Dental-Biomedical Engineering Scholars Training (D-Best) Program

项目总结 哥伦比亚大学在为下一代牙科医生提供高级双重培训方面独树一帜 牙科和生物医学工程方面的科学家，为他们引领日常实践的转变做好准备 牙科朝着个性化和精准治疗的方向发展。通过过去10年的战略投资， 哥伦比亚大学已成为牙科医生生物医学工程研究培训的场所。书院 牙科医学部(CDM)创建了一个新的15,000平方英尺的精密牙科中心，将 将传统牙科实践转变为可实时跟踪临床活动的数字化中心。48个人中的每一个 OPERATIONES能够跟踪患者、供应商和牙科器械的使用和位置。此外，哥伦比亚大学 CDM是全国首批通过以下方式全面整合牙科和医疗电子记录的学校之一 EPIC，它提供了一个完整的患者健康记录。此外，生物医学系 工程学院(DBME)成立于2000年，现已迅速跻身十大毕业生排行榜 生物医学工程项目，并在教职员工人均拨款方面处于全国领先地位，在 基础领域(生物成像、生物材料、生物力学)以及前沿研究领域(细胞和组织 工程、神经工程、合成生物学和深度学习)。我们在这里提出了一个新的牙科-生物医学工程学者培训(D-BEST)计划，该计划汇集了领先的生物医学 哥伦比亚大学的工程研究人员、牙科临床医生和学者。这种独一无二的双学位 DDS/PHD培训计划将整合牙科和牙科生物医学工程研究培训 四个关键主题领域的科学家：1)干细胞和再生工程，2)颅面成像和 生物力学，3)用于牙科诊断的大数据和深度学习，4)口腔检测和建模 疾病。D-BEST的两个课程是(I)Pre-Doc-一个为期8年的牙科双学位课程(DDS)和 生物医学工程(PhD)，以及(Ii)生物医学工程博士后-博士后研究培训 给美国或国外训练有素的牙医。在这5年中，我们计划提供24个博士后名额和7个博士后名额 每名实习生在补助金上停留3年的机位。除了非常成功的夏季健康 职业教育计划(SHPEP)，我们正在与庞塞健康的牙科医学院合作 波多黎各理科大学加强受训人才库的多样性，并确保 在D-BEST计划中，受训人员来自传统上代表性不足的群体。此新的T90/R90培训计划 将提供一个独特的机会来促进、加强和深化多学科的牙科研究。除了这笔为期5年的拨款外，我们的长期目标是继续为此进行富有成效和可持续的计划。 对牙科科学家进行综合培训，专业知识植根于工程学和牙科科学。它是 预计新一代牙科科学家将引领个性化解决方案的创建 消除这个国家成年人口腔健康状况持续不佳的问题。

PROJECT SUMMARY Columbia University is uniquely positioned to provide advanced dual training of the next generation of dental scientists in dentistry and biomedical engineering, to prepare them to lead the transformation of the daily practice of dentistry towards personalized and precision treatments. Through strategic investment over the last 10 years, Columbia University has become the place for biomedical engineering research training of dentists. The College of Dental Medicine (CDM) has created a new 15,000 sq ft Center for Precision Dentistry that transforms the traditional dental practice into a digitalized hub that tracks clinical activities in real time. Each of the 48 operatories is able to track patients, providers and dental instruments usage and location. In addition, Columbia CDM is one of the first schools in the country to fully integrate dental and medical electronic records through EPIC, which provides an integrated patient’s health record. Moreover, the Department of Biomedical Engineering (DBME), established in 2000, has quickly risen to become one of the top 10 ranked graduate programs in Biomedical Engineering, and leads the nation in funding per faculty, with renowned strength in foundational areas (bioimaging, biomaterials, biomechanics) as well as in frontier research areas (cell and tissue engineering, neuroengineering, synthetic biology and deep learning). We propose here a new Dental-Biomedical Engineering Scholars Training (D-BEST) Program that brings together leading biomedical engineering researchers and dental clinicians and scholars at Columbia University. This unique dual-degree DDS/PhD training program will integrate dental and biomedical engineering research training of dental scientists in four key thematic areas: 1) Stem Cells and Regenerative Engineering, 2) Craniofacial Imaging and Biomechanics, 3) Big Data and Deep Learning for Dental Diagnostics, and 4) Detection and Modeling of Oral Diseases. The two tracks of D-BEST are (i) Pre-Doc – an 8-year dual degree program in dentistry (DDS) and in Biomedical Engineering (PhD), and (ii) Post-Doc – post-doctoral research training in biomedical engineering to US or foreign trained dentists. Over the 5 years, we plan to have 24 pre-doctoral slots and 7 post-doctoral slots with each trainee staying on the grant for 3 years. In addition to the highly successful Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), we are partnering with the School of Dental Medicine at Ponce Health Sciences University in Puerto Rico to enhance the diversity of the trainee pool and ensure participation of trainees from traditionally under-represented groups in the D-BEST program. This new T90/R90 training program will provide a unique opportunity to promote, enhance, and deepen multidisciplinary dental research. Our long-term goal, above and beyond this 5-year grant, is to continue with a productive and sustainable program for this integrated training of dental scientists, with expertise rooted in both engineering and dental sciences. It is anticipated that this new generation of dental scientists will lead the creation of personalized solutions to eliminate the persistent poor oral health of adults in this country.