The doctors will focus their care efforts on specific patient populations, including those in substance use disorder recovery, veterans, and anyone who otherwise doesn’t have access to the quality treatment they need for good oral health and improved quality of life.
Both doctors are passionate about technology and understand how it can help facilitate providing inexpensive, quality care. “We see the ability for technology to help lower costs of dental treatment and give more patients access to better care,” Dr. Kellum explained. Several dental manufacturers including Axsys Dental Solutions and Blue Sky Bio have been moved to support the endeavor, donating products and equipment, including high-end technology. Several other manufacturers supporting the center will be announced in the coming weeks. “Our goal is to create a teaching facility with the latest and best in digital dental technology,” said Dr. Glenn “And there’s no way this model would work if these manufacturers didn’t step up to the plate. They’ve gotten behind us and they like the mission.”
The doctors hope their endeavor will help change the way new dentists think about the profession. They hope to inspire their peers and help them understand that compassionate, affordable care doesn’t have to come at the sacrifice of quality or financial success.
Transcend Education Goals:
• Create a low-cost community clinic that will provide advanced care to underserved populations in northern Alabama.
• Provide dental continuing education and digital dental lab services for financial stability, allowing the dental clinic to expand access to care.
• Use the platform to promote a narrative within the profession on how technology can be leveraged to provide compassionate, affordable care that doesn’t come at the sacrifice of quality or financial success.
To learn more about Transcend Dental Education’s mission, or to view their course selection, visit transcendde.com
Dr. Cory Glenn, DDS graduated from Arkansas State University in 2004 and from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 2008. Following graduation, he went on to complete the Lutheran Medical Center’s advanced education in general dentistry residency at UT Memphis. He is a continuing education “junkie” and a graduate of the Georgia MaxiCourse in Implant Dentistry, the American Orthodontic Society
Comprehensive Ortho Program, and is credentialed as an Associate Fellow in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He has served as the CE director for the TN AGD and as president and CE director of the Middle TN Dental Study Club. For several years, Dr. Glenn ran a private practice in Winchester, TN where he performed all disciplines of dentistry with a particular focus on utilizing technology and innovative techniques to make comprehensive treatment more accessible to his patients. In late 2015, he was diagnosed with APL leukemia and spent 8 months doing chemotherapy achieving complete remission. However, due to ongoing back problems following treatment, he has since retired from clinical practice and now focuses entirely on dental technology and teaching.He is the Director of Clinical Technology for Blue Sky Bio where he works in product and software development as well as clinical customer support. As an educator, he teaches nationally and internationally over 200 hours a year on the topics of guided surgery, CAD/CAM, cone beam technology, dental photography, digital smile design, digital dentures, and complex full mouth rehabilitation. In addition, he has authored or co-authored numerous articles on a variety of dental topics.
Dr. Ben Kellum, DDS grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi. After graduating from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, he went on to get his Doctorate in Dental Surgery from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Kellum completed a 1 Year AEGD residency program in Pocatello, Idaho focused on comprehensive implant planning and treatment. Dr. Kellum spent several years in private practice at a full arch denture and implant clinic and then transitioned full-time to serve as the Program Director of The Foundry Dental AEGD Residency Program in Birmingham, Alabama. The Foundry Dental Clinic is a Christian-based community clinic, where Dr. Kellum was able to use his background in full-arch implant surgery and restoration to give those going through drug recovery access to more ideal treatment options. Additionally, Dr. Kellum devoted significant time and energy to help implement digital workflows into his practice to change the economics of the dentistry he provides. Helping others to do the same has become a passion for him.
