Dr. Heiko Spallek |
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University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Center for Dental Informatics Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2002 |  |
Mailing AddressUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine 3501 Terrace St. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261United States | Contact Information |
Qualifications
M.B.A., Temple University, Information Technology, 2000.
DMD, Humboldt University, 1993.
Ph.D., Humboldt University, Dental Material Sciences, 1993.
Expertise and Research Interests
Dr. Spallek is Assistant Professor at the Center for Dental Informatics, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Since 1994, Dr. Spallek's research interests have focus on the development of Web-based educational resources for dental professionals. Dr. Spallek developed and directs a predoctoral course on computer applications in dentistry. As core faculty member, he lectures in the NIDCR/NLM-funded postgraduate training program in DI. He published the first textbook on dental Internet applications in Germany (1997) and in the United States (1998). He is co-founder and a principal of S3 Web Technologies, LLC, an Internet services and consulting company for the dental and medical markets. Dr. Spallek is member of the Working Group Steering Committee of the American Medical Informatics Association. He recently received a NLM grant (G08) to build an Dental Informatics Online Community
(http://www.dentalinformatics.com/).
In his own words: "I started to develop systems which where designed under the broadcast paradigm which centers around the teacher, not the student. This one-size-fits-all approach resembles a mass-production idea in which 'you teach the same thing to students in the same way and assess them all in the same way.' (1) My current projects try to exploit adaptive hypermedia research in order to move to an individual teaching approach. This learner-centered education begins with the selection of a learning goal, the evaluation of abilities and the determination of the individual learning style in order to structure and tailor the offered material in the most efficient way. As foreseen by Papert, Seymour in 1996, 'In the learning environment of the future, every learner will be special. (2)'
1. Howard Gardner of the Harvard Graduate School of Education
2. Papert, S. The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap. Marietta, GA: Longstreet Press, 1996
(http://www.dentalinformatics.com/).
In his own words: "I started to develop systems which where designed under the broadcast paradigm which centers around the teacher, not the student. This one-size-fits-all approach resembles a mass-production idea in which 'you teach the same thing to students in the same way and assess them all in the same way.' (1) My current projects try to exploit adaptive hypermedia research in order to move to an individual teaching approach. This learner-centered education begins with the selection of a learning goal, the evaluation of abilities and the determination of the individual learning style in order to structure and tailor the offered material in the most efficient way. As foreseen by Papert, Seymour in 1996, 'In the learning environment of the future, every learner will be special. (2)'
1. Howard Gardner of the Harvard Graduate School of Education
2. Papert, S. The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap. Marietta, GA: Longstreet Press, 1996
Other Expertise
Non-destructive ultrasonic evaluation of compound dental materials.
Future Research
Online communities for researchers
Evidence-based dentistry at the point of care
Evidence-based dentistry at the point of care
Keywords
COS Keywords:
Dental Health and Hygiene, Medical Informatics.Additional Terms:
Adaptive Hypermedia, Dental Informatics, Information Needs Assessment, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Online Communities, Social Networking.Languages
(Reading, Writing, Speaking)
English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
German: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
Russian: (Functional, Basic, Basic)
Memberships
American Dental Association
American Dental Education Association
American Medical Informatics Association
IEEE Computer Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
International Medical Informatics Association's Working Group 11, Dental Informatics
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Honors and Awards
2009-2010,
Fellow, ADEA Leadership Institute,
American Dental Education Association
2001, 2001 Instructional Computing in Dentistry Competition: Honorable Mention,
American Dental Education Association (ADEA),
Interactive Anterior PFM Crown Preparation Module
1990-1993,
Merritt Stipend,
Friedrich Naumann Endowment
Previous Positions
1996-2001, Assistant Professor,
Temple University,
School of Dentistry,
Dental Informatics
1993-1996, Assistant Professor,
Humboldt University,
Dental Medicine,
Periodontology
Funding Received
- Friedrich Naumann Endowment: Students Grant from the Talents Department, $18,000, Sep 1, 1990 to Sep 30, 1993.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): R13 Conference: Dental Informatics and Dental Research (co-investigator), $64,000, Jan 4, 2002 to Mar 31, 2003.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): Feasibility of a Natural Language Processing-based Dental Charting Application (co-investigator 10%), $272,000, 2007 to 2009.
- NLM: Dental Informatics Online Community (principal investigator), $350,525, 2006 to 2008.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): Center for Clinical and Translational Informatics (CCTI) of the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Research Institute (co-investigator: 15%), 2006 to 2011.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): Bretz W: Dental Caries Traits: The Genetic Contribution. annual direct costs: 1R01 DE015351 (co-investigator: 5%), $250,000, 2004 to 2008.
- University of Pittsburgh Innovation in Education Award: Adaptive hypermedia to introduce tissue engineering to dental, medical and engineering students. (co-director), $23,484, 2003 to 2004.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH): Dental Informatics Training Grant (faculty 5%), 1997 to 2007.
