NYC Health + Hospitals Dental Residency Wins Award
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NY Health + Hospitals Dental Residency Wins Award
NYC Health + Hospitals has received national recognition for its system-wide dental residency programs, earning the 2027 William J. Gies Award for Eminence in Achievement from the American Dental Education Association. The health system operates 19 graduate dental education programs spanning general dentistry and specialties including pediatric dentistry, dental public health, dental anesthesiology and oral and maxillofacial surgery. More than 200 dental residents graduate from the programs annually while training across NYC Health + Hospitals facilities. The system also provides more than 225,000 dental visits each year. NYC Health + Hospitals will formally receive the award during the ADEA Gies Foundation's awards celebration in March 2027.
NYC Health + Hospitals’ Dental Residency Program Wins Highest Recognition in Dental Education
The health system received the 2027 William J. Gies Award for Eminence in Achievement from the American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
New York, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals today announced its system-wide dental residency programs received the 2027 William J. Gies Award for Eminence in Achievement from the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), the highest recognition in dental education. The award recognizes individuals or institutions reaching exemplary transformative achievement in oral health education, providing evidence of outcomes for improvement in collaborative practice, reduced health disparities or inequities. Only one recipient receives the Award for Eminence in Achievement each year. NYC Health + Hospitals will formally receive the award at ADEA’s gala on March 15, 2027.
NYC Health + Hospitals offers 19 graduate medical education programs in dentistry, including general practice residencies and specialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental anesthesiology, dental public health and pediatric dentistry. Together, these residency programs graduate more than 200 dental residents each year. Dental residents rotate through a range of medical specialties and train across multiple NYC Health + Hospitals facilities, providing a comprehensive and well-rounded educational experience. Across the health system, dental providers deliver more than 225,000 dental visits each year.
“As Chair of the Oral Health Council for NYC Health + Hospitals, we recognize the Gies Award as one that defines our commitment to patient care and the communities we serve,” said Robert Pellecchia, DDS, FACS, Chairman of Dental Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln and Chairman of the Oral Health Council at NYC Health + Hospitals. “It is a privilege to represent this remarkable group of colleagues who have dedicated years of service with innovation and excellence in dental education. Our programs at NYC Health + Hospitals truly reflects our passion in expanding our knowledge in dental education and how that intersects and improves patient care. We accept this award with gracious humility and are honored with the recognition that this award represents.”
“Receiving the William J. Gies Award for Eminence in Achievement is an extraordinary honor and a reflection of the remarkable work of our residents, faculty, and staff,” said Aristotle Lyssikatos, DDS, MAGD, Division Chief of Dentistry at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. “At NYC Health + Hospitals, we believe dental education is most powerful when it translates into better care and greater access for the communities we serve. Our programs prepare the next generation of dental professionals not only to excel clinically, but also to lead efforts to address health disparities. I am incredibly proud of everyone who has made this achievement possible.”
NYC Health + Hospitals has nearly 350 Graduate Medical Education training programs for over 2,900 residents and fellows, one of the largest programs in the nation. Specialties include Anesthesiology, Dentistry, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, OB/GYN, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Critical Care, Radiology, and Urology.
Source: NYC Health + Hospitals
