Academia

Upon completion of his specialty training at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, in recognition of his academic accomplishments, Dr. Emanuele Cicero had the honor of being selected as a full-time faculty member and appointed Assistant Professor at Tufts University were he contributes to evolving comprehensive dental education that integrates science, technology, patient needs, and lifelong learning in a world-class environment.

As an educator Dr. Emanuele Cicero has taught hundreds of dental students and dentists through clinical supervision, lectures, and workshops.

Dr. Emanuele Cicero’s primary responsibility as a faculty of the Department of Prosthodontics lies in the education and training students in the restorative aspects of bringing a damaged dentition back to biologic health, function, esthetics and comfort. This is accomplished by teaching and practicing the clinical techniques of modern restorative dentistry and prosthodontics including implant dentistry on the basis of current evidence in the related sciences.

He offers extensive didactic, clinical and laboratory phases of training in conventional prosthodontics, esthetic, implant and digital dentistry. An additional emphasis is also placed on diagnosis, treatment planning as well as comprehensive care for advanced patients using an evidence-base, multidisciplinary approach.

Mission, Vision and Values

Vision:

Global leaders in oral health

Mission:

Education committed to clinical excellence

• We achieve our mission through:
• Evolving comprehensive dental education that integrates science, technology, patient needs, and lifelong learning in a world-class environment
• Interdisciplinary, dynamic research to improve oral care and impact overall health
• Recruitment, development, support, and retention of a diverse group of exceptional students, faculty, staff, and alumni
• Civic engagement in service to our local, regional, national, and global communities

Values:

• Professional excellence and integrity in living, learning, and practicing with the highest ethical and clinical standards
• Commitment to advance dentistry through the integration of education, research, and collaboration
• Respect for each other’s rights, opinions, and beliefs in a diverse, culturally-sensitive and supportive environment
• A culture of open communication that fosters a sense of community

My goal is not to teach my pupils, but to attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.

Dr. Emanuele Cicero strongly believes that the best environments he can provide for his students are the ones that lead them to take responsibility for their learning. What a difference it makes in a student’s mind knowing that they’ve discovered the answer for themselves, or been able to create it if it wasn’t there.

He believes that as a Faculty, you’re the most important part of a student’s life. Your love of learning and passion can be inspiring to any student you teach. You are a tutor, an enabler, and a caregiver combined, and you can—and will—make a difference.

Through the teaching process he learned that studying is an important part of gaining an education, but reviewing and internalizing facts and data will only get a student so far. What they really crave are those moments where they truly connect with their teacher and learn a lesson that no textbook or website could ever provide. These are the priceless lessons of real life, from someone who has had those experiences and made the mistakes, and grown as a human being because of them. That’s you, and those experiences are like gold to any student. Make them happen as much as you possibly can.

As a faculty he strongly believes that his goal is to awaken a student’s belief in themselves.
Inspiring curiosity and sparking the desire for knowing in students.
He believes that as a teacher, you are the best guide for your students in the move towards this kind of illumination.

He strives to get students curious about discovering knowledge for themselves, and focus on their interests and inherent skills and natural talents.

If there’s anyone who is in a position to bring positive change into the world every day, it’s a teacher. Dr. Emanuele Cicero strive every day for that purpose.

The beautiful thing about learning and investing time in knowledge is that no one can take it away from you.

At the end of the day, learning is a deeply personal experience. When something is learned, understood, and finally becomes transparent to the learner, it is a very special kind of individual accomplishment that changes that person forever. The mind becomes refreshed and more open, new neural connections are formed, and curiosity expands. The more we learn, the more we want to learn.