Should Dental Schools Consider Term Limits for Deans? Two Viewpoints: Viewpoint 1: Dental School Deans Should Have Term Limits and Viewpoint 2: Dental School Deans Should Not Have Term Limits

Amy E. Coplen; Juliana Branco da Costa; Saulius E. Drukteinis; Rhonda J. Everett; Carlos González-Cabezas; Fariba S. Younai

doi:10.21815/JDE.019.159

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Should Dental Schools Consider Term Limits for Deans? Two Viewpoints

Viewpoint 1: Dental School Deans Should Have Term Limits and Viewpoint 2: Dental School Deans Should Not Have Term Limits

Amy E. Coplen, Juliana Branco da Costa, Saulius E. Drukteinis, Rhonda J. Everett, Carlos González-Cabezas and Fariba S. Younai

Journal of Dental Education September 2019, JDE.019.159; DOI: https://doi.org/10.21815/JDE.019.159

Amy E. Coplen

All authors contributed equally to this work. Amy E. Coplen, RDH, MS, is Associate Professor and Program Director, School of Dental Hygiene Studies, Pacific University Oregon; Juliana Branco da Costa, DDS, MS, is Professor, Vice Chair, and Preclinical Director of Restorative Dentistry Department, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University; Saulius E. Drukteinis, DMD, MS, PhD, is Associate Professor and Director of Predoctoral Periodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University; Rhonda J. Everett, DDS, MPH, is Assistant Dean for Student Services and Associate Professor in Residence, Clinical Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Carlos González-Cabezas, DDS, MSD, PhD, is Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan; and Fariba S. Younai, DDS, is Professor and Chair of Oral Biology and Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles.

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This Point/Counterpoint article examines the idea of instituting term limits for dental school deans. Viewpoint 1 supports the use of term limits for dental school deans. According to evidence presented in this viewpoint, setting term limits for deans would foster new leadership development and utilization of skills, increase accountability and effectiveness, and promote diversity. Viewpoint 2 opposes the use of term limits for dental school deans. This viewpoint provides evidence about a steep learning curve for new deans, the need for leadership stability, potential loss of networking relationships, and the high cost of recruiting new deans.

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dental education
dental deans
dean
professional development
leadership development
term limit
dental schools

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