School of Dental Medicine to Pilot "Digital Dentistry" Curriculum

University News





School of Dental Medicine to Pilot “Digital Dentistry” Curriculum





Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine will be one of five schools nationally during the 2017-18 academic year to pilot a Digital Dentistry Curriculum. Pictured with program leaders Dr. Ann Nasti and Dr. Mary Truhlar (Dean), in center, are faculty  and students involved in the program.  From left: students Michael Winter and Renee Glasser; Dr. Dan Colosi; Dr. Tanya Somohano Marquez; Dr. Robert Reiner; and students Alexis Lippe, Nicholas Montanaro, and Luke Shapiro.



Stony Brook, NY, July 25, 2017 – The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine has been selected as one of five dental schools nationally to pilot a Digital Dentistry Curriculum developed by the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). Digital dentistry has been in practice for more than 15 years. However, this is the first time a curriculum has been developed nationally to train future dentists in a uniform way on the uses of digital dentistry in practice.




Dr. Ann Nasti demonstrates cone beam technology to image the oral cavity to student Renee Glasser, as Dr. Mary Trular, Dean of the School, looks on. Students will train on how to incorporate digital dentistry into examination procedures in simulation labs and patient operatories. 


The Digital Dentistry Curriculum will be incorporated into the school's training during the fall and spring semesters of the 2017-18 academic year. Full implementation will start with the Class of 2021 with enhancements to the Classes of 2020, 2019 and 2018 curriculum to incorporate training and clinical experience prior to graduation.
The resources and technology needed to integrate digital dentistry education into the Stony Brook curriculum include intraoral digital scanners, CAD (computer-aided design) /CAM (computer-aided manufacturing), milling machines, laboratory scanners, oral cancer screening devices, CBCT and caries detection devices. ACP selected Stony Brook to pilot the curriculum due to its leadership, class size, large patient base, electronic health record capacity and location.
"The ...

Read More