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The Dental Branch welcomed 84 students into the D.D.S.
program and 40 into the School of Dental Hygiene during
new student orientation, Wednesday, Aug. 2.
The 2006 White Coat Ceremony for Dental Hygiene will be 10:30
a.m., Friday, Aug. 4., in Dental Branch Room 207.
D.D.S. students will receive their white coats 10
a.m., Saturday, Aug. 5, also
in Room 207. The ceremony serves as the students’ formal
introduction to health care.
Special guests at the white coat ceremony will be the D.D.S.
class of 1956, which will host its 50-year reunion on Saturday
as well.
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Oral health
and hygiene was the message of the day for a group
of children who attended the St. Martin’s Episcopal
Church Back to School Health Fair last week.
A representation of faculty,
staff and students of the Dental Branch, in conjunction
with Texas Children's Hospital, St. Lukes
Episcopal Health Charities, Epiphany Community
Health Outreach Services and others, participated.
The Dental Branch team conducted
screenings and applied fluoride varnish for more
than 200 people. One-on-one oral hygiene instruction
and oral health kits were provided to all.
Dental Branch participants
were Tracey Godwin, D.D.S., director of the mobile
dental van, dental assistants Maria Martinez and
Pat Henshaw, dental hygiene students Kristye Bowden
and Jamie Trinh, dental students Valerie Santiago
Doyle and Gelatia Tesfaye, along with Connie Godwin
and Mirna Martinez, friends of the Dental Branch. |
| Second-year dental hygiene
student, Jamie Trinh, shows students how to brush
their teeth properly. |
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Jung-Wei Chen, D.D.S, clinical assistant professor in the
department of Pediatric Dentistry, has been reappointed to
a one-year predoctoral fellowship with the Keck Center for
Interdisciplinary Bioscience Training.
An important aspect of the center’s mission is to
foster interaction among faculty and trainees to enhance
their professional skills in computational and structural
biology.
Jiajie Zhang, Ph.D., professor and associate dean of Research,
will serve as Chen’s primary mentor. Congratulations
Dr. Chen!
Rhnea Holt, senior executive assistant at the Dental Branch,
has accepted the position of senior executive assistant to
Dental Branch Dean Catherine Flaitz, D.D.S.
Holt, who previously assisted the departments of Development
and Academic Affairs, assumed the new position full-time
July 10. Holt has been a part of the dean’s office
since 1991.
“I was pleased to be offered the opportunity to work
closely with Dr. Flaitz and the executive leadership
at the Dental Branch,” Holt said. “With the many
projects and developments taking place at our school, the
dean’s office will be busy. I look forward to continuing
to be a part of all the progress ahead of us.”
To reach Holt or schedule an appointment with the dean,
contact: Rhnea.Y.Holt@uth.tmc.edu or
713-500-4021.
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It's time to get moving
once again for the benefit of the American Heart
Association. Help the health science center create
a team of 400 walkers to raise $25,000 to benefit
research for heart disease and stroke. Over the past
four years the AHA has funded more than $12 million
in research at UT Health Science Center at Houston.
The walk will be 8 a.m., Saturday, Nov.
4, at Sam Houston Park. |
Mamie Ellis, senior staff assistant in the department of
Endodontics, always has a large team that represents well
for the UT Dental Branch. If you would like to join Ellis’ team,
contact: Mamie.L.Ellis@uth.tmc.edu,
713-500-4221.
Anyone else at the Dental Branch interest in starting a
team or needing more information contact: Lauren.Hughey@uth.tmc.edu,
713-500-3024, to get involved.
Here are other ways to get involved:
- Join a university team or become a team captain. Incentive
prizes available.
- Make a personal donation to the UT Health Science Center
campaign.
- Get friends, family, business partners and vendors
to contribute to your effort.
The Work/Life Program is sponsoring a new cash prize award
of $5,000 to recognize and reward the team that best exhibits
positive work/life characteristics such as respect, integrity,
commitment, diversity and work/life balance for its members
as well as performing its mission with excellence above all.
The STAR Team Award will be presented at the 12th annual
STAR Awards Luncheon on Feb. 14, 2007. If you missed one
of the informational town hall meetings and have questions,
contact: Sam.Hester@uth.tmc.edu:
713-500-3013 or visit http://www.uthouston.edu/worklife/star.html. |
