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From Education to Connection: The Future of Dental Education is Community
Educational Objectives
After this presentation, you will know how to:
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Transition dental education from content delivery to sustained learning through community
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Use thoughtful questions to continue learning beyond formal instruction
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Apply curiosity, dialogue, and reflection to deepen clinical understanding
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Recognize the educator’s evolving role as a facilitator of inquiry and connection
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Foster trust and belonging to support meaningful professional growth
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Reframe dental education as a living ecosystem beyond the classroom
Abstract
Dental education has long been anchored in classrooms and clinical instruction. While essential, this model often concludes when the course ends. Yet meaningful professional growth is sustained through connection, dialogue, and shared experience.
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Author Bio
Dr. Ricardo Mitrani
Dr. Mitrani has authored many scientific articles and chapters in textbooks on implant prosthodontics and esthetic dentistry. He has given more than 500 lectures in 30 countries and maintains a private practice in Mexico City limited to prosthodontics and implants.
A member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the International College of Dentistry, Dr. Mitrani also serves on the editorial boards of numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry and the Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry. He holds academic affiliation at the National University of Mexico and serves as affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington.
Dr. Mitrani received his DDS from the UNITEC University of Mexico City. He then obtained a certificate in prosthodontics and MSD in dentistry from the University of Washington, where he served as the graduate prosthodontics program’s assistant director in 2001.
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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of Spear Education. Dr. Ricardo Mitrani is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, Spear Education. Dr. Ricardo Mitrani may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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