Dr. Ngo visits from Australia
From left to right: Jason Burgess, district manager of GC America Inc.; Catherine M. Flaitz, D.D.S., dean of the UT Dental Branch at Houston; Hien Ngo, B.D.S., from the University of Adelaide Australia; and Richard Bebermeyer, D.D.S., in the department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials, a department which is seeking the latest science and expertise to teach and practice caries diagnosis and management. |
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Hien Ngo, B.D.S., researcher and pioneer in dental products from Australia, visited The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, Friday, March 16, to conduct a continuing education course on “Minimal Intervention: A New Course to Clinical Dentistry.” The course was sponsored by GC America Inc., which produces operatory products and glass ionomers.
Ngo’s course focused on the cause and progress of caries, and the ways that managing caries as a disease needs to be evaluated. One of the new ways of looking at caries treatment is Minimal Intervention Dentistry, which seeks to prevent and detect oral disease at the earliest stages to avoid invasive treatment. Ngo talked in detail about this practice. Ngo is a renowned researcher in the management of caries and the interactions between glass-ionomers and the dental tissues.
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Advocate for GPR program will be missed
Jeptha W. Dalston, Ph.D., a leader in health care, lost his battle with cancer March 2. Dalston was the CEO of Memorial Hermann at the time the UT Dental Branch's General Practice Residency program was initiated and a champion for the program and dentistry in the hospital.
Dalston served for 22 years as chief executive officer of three teaching hospital systems in academic medical centers: The University of Oklahoma Hospitals (1970-75); The University of Michigan Hospitals (1975-85); and The Hermann Hospital & Trust (1985-91). He also held faculty positions at the University of Oklahoma School of Public Health, the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health, and the UT Health Science Center at Houston.
UT Dental Branch on cover of TDA Today magazine
"Rep. Borris Miles (D-Houston) visits with members of the Houston contingency. From left: Mr. Patrick Waters (UTDB student), Rep. Miles, Ms. Tiffany Tredway-Ransom (UTDB student), Dr. Thomas Janson, and Dr. Anita Berry-Brown." Photo by Paul H. Schlesinger. Photo and cutline reprinted with permission from TDA.
UT Dental Branch students were featured on the front page of the Texas Dental Association TDA Today newsletter for their participation in State Lobby Day.
Visit UTDB eflash to view the March 15 issue of the UTDBeflash, which features a report on the day from a student perspective. |
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UTDB Alumni Association 50th anniversary
Join members of The University of Texas Dental Branch Alumni Association as they celebrate their 50th anniversary Saturday, April 14, in the Grand Ballroom of the George R. Brown Convention Center. Admission is $95 for alumni association members and non-members. Please register by Monday, April 9. To reserve your seat contact UTDB Alumni Association Executive Director Tricia Fullerton: 713-840-1328 or utdbaa@houston.rr.com.
Learn to balance work and life – UCSC workshop
Remember to register for the 12th Annual Classified Staff Council Workshop, “Juggling Work & Life.... Is it a Circus Act?” Deadline is April 3. Registration is open at http://www.uth.tmc.edu/ucsc. The workshop is Friday, April 20, at the Edwin Hornberger Conference Center.
Only 250 seats are available exclusively for classified staff with supervisor approval. This one-day workshop is at no cost to the employees or departments.
United To Serve needs you
Mark your calendars for The University of Texas System-wide Outreach Day, Saturday, April 21. It’s your time to “Inspire by Example.” All UT System Schools will participate in a volunteer initiative called "United To Serve," during National Volunteer Week.
The UT Health Science Center United To Serve steering committee, spearheaded by students, invites other students, as well as faculty and staff, to volunteer two hours of time that day at one of the area hospitals, or at other events in and around the Texas Medical Center. The event will kick-off with a free breakfast for volunteers, where they can pick up a United To Serve T-shirt, meet other volunteers and enjoy some music. To sign up, go to the United To Serve website and fill out a volunteer form. Hope to see you there!
Reminder: Sexual Harassment Mandatory training
The mandatory Web-based Sexual Harassment Training must be completed by Friday, March 23.
The online training takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Please log on to http://blackboard.uth.tmc.edu using your UT Health Science Center User-ID and click on "Biennial Sexual Harassment Training." You will be required to review the material and complete an evaluation in order to pass the training.
This training is required every two years by state law, The University of Texas System and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Supervisors will receive periodic updates on their direct reports who have yet to complete the training. |
