CHP Dentist, Dental Educator, Receives Prestigious NYU Fellowship

Sep 28, 2018 | News

Pittsfield, Mass. (Sept. 28, 2018) – Dr. Ronald Maitland, clinical director of the dental residency program at CHP Neighborhood Dental, has been honored by New York University for his contributions to dental education over more than five decades.

Dr. Ronald Maitland
Dr. Ronald Maitland

“This is an extremely prestigious award for Dr. Maitland, and so well-deserved,” said Lia Spiliotes, CHP’s chief executive officer. “CHP, and the Berkshire County community, are so fortunate to have Dr. Maitland leading educating of future dentists, at the dental residency program at Neighborhood Dental Center.”

Maitland was inducted as a fellow of the NYU College of Dentistry Academy of Distinguished Educators on Sept. 14, 2018 at NYU.

A dental educator since the 1960s, Maitland has been a professor of dental medicine at NYU and Tufts University dental medicine schools. He joined CHP in early 2017 to lead the clinical program at CHP Neighborhood Dental, which is the practice site for the Berkshire Medical Center’s dental residency program.

Maitland has held oversight roles in the dental profession as well with the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Dentistry and as chief examiner for the Commission on Dental Competency and Assessments. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve Dental Corps during the Vietnam War, and has written and presented extensively on scientific issues in dental medicine and education. He earned his dental degree at Tufts University in 1964. He is a Lenox resident.

Charles Bertolomi, dean of the NYU College of Dentistry, said in a statement that, in an academic environment that places high value on research, teaching must also be recognized. “The academy concept has been, first, to acknowledge and reward outstanding teaching, to confirm in the minds of faculty and students the importance of teaching to the college or university, and to amplify the effect of outstanding teachers,” he said.

Community Health Programs, based in Great Barrington, Mass., is federally qualified health care network serving more than 30,000 Berkshire County region residents with primary health care for adults and children, women’s health care, dental care, physical therapy, vision care and nutrition services. CHP Family Services reaches parents and children in Southern Berkshire County with parent-child networking, education and WIC nutrition services. CHP accepts all patients, regardless of ability to pay, and accepts all forms of public and private health insurance.

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