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Articles by three dental students from the Medically
Complex Patient Clinic rotations were published in The Journal
of the Greater Houston Dental Society. Kishore Shetty, D.D.S.,
associate professor of Restorative Dentistry and director of the
Medically Complex Patient Clinic served as the students’ advisor.
Michael McCallister. “What does the general
dental practitioner need to know about a patient with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease?” The Journal of the Greater
Houston Dental Society; January 2007.
Jessica Rowden. “Stem Cell Research and
Dentistry.” The Journal of the Greater Houston Dental Society;
March 2007.
Cynthia Wright. “Dental Management of
the schizophrenic patient.” The Journal of the Greater Houston
Dental Society; December 2006.
Catherine M. Flaitz, D.D.S., dean of the Dental Branch
and John Hicks, M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., visiting professor in the department
of Pediatric Dentistry, with the help of a group of dental students,
participated in a news story to explain the effects of various types
of toothpastes on consumers.
The story was featured on Channel 13 and can be viewed at http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=health&id=
5042616.
You can help support the Texas Association of Women
Dentists (TAWD) at their eighth annual auction on Thursday, March
15. The silent auction begins at noon and the live auction begins
at 5 p.m.
But for the auction to be a success the TAWD needs your help. Faculty
and staff are asked to donate auction items by Friday, March 2.
This auction is an annual fundraiser that has allowed TAWD members
to participate in several activities that contribute to the enhancement
of the dental profession, the social and professional awareness
of TAWD members, and service to the community. These events include
participation in breast cancer awareness, clothing drives and holiday
efforts for the less-fortunate. In addition, TAWD donates part of
the proceeds back to the Dental Branch to help improve clinical
and pre-clinical labs.
Some popular items donated in the past have been: event tickets,
gift certificates, home-cooked meals, a dental treatment, your parking
spot for a day and much more. And if life is just too busy, monetary
donations will be accepted and TAWD will purchase items on your
behalf to be bid on. Questions? Contact: Audra Hiemstra at 281-389-2720, Audra.L.Spivey@uth.tmc.edu;
or Tricia Norris at 713-614-7135, Patricia.D.Norris@uth.tmc.edu.
Congratulations to third-year dental students Dan
Dernick and Thai Le, for their victory in the UTDB 2007 Foosball
Tournament hosted by the Hispanic Student Dental Association. Top
scorer for the tournament was second-year dental student Will Hernandez. |
