Dr. Trombly named ATSU-ASDOH dean emeritus
Posted: February 5, 2025
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) has named Robert M. Trombly, DDS, JD, former professor and dean, as dean emeritus. Dr. Trombly was recognized at the ATSU Board of Trustees quarterly meeting on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona.
Dr. Trombly retired as ATSU-ASDOH dean in Sept. 2024 after being named to the position in July 2017. He first joined ATSU-ASDOH in 2015 as associate dean for clinical education and student success.
During Dr. Trombly’s tenure as dean, he focused on creating a culture of growth, development, and mentorship in ATSU-ASDOH faculty, staff, students, and residents. This supportive environment has facilitated collaboration and the implementation of innovative integrated curriculum with community-based clinical service learning, including interprofessional education, teledentistry, advanced digital dentistry, patient-centered clinical care, restructured learning modules, and an unparalleled learner-focused environment.
Dr. Trombly’s contributions at ATSU-ASDOH also include the planning and construction of two capital initiatives within the Dillenberg Center for Health, Innovation, and Technology, fully supported through more than $1.5 million in donations and gifts-in-kind from ATSU-ASDOH’s Advisory Board, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends in the community. In addition, Dr. Trombly continued the development of innovative models of education and further enhanced the institutional culture of caring established by the University and ATSU-ASDOH’s founding dean, Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, dean emeritus.