From: Durham, Erika
Sent: Feb. 23, 2005
Subject: UTDB eflash -- Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005
The Reunion of the Century!
Graduates of the class of 1996 (from left) – Howard Lomax, D.D.S , Rita Cammarata, D.D.S., Brian Machart, D.D.S., and Julie Long, D.D.S., enjoy food, drinks and laughs during the Centennial Bash. The friends said they hadn’t seen each other in some time and enjoyed the chance to catch up on each others' lives.
The UTDB Centennial Bash was nothing less than the Reunion of the Century! More than 500 people crowded into the George R. Brown Convention Center, Feb. 18, for food, music and pure fun.
The Dental Branch hosted the reunion as a special event during the Greater Houston Dental Society’s Star of the South annual meeting. A joyous time was had by all, from the classes of the 2000s to alumni of the 1940s, as well as faculty, staff and students. Reuniting felt so good!
Visit the UTDB Centennial Web site (http://www.db.uth.tmc.edu/Centennial/index.htm) in the coming days for a complete story and photo collage from the event.
“Lunch and Learn” with the AADR
The Houston chapter of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) will meet for a Lunch and Learn session at noon, Friday, Feb. 25, in DB Room 340. Following a brief business meeting, Jung-Lei Chen, D.D.S., M.S., clinical assistant professor in the department of Pediatric Dentistry, will present “Practice Dentistry in the Digital Era,” which will illustrate the future of dentistry in the increasingly electronic age.
Lunch will be served to members of the AADR. R.S.V.P. to Karen Storthz, Ph.D., associate dean for Research, at (713) 500-4362.
Community dentistry project
The Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity of the UT Dental Branch, in conjunction with the UT Health Science Center’s Acres Home Partnership, is sponsoring a community dental health project, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26.
The event, to take place at Lincoln City Park, 979 Grenshaw, will provide dental screenings and dental health education to the community. Dental sealants for 7-12-year-olds also will be available.
If you would like to volunteer or are interested in more information on the project, call Douglas Simmons, D.D.S., associate professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials, at (713) 500-4300.
And the winners are …..
Students in the dental and dental hygiene programs presented their research during the 2005 Student Table Clinic Presentation, Friday, Feb. 11. The winners of the table clinic competition are as follows:
D.D.S.
Pictured above: First place winners of the D.D.S. competition
First place and winner of the Dentsply SCADA Award: "Three Common Neuralgias - Trigeminal, Occipital, and Post Herpetic" by Angela Incrapera, Carin Doughty, and John Orfanos; sponsored by Stephen Laman, D.D.S., assistant professor, and C. D. Johnson, D.D.S., M.S., associate professor, both in the department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials.
Second place: "HAPTIC - an Emergent Technology in Dentistry" by Aisha Husein, sponsored by Cynthia Trajtenberg, D.D.S., M.S., assistant professor of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials.
Third place: "Coping with Post-Herpetic Nerualgia" by Neda Dodig, Nedith Casquete, and Souzan Kazemyan; also sponsored by Stephen Laman, D.D.S., and C. D. Johnson, D.D.S., M.S.
Dental Hygiene
Pictured above: First-place winners of the Dental Hygiene competition
First place: "Test Tube Teeth" by Holly Upton, Ruby Barron, Michelle Marek, Amber Whitted, sponsored by Ann Wetmore, clinical assistant professor in Periodontics.
Second place: "Oral Manifestations of Ecstasy and Methamphetamines" by Jackie Holland, O'Nelia DeLaCruz, Kathy Kirtley, Natasha Schlange, sponsored by Holly Rice, clinical assistant professor in Periodontics
Third place: "Does your Patient's Dentifrice Contain Tobacco?" by Tara Morris, Chrystal Donnell, Tracy Guillen, Paula Pisani, sponsored by Donna Warren, associate professor of Periodontics.
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