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Jeffrey A. Dean/ ABPD Research Fellowship program
ExploreThe Jeffrey A. Dean/ American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD) Research Fellowship program is a one-year, part-time program that positions early career dentists, and others with relevant advanced degrees, as future health care leaders.
The program facilitates research in areas relevant to dentist assessment, performance and quality improvement, continuing professional development, and initial and continuing board certification.
Working with a mentor of their choosing at their home institution, research fellows will develop and conduct a research project relevant to dentist assessment, certification, dentist lifelong learning and continuing professional development, improvement in dental practice and performance, or health care policy. Research fellows will disseminate their work, at either national conference or meeting, or by submission to a peer reviewed journal.
Award $15,000 to institutions designated by research fellows to offset direct costs of research, professional development expenses, and travel costs associated with program participation.
The 2023 - 2024 application is now open and will close May 16. Research fellows will need to submit a completed application, including:
Jeffrey A. Dean/ ABPD Research Fellows are selected on the quality of their proposed project, the likelihood of making substantial progress on the project during the scholar year, and on their project’s relevance to dentist assessment, patient care quality improvement, and performance improvement.
Watch Jeffrey A. Dean/ ABPD Research Fellowship Review Committee, Drs. Gregory Olson and Man Wai Ng, discuss the Fellowship and answer questions.