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Eric
J. Hovland, DDS,
MEd, MBA Dr. Eric J. Hovland, the current dean of LSUSD, obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Maryland in 1972 and then entered the U. S. Air Force, where he obtained his certificate in general practice residency in 1973. In 1977, he obtained both his certificate in endodontics from the Medical College of Virginia and his Master of Education in Adult Education Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He then completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1980. In 1985, he was awarded an American Council on Education Fellowship in Academic Administration and spent a year in the President's Office at the University of Louisville. Dr. Hovland joined the Department of Endodontics at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland, in 1977. During his 16 years in Maryland, he was promoted to the position of professor and chairman of the Department of Endodontics, chaired many scientific and advisory committees, and was active in the statewide university system. In 1993, he joined the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry as dean and professor of endodontics. Dr. Hovland is a past president of the American Association of Endodontists and is a prominent member of many American dental associations, including the IADR and ADEA. Both nationally and internationally, he is a respected lecturer in endodontics and has received many honors and awards, such as fellowship in the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. He has 29 scientific publications to his credit and has also received many grants to aid investigations. He was editor of Dental Clinics of North America, Symposium on Endodontics; coauthor of Problem Solving in Endodontics; and recently editor of Dental Clinics of North America, Symposium on Traumatic Injuries to Teeth. Since joining the LSU Health Sciences Center as dean in 1993, he has continued to pursue excellence, remaining involved internationally with dental education issues. He is an active member in the ADEA Council of Deans, has served as chair of the ADEA Legislative Advisory Committee, and, in 2000, he was elected chair of the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accrediation (CDA). The mission of CDA is to ensure the quality of dental and dental-related education. It conducts accreditation reviews to determine the degree to which dental education programs meet the CDA accreditation standards. Under his leadership
for the past nine
years, LSUSD has
developed three strategic
plans and has accomplished
great strides in
dental education,
research and patient
care. For further
information about
the accomplishments
of the school during
his tenure and his
plans for the future,
please review the
2001-2004 Strategic
Plan.
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