Here are five dentists who have stepped into the dean position at dental schools in the U.S.:
1. Margaret Hill, DMD, was appointed the permanent dean of the University of Louisville (Ky.) School of Dentistry after serving in the interim since 2022.
2. The Northeast Ohio Medical University appointed Sorin Teich, DMD, as the inaugural dean of its Bitonte College of Dentistry.
3. The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry appointed Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, to serve as its next dean.
4. The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry selected Paul Luepke, DDS, as its next dean.
5. Yang Chai, DDS, DMD, PhD, was appointed dean of the University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry.
