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(Left to
right) Dental Branch radiology team members Jose Pinales,
Maria Rodriguez, Liliana Arvizu and Inga Leon unwind
during the New Century Celebration after a day of sessions
at the Star of the South meeting.
Photo by Brian Schnupp, Dental Branch |
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end to a long work week and two days spent at the Greater
Houston Dental Society Star of the South meeting, April
20-22. The UT Dental Branch at Houston’s New Century
Celebration offered food, drinks and good company for
alumni, faculty, staff and students who attended the annual
dental convention. Check out the UTDB homepage on Friday
for a complete photo page. |
Millicent Goldschmidt, Ph.D., who holds a joint appointment
as professor of Periodontics at the Dental Branch and professor
of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the Medical School,
has been named the 2006 Outstanding Alumnus from Purdue University’s
Department of Biological Sciences. She will be recognized
at an October awards ceremony.
Goldschmidt also will speak at the May 2006 International
Symposium on Salmonella and Salmonellosis in Saint Malo, France,
on “Review of Biosensor, Microarray and Nanotechnologies
used in the Detection and Identification of Salmonellae.”
Jerry Bouquot, D.D.S., chair of Diagnostic Sciences, was
inducted into the Canadian Academy of Oral Medicine and Oral
Pathology this week. Bouquot is only the second non-Canadian
to be invited to be a member of that organization.
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Gary
Frey, D.D.S., assistant professor of Restorative Dentistry,
received the 2006 Dr. Burton Kunik Award from the Star
of the South Dental Meeting for his years of dedicated
volunteer service. |
The Dental Branch earned the following honors for table clinics
presented during the Star of the South dental meeting.
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“The Role of
Dental Auxiliary in the Medically Complex Patient Dental
Clinic,” presented by Elma Gallardo, dental assistant
III and a 24-year veteran of the UT Dental Branch, and
Marina Munoz, dental assistant II, a 10-year veteran of
the Dental Branch, won first place. Kishore Shetty, D.D.S.,
director of the Medically Complex Patient Clinic, was
their faculty sponsor. |
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File photo of Elma Gallardo (right), at work
in the clinic. |
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Dental Hygiene
Students category |
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First Place Winners: (left to right)
Jessica Clements, Jennifer Thompson, and Michelle Kornett.
“Periodontal Disease: Is the Blue Light Special.”
Faculty Sponsor: Nina Infante |
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Second Place Winners: (left
to right) Elizabeth Onescu-Lee, Leticia Leal-Lopez, Valeri
Cavazos, and Christine Nguyen. “Hooked on Hookah.”
Faculty Sponsor: Donna Warren-Morris |
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Third Place Winners:
(left to right) Julie Moore, Audrey Wilkins, Shideh
Dana. “Osteoporosis Low Bone Mineral Density.”
Faculty Sponsor: Darla McKitrick |
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School of Dental Hygiene faculty member Donna Warren-Morris,
who served as Dental Hygiene Table Clinic Coordinator, was
instrumental in organizing this year’s table clinic
topics.
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The 2006-2007
School of Dental Hygiene Class & Student American
Dental Hygienists’ Association officers were named
during a ceremony April 19. Left to right: Class President,
Amber Hart; Class Vice President, Jenny Pham; Class
Secretary, Jodi Meyer; Class Treasurer, Allison Samo;
Class Historian, Katie McLaren; American Dental Education
Association Representative, Robyn Paulsen; and SADHA
President, Linda Lozano.
Margo Melchor, one of the SADHA
advisors, said, “I am looking forward to a wonderful,
productive year. These officers will do an outstanding
job with their duties and will represent their class
and the SADHA organization well." |
| Shirley Edwards,
dispensary assistant II, was honored during the Student
American Dental Hygienists Association meeting on April
19 for her dedication and commitment to her job. Edwards
has served at the Dental Branch for 13 years.
“Once I began to work with
the students, they became my reason for being here.
They come and talk to me about anything,” Edwards
said. “I am their mama and their grandma. I am
here to push them and keep them focused because no one
did that for me.”
Edwards said she was enrolled
in nursing school when she had to stop and starting
working two jobs to support her family. “I always
tell them to stay focused and believe in their dream.”
“I love my job here at
the Dental Branch. I thank Ms. Mary Ann Adkisson and
others who gave me a chance and trained me.”
Edwards is the wife of
Roosevelt Edwards. She has four children, 12 grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. |
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Second year Dental
Branch students (left to right) Russell McFarlane, Melissa
Lent and Ginger Marblestone take a break during the
MS150 bike ride Saturday, April 22-Sunday, April 23,
which raised money for Multiple Sclerosis research.
Event coordinators and sponsors deem this year’s
ride a success.
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Shannon Rasp, media
relations specialist in the Office of Public Affairs,
whose responsibilities include pitching stories to the
media about the UT Dental Branch, has taken a new position
with the Harris County Hospital District as a Senior
Media Relations Communicator. Rasp’s last day
with the UT Health Science Center will be May 5.
Rasp has worked at the
health science center for nearly six years. Her service
to the Dental Branch has resulted in Dental Branch students,
researchers and administrators appearing on local and
national television shows and in print publications.
One of her most noteworthy contributions to the Dental
Branch was serving as project manager for the production
of the March 2005 Texas Dental Journal, in which the
Dental Branch Centennial was highlighted. |
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Rasp, a former
newspaper and magazine reporter, made the transition
to media relations in 1994 with a stint in the press
office of the Houston Astros. She worked in the media
offices of major corporations and another university
before joining the health science center in 2000, where
she has won several awards for her work.
If you have media relations needs, contact David Bates,
executive director of Media Relations, at (713) 500-3050
or the Media Hotline at (713) 500-3030. For communication
needs or questions regarding UT Dental Branch or UT
Health Science Center publications, continue to contact:
dbnewsdesk@uth.tmc.edu,
(713) 500-4023. |
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