Black and Hispanic predoctoral dental students' perceptions and considerations of careers in academic dentistry.

Background: Dental schools aim to train and support a diverse dentist workforce. Among all faculty, full-time and part-time faculty who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are 13.9% and 8.

A decade of grassroots pathway programming: Saturday Academy at New York University College of Dentistry.

Background: Successful pathway programs require early and sustained support of student participants.

Purpose: We present the history and outcomes of a successful decade of continuous, grassroots, pathway programming at an individual dental institution.

Methods: Programmatic data were used to evaluate information on program participant demographics, academic pursuits, and career interests.

Reimagining the pipeline: Saturday Academy at New York University College of Dentistry goes virtual.

Purpose/objectives: This study describes and evaluates efforts to transition an established pre-dental pipeline program to a remote platform, in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Methods: The semester-long pipeline program, Saturday Academy at New York University College of Dentistry, was conducted remotely through Zoom, and materials for hands-on, pre-clinical activities, were mailed to participants. Saturday Academy aims to educate underrepresented minority and low-income high school students about the college application process and the dental profession.

Assessing the pipeline: Perceived barriers to applying to dental school among pipeline program alumni.

Purpose/objectives: The aim of this study was to increase the understanding of perceived barriers to applying to dental school experienced by underrepresented minority (URM), pipeline program alumni.

Methods: A qualitative study of alumni of New York University College of Dentistry pipeline programs, aimed at increasing the number of URM and low-income students in the dental profession, was conducted in 2020. Focus groups were convened to examine perceived barriers to applying to dental school and identified through a combination inductive and deductive thematic analysis.

Targeting the Pipeline to a Diverse Dental Student Body: Saturday Academy at New York University College of Dentistry.

Pipeline programs aim to increase the representation of underrepresented minorities in the dental profession. At New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD), two dental students initiated the development of a pipeline program for high school students called Saturday Academy. The purpose of the program is twofold: to mentor and coach underrepresented minority and low-income high school students through the college application process, and to expose them to the field of dentistry as a viable career option through both didactic and hands-on learning.