Bitonte College of Dentistry names new dean

Sorin T. Teich, D.M.D., has been appointed dean of Northeast Ohio Medical University’s Bitonte College of Dentistry. Dr. Teich will join NEOMED on July 1.

Dr. Teich comes to NEOMED from the Medical University of South Carolina School of Dental Medicine in Charleston, where he served as a professor and the associate dean of clinical affairs.

“Dr. Teich is a highly respected leader in dental education and oral health,” said NEOMED President John Langell, M.D., Ph.D., in a news release. “I am confident that his distinguished record of achievements and commitment to the success of students make him the right person to guide the university’s new Bitonte College of Dentistry.”

Dr. Teich also holds adjunct academic appointments at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California and the School of Dental Medicine  at the University of Pennsylvania. He previously was professor and an associate dean at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland.

“I am honored and grateful to be named as the founding dean of the Bitonte College of Dentistry,” said Dr. Teich.  “I look forward to being part of the NEOMED community, welcoming high-performing students who will have access to the latest innovations in dental medicine.” 

Dr. Teich has published over 70 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals focusing on evidence-based dentistry and dental materials, and lectures about these topics in the U.S. and overseas. He also is a scientific associate editor of Quintessence International Journal and Dental Traumatology, and a former member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Dental Education.

After a period of military service, Dr. Teich earned his D.M.D. degree from Hebrew University’s Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem and obtained a certificate in prosthodontics from the same institution. He also graduated from the Kellogg-Recanati International Executive M.B.A. program with a joint degree from Tel Aviv University in Israel and Northwestern University in Chicago.