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The UT Dental Branch has been ranked sixth out of 56 dental
schools nation-wide by the American Dental Association due
to scores on the 2005 National Dental Board Exam Part I. Congratulations
to our outstanding students and the faculty and staff who
support their education.
The Dental Branch, in conjunction with the Greater Houston
Dental Society, has just received a grant from the American
Dental Association Foundation for $73,827 to maintain the
Mobile Dental Van with instruments, equipment and supplies
for providing urgent dental treatment to displaced hurricane
victims who evacuated to the Houston area.
“Among our many accomplishments in 2005, helping hundreds
of our neighbors in this natural disaster was perhaps our
greatest,” said Catherine M. Flaitz, D.D.S., dean. “We
are here to serve and we appreciate the ADA for rewarding
our commitment to the community.”
Much appreciation is expressed to faculty, staff and students
who participated in these efforts last fall.
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Reality,
an independent dental research lab in Houston has donated
$340,000 in top-rated dental materials to the UT Dental
Branch for use in the Faculty Practice clinic. The clinic,
offering full-service professional dental care, is scheduled
to open on the first floor in the spring. |
| Peter Triolo, D.D.S., associate dean of Patient
Care is shown receiving the donated supplies from Michael
Miller, D.D.S., who heads Reality. |
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Patricia Donna and Cynthia Santos have arrived.
New employees for the new year
- Patricia Donna - Donna, a Systems and Application Specialist
II, is the newest member of the Educational and Technology
Services team. She will assist in the implementation of
the new Clinical Information System for the Dental Branch.
Her position will involve programming and operation of the
system’s database. Donna is a native Houstonian and
most recently worked for Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth.
Donna has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
from the University of Houston at Victoria. “I’m
very excited to be a member of the Dental Branch family
and look forward to contributing to the technological advancement
of the school for many years,” she said. Donna is
the mother of two children, Charlie, 19, and Maggie, 21.
Her hobbies are movies, reading and working with computers.
- Cynthia Santos — Santos, Administrative Assistant
II, will work with Paula O’Neill, Ed.D., associate
dean for Educational Research and Professional Development,
and Phil Pierpont, D.D.S., associate dean for Student and
Alumni Affairs, on two grants recently awarded to the Dental
Branch to foster Diversity. Read this month’s issue
of Distinctions http://publicaffairs.uth.tmc.edu/distinctions/archive/2006/January/DB.html
for details. Santos was a former contract specialist for
Fort Drum in upstate New York. She has a bachelor’s
degree in Business and Management and is pursuing her master’s
degree in Procurement and Contract Management. “I
am very pleased to be here at the Dental Branch. I am looking
forward to getting to know and learn from everyone. I have
always believed that learning is a process that is enhanced
by its environment.” Santos and her husband, Jorge,
have a nearly 2-year-old daughter, Isabel Leilani.
What a year it was! For the Centennial year-in-review visit
http://www.db.uth.tmc.edu/Centennial/cent_review.htm. |