Publications
- Song M, Spallek H, Polk D, Schleyer T, Wali T (Feb 2010) How information systems should support the information needs of general dentists in clinical settings: suggestions from a qualitative study, BMC medical informatics and decision making, 10 (1), 7
- Spallek H, Butler BS, Schleyer TK, Weiss PM, Wang X, Thyvalikakath TP, Hatala CL, Naderi RA (2008) Supporting emerging disciplines with e-communities: needs and benefits, Journal of medical Internet research, 10 (2), e19
- Schleyer T, Spallek H, Butler BS, Subramanian S, Weiss D, Poythress ML, Rattanathikun P, Mueller G (2008) Facebook for scientists: requirements and services for optimizing how scientific collaborations are established, Journal of medical Internet research, 10 (3), e24
- Wali T, Spallek H, Polk D, Schleyer T (2008) Determining the information needs of general dentists during patient care, AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium, 1166
- Spallek H, Irwin JY, Schleyer T, Butler BS, Weiss PM (Jul 2007) Supporting the emergence of dental informatics with an online community, International journal of computerized dentistry, 10 (3), 247-64
- Yuhaniak Irwin J, Fernando S, Schleyer T, Spallek H (2007) Speech recognition in dental software systems: features and functionality, Studies in health technology and informatics, 129 (Pt 2), 1127-31
- Spallek H, Etzel KR, Maher BS (Dec 2005) Dental school applicants' use of website information during the application process, Journal of dental education, 69 (12), 1359-67
- Spallek H (Dec 2003) Adaptive hypermedia: a new paradigm for educational software, Advances in dental research, 17, 38-42
- Spallek H (Dec 2003) Adaptive hypermedia: a new paradigm for educational software, Advances in Dental Research, 17, 38-42
- Schleyer TK, Spallek H, Bartling WC, Corby P (Jan 2003) The technologically well-equipped dental office, Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), 134 (1), 30-41
- Spallek H (Jul 2002) Information retrieval on the Internet: a guide for dental practitioners, Dental Clinics of North America, 46 (3), 435-62
- Spallek H, Pilcher E, Lee JY, Schleyer T, Evaluation of web-based dental CE courses, Journal of Dental Education, 66(3), 393-404, March 2002
- Spallek H, Pilcher E, Lee JY, Schleyer T (Mar 2002) Evaluation of web-based dental CE courses, Journal of Dental Education, 66 (3), 393-404
- Schleyer T, Spallek H, An evaluation of five dental Internet portals, Journal of the American Dental Association, 133(2), 204-12, February 2002
- Schleyer T, Spallek H (Feb 2002) An evaluation of five dental Internet portals, Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), 133 (2), 204-12
- Oliver R, Paganelli C, Cerny D, Gravert C, Klinge B, Kordass B, Johnson L, O'Keefe J, Onisei D, Podesta MT, Schleyer T, Spallek H (2002) 4.3 Towards a global superstore of quality-assured modularized learning programmes, European Journal of Dental Education : Official Journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe, 6 Suppl 3, 147-51
- Schleyer T, Spallek H, Dental informatics. A cornerstone of dental practice, Journal of the American Dental Association, 132(5), 605-13, May 2001
- Schleyer T, Spallek H (May 2001) Dental informatics. A cornerstone of dental practice, Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), 132 (5), 605-13
- Spallek H, Spallek G, [Effective use of medical-scientific internet resources], Ophthalmologe, 96(11), 741-8, November 1999
- Spallek H, Spallek G (Nov 1999) Effective use of medical-scientific internet resources, Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, 96 (11), 741-8
- Spallek H, Schleyer TK, Educational implications for copyright in a digital world, Journal of Dental Education, 63(9), 673-81, September 1999
- Spallek H, Schleyer TK (Sep 1999) Educational implications for copyright in a digital world, Journal of dental education, 63 (9), 673-81
- Spallek H, Schleyer TK, Internet basics, Journal of the American College of Dentists, 66(2), 6-15, Summer 1999
- Spallek H, Schleyer TK (1999) Internet basics, The Journal of the American College of Dentists, 66 (2), 6-15
- Schleyer TK, Spallek H, Torres-Urquidy MH, A profile of current Internet users in dentistry, Journal of the American Dental Association, 129(12), 1748-53, December 1998
- Spallek H, Freigang B, [Effective research with the internet], Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie, 77(6), 347-51, June 1998
- Schleyer, T, Spallek H, Spallek G (1998) The global village of dentistry-internet, intranets, online services for the dental profession, 1 Edition, Chicago, Quintessence Publishing, ISBN=978-086715345
- Spallek H, Spallek G (1997) The Global Village of Dentistry, 1 Edition, Berlin, Quintessenz-Verlag, ISBN=978-349140142
- Spallek H, Gougousoudis A, Johnson WW, Scientific data-exchange in periodontology via Internet, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 23(5), 497-504, May 1996
- Corby PM, Schleyer T, Spallek H, Hart TC, Weyant RJ, Corby AL, Bretz WA, Using biometrics for participant identification in a research study: a case report, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 13 (2), 233-5
- Schleyer TK, Thyvalikakath TP, Spallek H, Torres-Urquidy MH, Hernandez P, Yuhaniak J, Clinical computing in general dentistry, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 13 (3), 344-52
- Schleyer T, Spallek H, Hernández P, A qualitative investigation of the content of dental paper-based and computer-based patient record formats, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 14 (4), 515-26
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