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Roger B. Fillingim, Ph.D., received a Distinguished Service Award from the American Pain Society in recognition of his outstanding and dedicated service to the APS.

UFCD alumnus Brett Zak, D.M.D., is one of 28 University of Florida alumni who received this year’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award on Friday, April 7.

The UFCD Bahamas Mission Trip provides an annual dental home for the children of Andros Island.

Mary Ellen Davey, Ph.D., joins the Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Sciences Study Section of the National Institutes of Health as a full member in summer 2017. The section reviews applications on oral microbiology, oral immunology, periodontology, cariology, salivary gland biology, pathophysiology and clinical studies of oral structures and restorative…

Three of the 15 nationwide Pugh Achievement Award winners are from the University of Florida College of Dentistry.

Guelmann will work with the dean and senior college leaders to develop and execute strategic initiatives and projects.

The HEED award recognizes the extensive focus on diversity in the college that reaches into all aspects of the school including the gender mix and race/ethnicity mix of faculty, staff, students, college leadership and the members of the admissions review committee.

Shannon Wallet, Ph.D., an associate professor in oral biology, has been appointed associate dean for faculty affairs for the University of Florida College of Dentistry effective July 1, 2016. “Dr. Wallet brings to this position a strong track record of advising and mentoring students, post-docs and junior faculty as…

Dental volunteers provide athletes with hygiene education and information about the role nutrition plays in health.