Michael Glick is an American

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, professor and researcher. He served as editor of the '' Journal of the American Dental Association'' (''JADA'') from 2005 until 2020 and as dean of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine until August 14, 2015."Dr. Michael Glick named dean of UB Dental School," ''

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'' 2009;140(11):1350.

Biography

Glick, whose father was a dentist,Introducing your new JADA editor, Dr. Michael Glick
''JADA'' 2005;136(1):12-13. was born in Sweden and was trained in dentistry at the Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in

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and Temple University Dental School in

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.Michael Glick Named Dean of UB Dental School
, October 15, 2009 He completed graduate work in oral medicine at the

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. After finishing his training he founded one of the first dental clinics in the US dedicated to treating patients infected with HIV. Before being appointed dean of SUNY Buffalo Dental School, Glick was professor of oral medicine and associate dean for oral and medical sciences at the A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in

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from January 1, 2007. Prior to that, he was professor and

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of oral diagnostic sciences at

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and on the faculty at UPenn Dental in the department of oral medicine. Glick was a practicing dentist in

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and Pennsylvania for 15 years.Renowned educator joins ATSU
, February 14, 2007 In December 2004, Glick was chosen as the editor of ''JADA'', having been the associate editor for dentistry and medicine since 1998. He also served as president of the American Board of Oral Medicine. Glick has given more than eight hundred presentations in more than thirty different countries. In July 2021, Glick was named the executive director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Integrative Global Oral Health. Glick is the editor of ten textbooks on dental management and oral medicine, and has published over three hundred articles on health-related topics. His son is actor

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Glick, Michael Living people Swedish emigrants to the United States American people of Swedish-Jewish descent Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine alumni Temple University alumni University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine alumni A. T. Still University faculty University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey faculty University of Pennsylvania faculty University at Buffalo faculty American dentistry academics 21st-century American dentists Year of birth missing (living people)