Dental Fall Weekend |
Don’t miss out on continuing dental education with Dr. Gordon Christensen, Class Reunions, UFCD Bar-B-Que and a Gator Football showdown with Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina Gamecocks!
Click here for full details
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October 27, 8:00am-5:00pm —Pedogator Alumni & Friends
Continuing Education Speaker
Business Meeting
November 10-11 — Dental Fall Weekend
Nov. 10: CE, Business Meetings, Reception, and Reunions: Class of 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, and 2001
Nov. 11: College Tours, BBQ, FL/SC Football
Dec, TBA
Society of Senior Faculty Luncheon
For more information, contact Sue Guido via telephone 352-273-5781, email aguido@dental.ufl.edu,
or visit www.dental.ufl.edu/alumni.
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![[Beauty AND Brains! Class of 2008 members, Valerie Kanter, Maryam Hatefi, Lacy Holzinger and Mari Takeda beam with pride as they model their newly-donned white coats after the July 29 Professional Coating Ceremony sponsored by the Academy of Alumni & Friends.]](images200610/White_Coat.jpg)
Beauty AND Brains! Class of 2008 members, Valerie Kanter, Maryam Hatefi, Lacy Holzinger and Mari Takeda beam with pride as they model their newly-donned white coats after the July 29 Professional Coating Ceremony sponsored by the Academy of Alumni & Friends. Click here to view the complete white coat ceremony photo album. |
News from the College of Dentistry!
Welcome to the Academy of Alumni & Friends E-NEWS, your quick and convenient connection to the University of Florida College of Dentistry. E-NEWS arrives electronically packed with news about the college and your fellow UFCD alumni and friends. Send us an e-mail to let us know what you think; your feedback is important to us.
Message from Dean Dolan
 In our continual effort for self-improvement, we can sometimes forget to celebrate all the good things we do and do well. The college has much good work happening everyday in the ongoing business of dental education, research and service.
One of these achievements of particular pride to me is that of the Class of 2006, which was ranked No. 5 of the 55 dental schools participating on the Part II of the National Board Dental Examinations. News of this achievement comes on the heels of the class’ 100 percent first time pass rate on the Florida licensure exam. My kudos to the Class of 2006 for this impressive accomplishment, and to the faculty and staff who successfully educated and mentored these new dentists.
Another example of good work accomplished by the college’s students includes that of D.M.D. students in clinics across the state participating in the college’s Statewide Network for Community Oral Health. We’ve included one-such heart warming story in this eNews, “The Molar Express,” reprinted from the Tallahassee Democrat and featuring two D.M.D. students giving the very best of themselves to pediatric dental patients in a Leon County clinic.
As you take time to read through this issue of the UFCD Alumni eNews, I hope you’ll also take time to reflect on the good things you do well everyday to help your patients, your community and your profession.
-Teresa A. Dolan, DDS, MPH
Dean and professor, College of Dentistry
Kids get dental care from the 'Molar Express'
By Jeff Burlew/DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
Manav Malik tried to reassure Derrick Adams, 10, recently as he gave him an X-ray at the Leon County Health Department's dental center.
"You're doing so good, you know that?" Malik said. "We're almost done here."
Malik, a student at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, had to give Derrick a numbing shot before filling a cavity. Instead of using the scary word "needle," he told the boy he'd be getting some "sleepy juice." And rather than using a drill, he summoned "Mr. Whistle" to get rid of the tooth decay.
"If they have a bad experience now, they're scarred for the rest of their lives," he later explained.
The Center for Dental Care & Prevention on Railroad Avenue isn't a typical dentist's office. Nicknamed "The Molar Express" because of its train-station theme, it treats patients between the ages of 5 and 20. The youngsters are on Medicaid, and without the facility, they'd have nowhere to go for dental care besides the emergency room. Click here for the full story….
Craniofacial Camp receives Lucy Gooding grant
Children with craniofacial malformation will always have a safe place for summer fun thanks to a generous donation from the Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust.
The donation of $400,000 over the next four years will fund in perpetuity the University of Florida Craniofacial Center’s Craniofacial Camp, which has been held at the Montgomery Conference Center on beautiful Lake Emerald near Starke for the past 12 years. Click here for more information on how this three-day summer camp provides a haven for children with craniofacial malformations and their families.
Note Bene
 Henry A. Gremillion, D.D.S., a professor of orthodontics and director of the Parker E. Mahan Facial Pain Center, received the Florida Dental Association’s Annual Dental Educator Award. Gremillion was presented with the award during the association’s Florida National Dental Congress held in June in Orlando. Gremillion was nominated for the award by dental students in recognition of the excellence of his academic contributions, and his support of and commitment to his students.
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Richard Lamont, Ph.D., and Ann Progulske-Fox, Ph.D., both professors of oral biology, were honored with Distinguished Scientist awards by the International Association for Dental Research during the association’s 84th General Session & Exhibition, held in July in Brisbane, Australia. The prestigious awards are bestowed on internationally renowned basic science researchers for their significant contributions to specific IADR research areas. Lamont received the Distinguished Scientist for Basic Research in Oral Biology Award, and Progulske-Fox was honored with the Distinguished Scientist for Basic Research in Periodontal Disease Award.
 William P. McArthur, Ph.D., professor of oral biology and program director, has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) to continue the college’s research training program in oral biology. The grant will support training in the latest biological approaches to study the causes and develop treatments or cures for oral diseases and conditions.
Click here for more information on the training grant.
New, improved UFCD Web site now live!
 The College of Dentistry launched its redesigned Web presence in August. The college’s online home, located at www.dental.ufl.edu, is now a sleek and attractive site featuring an interactive Web calendar, faculty/staff directory and enhanced interactivity designed to provide top of the hour news and information for patients, students, alumni and friends.
Now that the redesigned site is up and running, our next step is to begin posting interactive content, such as videos, flash presentations and other visually dynamic features to make the UFCD Web site even more exciting for alumni and friends to explore.
Check us out at www.dental.ufl.edu.
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