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James Katancik, D.D.S., Ph.D., associate professor
and chairman of Periodontics, and Shiwei Cai, D.D.S., M.S.D.,
Ph.D., have been accepted into
the Grants 102 Workshop by the Health Science Center. The
Grants 102 program is designed to help investigators craft
a quality grant proposal that will help fund a particular
area of research.
Drs. Katancik and Cai are working to get National
Institutes of Health funding for their respective areas of
research.
James Katancik,
D.D.S., Ph.D.
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Katancik’s research
focuses primarily on diabetes and systemic diseases
and how they relate to periodontal disease. Katancik
received his dental degree from Emory University
in Atlanta in 1984. He completed a general practice
residency in Boston at the Harvard Medical Center
and received his Ph.D. in oral biology and certificate
in periodontology from the State University of
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Cai’s research
interest is in the regeneration of pulp tissue
through the use of stem cells. Cai received his
D.D.S. degree from Capital Institute of Medicine
in Beijing, China, in 1988. He completed a residency
in Oral Surgery at the same institution. He went
on to continue his training at the University of
Washington School of Dentistry, where he completed
a certificate and M.S.D. degree in Oral Medicine,
and a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Oral Biology. |
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Shiwei Cai, D.D.S.,
M.S.D., Ph.D.
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Michelle Lin, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor
in Pediatric Dentistry, and Jung-Wei Chen, D.D.S., clinical
assistant professor in Pediatric Dentistry, recently completed
their board certification by the American Board of Pediatric
Dentistry. Well done Drs. Lin and Chen.
Sudarat Kiat-amnuay, D.D.S., assistant professor
of Restorative Dentistry, received a grandfathering
status as a certified clinical anaplastologist from the Board
Certification in Clinical Anaplastology (BCCA).
Anaplastology is the art and science of restoring
a malformed or absent part of the human body through artificial
means. An anaplastologist makes prosthetic devices.
The BCCA's grandfathering process was used
to identify individuals that demonstrate competency based
on prior credentials alone. These individuals would serve
as subject matter experts for the field of anaplastology
during the certification program development phase. These
individuals have demonstrated a high level of achievement
in the areas of education, clinical experience, publications
in scientific journals, presentations at national meetings
and length of service in the field of anaplastology.
Kiat-amnuay is also a fellow of the American
Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics.
Fouad Salama, B.D.S., professor and chairman
of Pediatric Dentistry, was published in the Journal
of Contemporary Dental Practice for his article on the “Effects
of Repeated Fluoride Varnish Application on Different Restorative
Surfaces.“
Jackie Duke, Ph.D., professor of Orthodontics, was recently
published in Gravitational and Space Biology for
her article “Countermeasures to the effects of gravity
on the skulls of human infants.” (R. Lee1, J. English1,
J. Duke1 , and J. Teichgraeber2.) Duke
was also published in the Journal of Gravitational Physiology for
her article “Human Bone-Forming Chondrocytes Cultured
in the Hydrodynamic Focusing Bioreactor Retain Matrix Proteins: Similarities
to Spaceflight Results” (P.J. Duke1, J.
Hecht2, and D. Montufar-Solis3. )
Congratulations to Drs. Salama and Duke.
Take an informative look at loyalty in the
workplace. Lorraine Grubbs-West, president of Lessons in
Loyalty, will talk about how employees can learn to come
to work because they want to, not because they have to, noon-1
p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, Dental Branch 207.
Learn how to build a loyal infrastructure
when you are not at the top. Lunch will be provided to the
first 100 people to attend.
Sponsored by the University Administrative
Council and the University Classified Staff Council.
Try-outs start now for the second annual student
talent show. Please begin preparing your act.
Try-outs will be held in B81 during lunch throughout
November. The show will take place in January. Exact details
will follow.
If you are interested in trying-out or being
a part of the Talent Show, contact:: Russell McFarlane at John.R.McFarlane@uth.tmc.edu.
The UTDB was well represented at the Texas
Dental Association’s Mission of Mercy event in Round
Rock in early November.
The numbers: 91 patients seen, 361 extractions,
16 other dental procedures. A total of 300.5 hours were logged.
Those who were involved and/or attended:
- Students: Ron Miller, Jeff James, Shad Hanis, Ryan
Loveless, Trey Latiolais, Ashley Teeple, Melissa Lent,
Rahbab Sabbahi, Niki Benamoz, Russell McFarlane, Mauricio
Dardano, Eduardo Rodriguez, Dimitri Villarreal, Jennifer
Molandes, Paymon Pahlavan, Minh Nguyen, Huy Quach,
Patrick Beetar, Gabriel Shahwan, Kelly Vo, Caleb Spurlock
and Jeff James.
- Faculty: Steven Schorr, D.D.S., clinical assistant
professor of Periodontics; Tracey Godwin, D.D.S., assistant
professor of Community Dentistry; and Peggy O’Neill,
Ph.D., D.D.S., associate dean for Patient Care.
- Staff: Patrick Henshaw and Maria Martinez.
- Alumni: Leah Oswald, D.D.S., and Yolanda Allen, D.D.S.
The Texas Mission of Mercy provides free dental
care to those Texans in need. The UT Dental Branch was the
only dental school present and served the community well.
Mamie Ellis, senior staff assistant in Endodontics,
was the highest fundraiser for the UT Health Science Center
for the 2006 American Heart Association Heart Walk. Raising
$1,829 has won her tickets to the Houston Texans’ game
against the Buffalo Bills, this Sunday, along with a parking
pass.
The UTDB Team, led by Ellis was also the overall
highest fundraising team for the Health Science Center, raising
$4,065 for the Heart Walk.
Carolyn Harty, assistant Library Director,
placed second overall in the Health Science Center generating
$1,425 in donations.
Thank you to all the Dental Branch teams who
participated in the effort to fight heart disease and stroke.
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Dental Hygiene students took their
annual trip to Hines Nursery in Fulshear. Each
year hygiene students have gone to the health fair
there to pass out dental supplies and teach oral
hygiene to more than 700 employees. The students
collected the supplies and bought toothbrushes
with money that they raised.
Dental
Hygiene students Sandra Villaquiran and Jana
Mannen teach employees at Hines Nurseries in
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Learn to “Turn Your Obstacles into Opportunities,” 9-11
a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 20, University Center Tower
1505C.
The Adversity Quotient, or AQ, is a measure
of one’s ability to handle adversity and crisis. People
who can’t handle adversity can become easily overwhelmed
and emotional. Typically, they pull back and stop trying.
Those who handle adversity well become the
success stories of today and tomorrow. This training will
show you how to improve your AQ and how to put these ideas
to work to benefit you, your staff, the university and your
customers.
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