Topics at a glance: UTDB, Baylor team up for Community Health Day screenings … Vendors sought for ERC’s second annual Holiday Sale Dec. 6 … Larger images for Web site survey … Showered With Gifts … Correction

UTDB, Baylor team up for Community Health Day screenings

Approximately 100 children received medical and dental screenings on Community Health Day Oct. 13 at the City of Houston Lyons Dental Clinic, in partnership with the UT Dental Branch and Baylor College of Medicine. Children received oral hygiene instructions, fluoride varnishes and glass ionomers pit-and-fissure sealants for treatment and prevention of dental caries.

Community Health Day volunteers included (from left, upper row) Johana DeYoung, D.D.S.; senior dental students Huy Quach and Paymon Pahlavan; Teresita Ladrillo, D.D.S.; Cynthia Trajtenberg, D.D.S., and Dr. Foreman, a regional public health administrator for the City of Houston. Also, (front row, from left) senior dental students Lisa Trevino and Ngoc Tran; dental hygiene student Sandra Villaquiran; and senior dental student Alice Chow. Not pictured but also present were Douglas Simmons, D.D.S., and Ryan Quock, D.D.S., faculty in the UTDB Department of Restorative Dentistry.

Vendors sought for ERC’s
second annual Holiday Sale Dec. 6

The UT Dental Branch Employee Relations Committee will sponsor the second annual Holiday Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 in the dental branch basement. (The date has been changed from Dec. 7 as announced earlier). This sale features arts and crafts, food, jewelry, cosmetics and miscellaneous items.

Proceeds will be help pay for annual employee holiday and end-of-year parties. Space is limited; so vendors are encouraged to get their registration in early. Table rentals are $25 each and include two chairs. The deadline to register is Wednesday, Nov. 16. The registration form must be completed and submitted to Loraine Alexander. For more information, contact her at 713-500-4212.

Larger images for
Web site survey

The deadline to give feedback about the proposed redesign of the UTDB Web site home page is Friday, Oct. 26. Earlier e-mail included links that were hard to see, so that problem has been fixed. Just visit our Website and click on the images to enlarge them. Afterward, you can give us your feedback via the special link that has been set up for that purpose. Hard copies of the same designs have been posted in the basement (near the bookstore) and on the Fourth Floor near the elevator.

Showered With Gifts

Senior Executive Assistant Sandra Miller keeps the gift log as UTDB Finance Director Joe Morrow (now experienced with baby showers) opens presents during the shower given by his co-workers Oct. 17.

The baby, Joseph Kenneth Morrow, arrived a little earlier than expected, so he and his mom, Sarena, were still in The Methodist Hospital during the event. The baby was born Oct. 16 weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 18 ½ inches long.

UTDB Psi Omega chapter wins Excellence Award — again

For the second consecutive year, the UT Dental Branch’s Delta Upsilon Chapter of Psi Omega Dental Fraternity has won the Province 2 Chapter Excellence Award. This award is given annually to one chapter in each of the five provinces and is based on chapter growth, alumni support and service activities. Only a few years ago, local chapter membership was very low, but thanks to the efforts of present junior and senior members, the UTDB chapter is now one of the largest Psi Omega chapters in the nation.

Recent local activities included a blood drive, assisting at the Dental Branch’s “Give Kids a Smile Day,” and, in February, volunteering for the Texas Mission of Mercy in Dallas. Several members also worked with American Student Dental Association representatives in Washington, D.C. on important dental issues affecting both dental students and dental practitioners.

CORRECTION

In the Oct. 18 edition of UTDBeFlash!, a photo caption should have identified Randy Baber as the UTDB Learning Resources Manager.