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Faculty Winners Recognized for Outstanding Teaching, Research
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Dean's Excellence Award Winners for 2012 include (from left) Drs. Ana Neumann, Shelly Patel, Shawn Adibi, Veronique Delattre, Sheila Koh, Don Le and Jackie Duke.
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Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards have been presented to seven faculty members who exemplify The University of Texas School of Dentistry’s commitment to quality teaching. The 2012 winners – honored in four categories – include Drs. Ana Neumann, Shalizeh "Shelly" Patel, Shawn Adibi, Veronique Delattre, Sheila Koh, Don Le and Jackie Duke. Dean John A. Valenza, DDS, presenting the awards earlier this year, noted that the awards are intended to recognize educators for engaging classroom presentations, hands-on learning or innovative curricula. “These faculty members have earned the respect of students and colleagues and were selected as this year’s most outstanding teachers,” he said. Read more | Deans, straight razors & chili pie on 'Movember' Monday
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See faculty beards become mustaches at noon Monday, Nov. 26 on the Cooley Center patio. |
The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston chapters of the American Student Dental Association and Psi Omega Dental Fraternity are teaming up to create an event that will raise money to donate to Movember’s Health Initiatives, including the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG.
To draw a crowd and also help to raise donations, Dean John A. Valenza, DDS, and other male faculty members have agreed to lend their bearded faces for a professional straight-razor shaving, leaving only mustaches intact. This will be done between noon and 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 on the patio outside the Denton A. Cooley, MD and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center. Free Frito-chili pie will be served to volunteers and spectators.
After school at 5 p.m. Monday, all the UT Dentist Mo’s will gather for awards in various Mustache Categories. For more information, contact third-year dental student Bryce.M.Gates@uth.tmc.edu, who is involved with both ASDA and Psi Omega.
Help our school grow membership by registering as a “Mo Bro” or “Mo Sista” at Movember.com. Join team UT Dentists. Read more | UTSD Students Showcase Research at Hinman Symposium
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First-year dental student Gregory Luk was one of five UTSD students who presented at the Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis, Tenn. |
Five students from The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston presented their research projects and findings at a dental research symposium in Memphis, Tenn. in October.
The annual Hinman Student Research Symposium, sponsored by the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, featured oral and poster presentations from dental students from around the country. The UTSD presenters were Gregory Luk and Tam Tran – both first-year dental students – and second-year students Rohit Ummer, Ryan Weber and Allison Whitman.
UTSD faculty members Jackie Duke, PhD; Renato Silva, DDS, PhD; Ariadne Letra, DDS, PhD; and Sercan Akyalcin, DDS, PhD served as faculty mentors for the student researchers. Associate Professor Rade D. Paravina, DDS, PhD, director of the Houston Center for Biomaterials and Biomimetics, accompanied the students and served as a judge. Read more | Dental hygiene for El Centro de Corazon
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UTSD students volunteered to provide dental hygiene services at El Centro de Corazon in Houston’s East End. From left are Margo Melchor, RDH, MEd; students Nadia Garza, Fouzia Mohammed, Katie Oakley, Monica Sanchez and Brittany Swearengin; Dr. Heather Dent and dental assistant Judy Hernandez.
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Dental hygiene students from The University of Texas School of Dentistry and the Hispanic Student Dental Association participated in a community service event at El Centro de Corazon, a community-based Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary care, pediatric, prenatal, mental health, and dental services in Houston’s East End.
Nadia Garza, Brittany Swearengin, Katey Oakley, Fouzia Mohammad and Monica Sanchez delivered oral hygiene instructions to each patient, as well as prophylaxis treatment. Each UTSD student was presented with one patient, and treatment plans were made for each of them. Fouzia Mohammad performed scaling and root planing, while other students performed regular prophylaxis. Fluoride varnish was applied for patients who needed it. Read more | |
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