Catherine M. Flaitz,
D.D.S., dean of the UT Dental Branch (center)
is pictured with scholarship winning students;
left to right: Sepideh Shirali, Holly Pavlick,
Tom Lee, Carole Bates, Sheena Armstrong, Patricia “Katie” McLaren
and Misty Mayhall. Other winners are not pictured
are Andrew C. Fossum, Scott S. Upchurch, Laura
J. Turner and Valerie M. Santiago-Doyle.
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The UT Health Science
Center at Houston’s 14th annual Golf Tournament
provided $42,000 to 29 students in the health science
center — 11 of those were from the UT Dental
Branch. Congratulations to all who participated
in the tournament and were awarded scholarships. |
Chung How Kau, B.D.S., M.S.c.D., associate
professor of Orthodontics, represented the UT Dental Branch
and the department of Orthodontics internationally as an
invited speaker at the 3D symposium "Virtual Diagnosis
and Treatment Planning of Cranio-Maxillofacial Deformity," hosted
by the Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Jan Hospital
in Belgium.
Kau spoke on “Surface acquisition systems
for facial analysis”. The two-day conference was Nov.
10-11 in the city of Bruges in Belgium. Congratulations to
Dr. Kau.
The UT Police Department’s annual holiday
toy and gift drive will take place until Friday,
Dec. 15. The drive benefits pediatric and adolescent
patients at LBJ Hospital, Harris County Psychiatric Center
and the Department of Internal Medicine’s K.I.N.D.E.Rx
Clinic.
Infant and adolescent gifts are especially
needed. A drop box is located in Dental Branch Room 493.
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Pediatric Dentistry chairman, Fouad
Salama, B.D.S., and six residents: Drs. Joi Shaw,
Leena James, Ryan Cregger, Bret Ibarra, Jack Stalker,
and Jamie Sahouria volunteered for The Health Museum’s
annual Teddy Bear Check-Up, Dec. 2. The team staffed
the “Tough Teeth” booth for the event. |
Pull out your finest and put on your dancing
shoes. The UTDB Holiday Formal is next week! Students, faculty,
staff and residents are invited to the Renaissance Hotel, 7p.m.-midnight,
Thursday, Dec. 14 to celebrate the end of the year.
Tickets purchased before Tuesday, Dec.
12 are two for $25 and 1 for $15. Tickets purchased
at the door are $17. Tickets are being sold by various
students or can be ordered by emailing michelle.b.wilson@uth.tmc.edu.
Members of the Texas Association of Women Dentists
(TAWD) are sponsoring a family in need for the holidays.
They are asking for your support. You can lend a hand by
helping TAWD check some items off the list:
- 7-year-old girl (pants/shirt size, 7; dress size,
8; shoe size, 13)
- 4-year-old boy (pants/shirt size, 5; shoe size, 13)
- Mom (pants size, 9; shirt/dress/blouse size, large)
The TAWD will be accepting monetary gifts as
well as toy/clothing donations for this cause through Friday,
Dec. 8. At that time, we will purchase their
specific requests and deliver them by Christmas. Questions?
Contact: Amy.E.Edgemon@uth.tmc.edu.
- “Renewing Your Enthusiasm for Work,” a
Human Resources Course, will be 1-3 p.m., Thursday,
Dec. 15, University Center Tower 1505C. The
course will use activities from books by experts in
the field. It promises to be fun and interactive, while
also providing ways you can restore balance in your
daily life.
- Turning Obstacles into Opportunities, 9-11
a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 20, University Center
Tower 1505C. People who can handle adversity typically
become the success stories of today and tomorrow.
For more information on either of these courses
contact: William.Fetter@uth.tmc.edu. |
