CDE: [The Dean’s Speaker Series] Critical Thinking – Why Do We Need It

Penn Dental Medicine
William W.M. Cheung Auditorium

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch provided
Registration Fee: Free; Registration is required for CE credit.
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CE Credits: 1.0 lecture credits

Description

With a never-ending onslaught of clinical and other scientific information from multiple sources oral health professionals need to become more integrative and critical thinkers. Patients will alsohave access to up-to-date medical information and challenge their oral health care provider to use this information for their benefit. This presentation will show how published data cannot always be relied upon, and highlight how to interpret, challenge and use published information.

Objectives

• Interpret outcomes from different research designs
• Understand how authors present their data
• Use the literature for the benefit of patients

Speaker

Michael Glick, DMD
Professor, Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences
School of Dental Medicine
University at Buffalo
The State University of New York

Michael Glick is Professor, Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine,University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He has authored more than 300 journal publications, book chapters and editorials, and has written, edited and co-edited 10 books. Most recently, Dr. Glick served as chair for the Vision 2020, World Dental Federation (FDI), and is presently co-chairing the FDI’s Think Tank and FDI’s Vision 2030. Dr. Glick is past-President of the American Board of Oral Medicine, immediate past Dean, University at Buffalo, and serves since 2005 as the Editor of The Journal of the American Dental Association.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credits.