Planning for Tomorrow Today

1. Planning for Tomorrow Today

2. 41 Years Strong

3. Mission • Education • Patient Care • Research • Service

4. First DDS Class

5. DDS Class of 2009

6. Issues Challenging Dental Schools • Increased costs • Reduced government support • Faculty recruitment & retention • Increasing diversity • Aging facilities & equipment

7. LSUHSC School of DentistryFunding FY 2009 • 52% State of Louisiana • 1% fees • 19% student clinics • 13% state grants and contracts • 14% federal grants and contracts • 1% interest income

8. Reduced Government Support • In FY 2009, 15% budget cut & future cuts expected; • Funds sustain only basic operations; • Increased clinic income, federal funding & private support a must.

9. LSUSD Cost to Educate One DDS In FY 2001: • Mean - $83,154 • LSUSD - $80,967 State Appropriation: • Mean - $29,906 • LSUSD - $42,990 In FY 2007: • Mean - $108,416 • LSUSD - $105,977 State Appropriation: • Mean - $21,973 • LSUSD - $25,477

10. LSU is still a Great Bargain In FY 2001(public): • Mean - $11,565 • LSU - $5,465 Private: • Mean $29,579 In FY 2007(public): • Mean - $20,301 • LSU - $10,230 Private: • Mean $41,945

11. DDS Freshman 2009/10

12. Increasing Diversity • Enrollment of minority students does not adequately represent the population; • Most dental schools have poor record of enrolling/matriculating minority dental students.

13. Distribution of Race Among Professionally Active Dentists, 2006

14. Increasing Diversity (cont) • Established Summer Enrichment Program for minority and disadvantaged students in 2008; • Mission is to build diverse student body; • Funded by private donations; • Campaign to support and expand the program on the horizon.

15. 2009 Summer Program Participants

16. Faculty Recruitment & Retention • LSU requires quality, experienced faculty; • Faculty salary levels often not competitive; • Education and research opportunities for faculty necessary; • Faculty practice opportunities must increase; • LSUSD lost 30% of faculty following Katrina.

17. Many Retired (Drs. Chiche & Mohamed)

18. Dr. Chadha’s Retirement

19. Good News • 10 new faculty have accepted positions; • 4 more offers extended; • Average faculty age is 50.

20. New Department HeadsDrs. Van Himel & Dale Ehrlich

21. New Faculty: Drs. Mairi Noverr, Pooja Maney, & Shelley Joachim

22. Facilities (Key Priority) LSUSD was built in 1968. Since then, few major renovations have occurred; Due to Katrina, the school has completed or is in the process of multiple renovations.

23. Completed Facility Projects • Two main teaching auditoriums with up-to-date technology/distance learning; • 1st Floor of the E.E. Jeansonne Clinic Building; • Digital radiography in clinics.

24. Auditoriums

25. Clinic Lobby

26. Research Facility Projects Approximately $670K in renovations: • Core statistical office (Rm. 6333); • Biomaterials research lab (Rm. 6335); • Dept. of Oral & Craniofacial Research Labs (Rm. 8405); • Two new sterilizers for labs (Rms. 8404 & 6311A); • Four renovated cold rooms (walk-in coolers to store research/lab materials).

27. Biomaterials Lab

28. Dr. Xu:Clinical Director Biomaterials

29. Funding for Completed Projects Federal Grant Dollars State Allocations

30. Future Renovations Student Wet Labs (Floors 2, 3 & 7) • Funded by private contributions; • Labs never renovated; • Clean, asbestos free countertop space; • Lathes and model trimmers replaced; • Stone and water dispensers replacing old plaster bins.

31. Wet Lab on 2nd Floor

32. Rendition of New Wet Lab

33. New Annex BuildingEst. Completion 2012 • FEMA to cover majority of cost; • 1st Floor – parking; • 2nd Floor – faculty practice & clinical research; • 3rd Floor – animal research facility • electrical & mechanical guts housed in the new annex to protect from flooding.

34. Architectural Rendition of Annex Building

35. Another View

36. Preclinical Lab Modernization • Original equipment (1970) still used; • Instruction inefficient—class divided; • No audio/visual communication between rooms; • Technology outdated.

37. Preclinical Lab Bench

38. Current Configuration

39. Layout of New Labs

40. Rendition of New Lab Configuration

41. Lab Modernization (cont.) • Two labs planned; • Phase 1: 79 simulation/bench top workstations with one instructor station; • Phase 2: 79 bench tops equipped with audio/visual consoles to improve instruction with one instructor station; • Each lab expanded for increased class size and CE participation.

42. Key Funding Priorities • $3.5 million Lab Modernization Campaign • Non-endowed Funds for Faculty & Student Development & Facility/Technology Upgrades • Summer Enrichment Program • Increase Endowments for Future Stability

43. Why Endowment Funds • Income supports academics and research; • Chairs & professorships receive a 40% match; • Endowed fund balance has decreased 36.5%: from $10,443,205 to $6,640,611 (1 year); • Strong endowment offsets budget cuts & strengthens programs.

44. Labs are First Priority Goal: $3.5 Million

45. Communication • Email Communication is more cost efficient & timely than print; • New LSUSD ENewsletter launched this summer; • Email acquisition is key; • Forward newsletter or share email addresses if appropriate.

46. Thank you! Causes don’t need workers so much as they need informed and dedicated advocates. Harold J. Seymour (1894-1968)