October 2018 Supplement ■ Journal of Dental Education eS1 Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century: Phase 2 Report on Strategic Analysis and Recommendations Allan J. Formicola, Howard L. Bailit, Jane A. Weintraub, Jacquelyn L. Fried, Peter J. Polverini Abstract: In Phase 1 of the “Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century” project, research was conducted and published on a number of serious challenges facing dental and allied dental education, both presently and projected to 2040. Those fndings informed the strategic analysis and recommendations developed in Phase 2 of the project. This report provides an overview of the Phase 2 conclusions and presents recommendations to address the challenges identifed. The recommendations propose ways to educate a workforce prepared to meet the oral health needs of the population; develop a sustainable economic model that allows schools to meet their education, research, and service missions; make dental and allied dental education and practice an integral part of the larger health education and delivery systems; and keep dentistry advancing as a “learned” profession. This report begins with an Executive Summary and then presents the strategic analysis of challenges facing dental schools and allied dental programs and provides a brief explanation of the rationale for each recommendation. Two appendices are included with the report: the frst summarizes discussions held at the national conference to consider the recommendations; and the second provides additional documentation of calculations used to estimate the number of new dental graduates needed in 2040. Allan J. Formicola, DDS, MS, is Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine; Howard L. Bailit, DMD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut; Jane A. Weintraub, DDS, MPH, is Alumni Distinguished Professor and former Dean, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; Jacquelyn L. Fried, RDH, MS, is Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Dentistry; and Peter J. Polverini, DDS, DMSc, is Jonathan Taft Distinguished University Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Dentistry. Direct correspondence to Dr. Allan J. Formicola, Dean Emeritus, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032; ajf3@cumc.columbia.edu. Keywords: dental education, allied dental education, patient-centered care, integrated care, fnancing clinical education, medicine, research, interprofessional education doi: 10.21815/JDE.018.109 CONTENTS Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... eS2 Phase 2 Report on Strategic Analysis and Recommendations ..................................... eS5 Strategic Analysis of Challenges Facing Dental Schools ................................... eS8 Strategic Analysis of Challenges Facing Allied Dental Programs.................... eS14 Discussion ......................................................................................................... eS16 Conclusion: Guiding Principles ........................................................................ eS18 Appendix 1: Workshop Reports from the National Conference ................................ eS22 Appendix 2: Number of New Dental Graduates Needed in 2040 ............................. eS31