Section on Dental Informatics
Section/SIG Name: Dental Informatics
Councilor Contact Information
Elise S. Eisenberg
Director of Informatics & Digital Support Services
New York University College of Dentistry
Phone: 212-998-9790
Fax: 212-995-4846
Email: elise.eisenberg@nyu.edu
I2007-2008 Section/SIG Activities
Describe section/SIG activities and projects during the past year. Take this opportunity
to highlight innovative activities and projects. Note projects with a national scope and/or
collaborative work with other sections, organizations, and institutions.
A. List the Section/SIG activities:
 Newsletter (either electronic or print): N
o Frequency:
 Community of Interest: established or on-going - None
 Project Pool Submission: none currently
 Project Pool Submission funded: yes/no
o If yes: Title:
 Meetings/programs:
o Regional: no
 Collaboration with:
o National: not by us but there is a national Informatics meeting - AMIA
 Collaboration with:
o ADEA Annual Session
 Collaboration with:
B. What reflects the best example of your Section/SIG activities? Tech Expo
Membership and Attendance
Access the section membership list and reference the “Members’ Forum Attendance
Roster” provided in the section/SIG information packet to report the following:
A.
Total membership for the section as of March 2008. ~ 640
B.
Total attendance at the section’s 2008 Members’ Forum. - 30
Section Structure
A.
List current contact information for the Section/SIG officer.
COUNCILOR
1st Term
2nd Term
Elise S. Eisenberg, DDS, MA
Director of Informatics & Digital Support Services
New Youk University
Phone: 212-998-9790
Fax: 212-995-4846
Email: elise.eisenberg@nyu.edu
Beginning Term Date __2007__________
CHAIR
Athena Tsembelis
Director of Academic Services
University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Phone: 716-829-2839
Fax: 716-833-3517
Email: at2@buffalo.edu
CHAIR-Elect
Muhammad F. Walji, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Diagnostic Sciences
Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Phone: 713-500-4275
Fax: 713-500-4416
Email: muhammad.f.walji@uth.tmc.edu
SECRETARY
Robert Todd Watkins Jr., DDS
Director of Curriculum and Informatics
East Carolina University School of Dentistry
Phone: 252-744-0239
Fax: 252-744-6219
Email: watkinsr@ecu.edu
B.
Describe section structure—other than the four officers—if one exists. Provide
information about regional, national, and international networks. If deemed
appropriate: list additional contact information for reference.
Financial Status
Each year prior to the Annual Session, ADEA compiles a list of all corporations,
organizations, and foundations that support ADEA activities and programs for publication
in the House of Delegates Manual. This compilation is the basis for honoring these
sponsors at the Annual Session. This information related to section activities is gathered
from your section annual report. If the section receives no external financial support,
note “N/A.” Include the following information:
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A. Current Section Balance:
B. Organizations (and contact persons) providing financial support for section activities
C. Purpose of the support (program, reception, newsletter, etc.), number of participants
and recipients, and other details
D. The type of funding: donation or gifts-in-kind, and amount of funding.
We receive sponsorship for the Tech Expo from outside organizations but this support
does not go directly to the section, rather it offsets the costs for the Tech Expo.
Last year the sponsorship was from Sirona (CEREC) & Vital Source Technologies.
Total support = $14,750
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