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John A. Valenza, D.D.S., executive associate dean and Jayne
McWherter, associate professor of dental hygiene, were quoted
in Sunday's issue of the Houston Chronicle’s Employment
Section.
Valenza and McWherter discussed careers in dentistry and
dental hygiene, respectively, including the requirements for
enrollment in schools as well as the demand in these professions.
Many thanks go to Dr. Valenza and Ms. McWherter for representing
the Dental Branch in the news, and establishing the school
as a leader in dental education.
The Dental Branch has made headlines in the April issue of
Distinctions. Visit http://publicaffairs.uth.tmc.edu/distinctions/archive/2006/April/dental-care.html
to read about the mission trip to Uganda taken by Dean Catherine
M. Flaitz, D.D.S. and Kishore Shetty, D.D.S., director of
the Medically Complex Patient Clinic. See photos and read
journal entries about this heart-breaking and heart-warming
trip across the continents to Africa.
The next President's Update scheduled for James T. Willerson,
M.D., at the Dental Branch is
noon, Tuesday, April 11, Room 207. Other upcoming updates
are:
- 7:30 a.m. and Noon, Friday,
April 7, Medical School, Room B.605
- Noon, Thursday, April
13, School of Nursing and Student Community Center,
Room 120.
As is tradition, President Willerson will discuss budget
issues and upcoming university activities.
At 7 a.m., Tuesday, April
11, Fire Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will
conduct an annual inspection of the warning/manual & automatic
fire system activation devices. The inspection will require
the activation of the strobes/horn/automated announcement
devices.
Contact: Stephen Horner, Fire Life Safety & Emergency
Preparedness at (713)-500-8128.
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Join
the Dental Branch team that will walk for the March
of Dimes, 9 a.m., Saturday,
April 30, Robertson Stadium, University of Houston.
If you wish to join this team or make a donation, contact:
Gillian.Rittman@uth.tmc.edu,
Room 300A DBB, at (713) 500-4359.
Help premature babies. Visit http://www.marchofdimes.com/
for more information on March of Dimes. |
The Texas Association of Women Dentists will host a blood
drive benefit, 10:30 a.m.-2:30
p.m., Tuesday, April 11, DB Room 130, to benefit the
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. To donate or make a pledge,
contact: Melissa.D.Lent@uth.tmc.edu.
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Jung-Wei
Chen, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of Pediatrics
and a student at the School of Health Information Sciences,
received a travel award from the Committee on the Status
of Women (CSW) to attend the American Association of
Dental Research (AADR) annual meeting, this past March.
Chen presented at the AADR meeting and again at the
American Dental Education Association meeting in Orlando.
Chen has also been invited to be a guest of the CSW
Distinguished Professional Woman's Award banquet, Dec.
7, at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Facility. |
Career Development, a course offered by the Human Resources
Department, will be 9-11 a.m.,
Friday, April 21, Dental Branch 139.
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Time is running out to register for
the 11th Annual Classified Staff Council Workshop, Who’s
Behind Your Mask … Free Yourself! Registration closes,
Monday, April 10. Register
online at http://www.uth.tmc.edu/ucsc.
The daylong free workshop will be
Friday, April 28, at the Houston Grand Plaza by Reliant
Stadium. Only 300 seats are available for classified staff,
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