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Mid Career Academics
Dr. Thomas Boyle helps a student in the clinic
Enjoy teaching tomorrow’s faculty today to share your clinical acumen as a dentist.
When the daily routine becomes just routine, the opportunity to be with colleagues discussing the latest technology and patient care is a refreshing change. Additionally, the affordability may be more reasonable at this stage than earlier in your career, and the respect of the community at large is magnified considerably.
Many states offer continuing education credit for being an educator. The opportunity to serve as a trusted and reasonable mentor to dental students is not only a fascinating experience, but is also an extraordinary opportunity to be in touch your own values in the day-to-day world of private practice. Knowing what a current student is, or should be, contemplating when deciding whether to set up a practice or to seek advanced education specialty training can be immeasurably helpful.
Meet Thomas Boyle, DMD
Dr. Boyle currently holds a full-time faculty position. His primary responsibilities include clinical supervision of the Advanced Education General Dentistry (AEGD) Residents. He is responsible for lecture preparation, monitoring of their clinical performance, and program direction such as scheduling and curriculum development. Prior to entering academics, Dr. Boyle was in private practice for thirty-one years.
Watch this video to learn how Dr. Boyle made the transition into teaching dentistry.
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The transcript of this video is available at https://teachdentistry.org/pdf/transcript_boyle_focus.pdf