Dental School
Comprehensive Dentistry
210-567-4754
kaminskir@uthscsa.edu
Dr. Kaminski is currently a full-time faculty member in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry in the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio. He is currently assistant group leader for Group 5. His responsibilities include supervising the activities of the DS3 students and discipline representatives from the areas of prosthodontics and restorative dentistry and assume primary responsibilities for the areas of diagnosis, periodontics and similar activities. Assist the students in patient acquisition and management. He is also involved in teaching dental students in preclinical courses. His area of interests include institutional and healthcare management, curriculum management and evaluation, instructional design, health care trends and higher education issues.
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Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
1987 | EdD | Curriculum, Instruction & Supervision | University of Georgia Athens , GA |
1980 | MS | Educational Administration | Syracuse University Syracuse , NY |
1976 | DDS | Dentistry | Medical College of Virginia / Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond , VA |
1972 | BA | Biology | Adelphi University Garden City , NY |
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9/2013 - Present | Associate Professor with Tenure | UTHSCSA, Comprehensive Dentistry, San Antonio, TX |
Dentist - Dr. Kaminski has been a dental practitioner since 1976 and a clinical faculty member since 1980 at three different dental schools. He currently holds an appointment in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. Dr. Kaminski's primary clinical emphasis is in diagnosis and treatment planning though he has expertise and experience in all aspects of general dentistry. He has lectured extensively in the area of infection control. In addition he has an extensive background in Quality Assurance issues and was Director of Quality Assurance at the University of Texas Dental School at Houston. |
Education and Administration - Dr. Kaminski has been a faculty member at three different institutions since 1980. During this time frame he has held various positions as a Director of Quality Assurance, Department Chair, Associate Dean, and Faculty Senate President. He also held the position of Assistant Vice President for Academic Administration at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio from 2006 - 2011. Dr. Kaminski area of interests include curriculum development, instructional design and curriculum evaluation. |
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Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
8/2016 - Present | DFRD 5002-001 | 100 students | |