Dean

We are pleased to announce the completion of our search for the Dean of the School of Dentistry at Marquette University. From a strong pool of candidates, Marquette School of Dentistry has selected Dr. Elsbeth Kalenderian to fill this important position.

Dr. Kalenderian brings over 30 years of experience in dental education. Most recently, she has served as the dean of faculty at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, where she also holds the position of professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Previously, she was professor and chair of preventive and restorative dental sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, and clinic dean and chair at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Kalenderian’s well established research portfolio is continuously supported by numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; her work uses informatics approaches with a focus on patient safety, quality metrics and quality improvement in the dental setting.

Dr. Kalenderian received her Doctor of Dental Sciences degree from Rijks Universiteit Groningen in The Netherlands. As a Fulbright Scholar, she completed her oral and maxillofacial surgery residency from Boston University in 1986 and received a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University in 2007. In 2013, she earned a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam, defending her thesis on dental diagnostic terminologies.

Julie Filizetti led this search with Belén Gutiérrez, Katie Pusecker Kilcawley, and Nazia Nazim.