Events

The Inclusive Excellence Seminar Series is open to all members of the SDM community!

Date: Friday, Nov. 21, 2025
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: 326 Squire Hall
Presenters: Gustavo Faria Cerqueira, DDS, MSc, PhD, clinical assistant professor, restorative dentistry; Adaias Matos, DDS, MSc, PhD, clinical assistant professor, restorative dentistry

Learn about UB’s New Faculty Academy, a focused curriculum for a select cohort of recently hired faculty at UB. Two members of the 2025 cohort will share their final projects and insights from the program.

RSVP by Nov. 17. 

Lunch will be included. Spots are limited. 

Dr. Gustavo Faria Cerqueira, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, will present his project, "Knowledge development and achieving career excellence: My gains after New Faculty Academy writing and publishing." 

Dr. Adaias Matos, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, will present his project, "Innovating education: Active learning, assessment, and AI integration in the RDN 833 Lecture Series." Please join us in celebrating their achievements. 

More details about the next offerings in our Inclusive Excellence Series will be added soon. For information about previous programming in the Inclusive Excellence Series, please contact Jessica Scates. 

The SDM Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is committed to developing a robust mentoring program to ensure the professional growth and personal satisfaction of our faculty. A first step toward this goal is the establishment of a Faculty Advancement Series.

Mentoring faculty members, especially those from underrepresented minority backgrounds, is essential to the UB School of Dental Medicine’s success and to the field of dental medicine. Mentoring can have a significant impact on faculty retention rate, personal satisfaction, and career and leadership development.