Annual Report

Year-end Review 2024-2025

DDS Class of 2029

Student Highlights

• DDS student to faculty ratios in the clinic range from 5:1 to 7:1, depending on procedure and experience of students
• Launched new DDS curriculum transformation with earlier clinical experiences, immediate clinical application of knowledge and skills from pre-clinical courses, and support for continued clinical competence—increasing independence and "practice-ready" graduates
• Annual "Give Kids a Smile" event provided free dental care to almost 100 children
• All third-year DDS students participated in Annual IDA "Dental Day at the Capitol"

Faculty Highlights

• 31% board certified in dental specialties
• 157 articles published
• 6 faculty promoted, 3 tenure track and 3 clinical track (highest number since 2019)
  • Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
    Dr. Allison Scully, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
  • Associate Professor to Professor
    Dr. Mythily Srinivasan, Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine and Radiology
    Dr. LaQuia Vinson, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
  • Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor
    Dr. Angela Ritchie, Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine and Radiology
    Dr. Timothy Treat, Department of Comprehensive Care and Allied Professions
  • Associate Clinical Professor to Clinical Professor
    Dr. Kyle Kramer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Hospital Dentistry

New Full-time Faculty

Select Honors and Awards

• American Dental Association 10 Under 10 Award
  • Dr. Allison Scully
• Dr. Donald W. Johnson Public Health Faculty Community Service Award
  
  • Dr. Ana Gossweiler
• IDA Outstanding Teacher of the Year
  • Dr. Scott Conley
• IDA Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year
  
  • Dr. Wei-Shao Lin
• IUSD Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty in Research
  
  • Dr. Brian Sanders
• IUSD Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty in Teaching
  
  • Dr. Theresa Gonzalez
• Trustees’ Teaching Award
  
  • Dr. Vinicius Dutra
  • Dr. Neetha Santosh
  • Dr. Hakan Turkkahraman
• Volunteer & Adjunct Teaching Awards
  
  • Dr. Lawrence Goldblatt
  • Dr. Jon Susott
  • Dr. Eugene Margiotti
  • Dr. Susan Zunt

Research Highlights

• Achieved a record high with $7.4 million in total awards, more than doubling the $3.1 million from FY22. Of all awards, $4.7M (63%) were from federal grants.
• IUSD’s ranking in NIDCR Funding to Dental Schools rose to #25 among all US dental schools. This is the highest ranking IUSD has achieved since 2002.
• According to the Blue Ridge Institute of Medical Research, IUSD's ranking in dental school NIH funding advanced from 41st in FY21 to 24th in FY24, placing IUSD in the top third of the 73 dental schools in the United States.
• The Oral Health Research Institute has received over $2.56M in research grants from NIH and the oral care industry to support its clinical and laboratory research.
• IUSD faculty generated 127 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed dental journals.
• Two NIH F30 grants were awarded to PhD students—the first in school history.

HEALTH PREVENTION AND PROMOTION / SEAL PROGRAM
41 Visits to schools and programs
797 Patient encounters
115 Sealants placed

COMMUNITY BASED DENTAL EDUCATION
3,225 Patient encounters
5,366 Procedures
13,632 Student rotation hours completed

GLOBAL SERVICE LEARNING
31 Students traveled to four international locations

• Opened newly renovated Orthodontics Clinic
• Indiana’s first Special Care Clinic, The Spolnik Family Commons, and renovated research labs are all on track for completion in the spring of 2026