Dr. Steve and Sue Friedrichsen Endowed Scholarship
Why This Fund
About Dr. Steve and Sue Friedrichsen
For nearly fifty years, Dr. Steve W. Friedrichsen has had a distinguished career in the field of dental medicine not only as a clinician but as an educator, administrator, respected colleague, and author who clearly knows and understands the importance of helping students, patients, and communities thrive through our humanistic SWAG视频 way.
Dr. Friedrichsen received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Seattle University and a Doctor of Dental Surgery from Northwestern University, Chicago. From there, Dr. Friedrichsen completed his hospital-based General Dentistry Residency program at the University of Chicago.
Prior to joining SWAG视频, Dr. Friedrichsen was appointed Dean, Creighton University Medical Center School of Dentistry and Special Assistant to the University President for Healthcare Strategies. He also served for over twenty years as Chairman, Department of Dental Sciences and Director, Idaho Dental Education Program at Idaho State University.聽 During that time, he developed and initiated the Idaho Advanced General Dentistry Residency Programs in Pocatello and Boise, Idaho. Dr. Friedrichsen has been a clinician-educator for over twenty years 鈥� owning and managing an active general dentistry practice while maintaining his teaching and administrative responsibilities. Dr. Friedrichsen has taught dental anatomy, occlusion, expanded function dental hygiene, dental literature review and pre-clinical and clinical restorative dentistry.
He has published on a wide array of topics including Balancing Leadership and Management, Rural Behavioral Dental Health Care, Periodontal-Restorative Interactions, and a Socio-Economic Comparison of Prosthetic Patients in a Two-Tier Delivery System. He has also made numerous presentations on a local, state, and national level. For Dr. Friedrichsen, leadership roles would become a natural extension to an already prolific career.
In 2010, Dr. Friedrichsen joined SWAG视频 as the Associate Dean of Patient Care and Clinical Curriculum. Dr. Friedrichsen was then named Interim Dean on February 1, 2011, and Dean on July 1, 2011.
Throughout his career, Dr. Friedrichsen has devoted his life to students and underserved communities, serving in several capacities, including positions on the Idaho State Board of Education Committee on Special Health Programs, Creighton University Medical Center Billing Compliance Committee, Omaha VA Hospital deans and directors committee, Commission on Dental Accreditation, and the American Dental Education Association. His engagement in political activities and advocacy work has helped shape the profession into what it is today.
When asked about his impact at SWAG视频, Michelle Luna, Dean Friedrichsen鈥檚 assistant touts his people-centered and forward-thinking leadership style.