Griesen
said.
Despite the budgetary concerns and the
mechanics involved in the realignment pro,ss, daily life at the College of Dentistry
-goes on as if unaffected by the administrative change. The College's 259 dental students, 40 dental hygiene students,
and 22 graduate students continue to follow
their established curricula.
Oral Diagnosis Clinic
The current undergraduate dental program leading to the D.D.S . degree encompasses four academic years . It includes instruction in the basic biomedical sciences
and extensive instruction and experience in
the clinical sciences.
Dental Hygiene Clinic
The dental hygiene program leads to a
baccalaureate degree and certificate in dental hygiene. Students may apply to the twoyear program offered by the College of
Dentistry after two years at an accredited
undergraduate institution .
A wide variety of continuing education
courses for dental science professionals is
offered by the College. Last year it offered
33 continuing education courses which attracted 1,394 registrants . The College will
offer some continuing education courses at
the Medical Center .
Viewed six months after its realignment,
the future of the College of Dentistry appears bright. Its goals reflect a determination to maintain standards of excellence in
education, public service, and research.
Although the daily routine on campus appears unchanged, there is a clear sense of
optimism and anticipation for the improvements to come.
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