The University of Florida College of Dentistry announced several administrative transitions. Catalanotto Effective February 12, 2015, Frank Catalanotto, D.M.D., is stepping down as chair of the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science after serving in that role for just over five years. Frank, a professor,…
Two men with arthritis walk into a room. Both have the same degree of damage to their knee cartilage, but only one rates his pain a nine on a scale of zero to 10. Why? Roger Fillingim, Ph.D., is trying to find out with the help of a five-year,…
We were proud to see the Alachua County oral health surveillance program featured on TV20’s health segment Oct. 23. The program is in its fourth year and has been successful due to the leadership of Dr. Scott Tomar, a professor in the University of Florida Department of Community Dentistry…
New Medicaid policy increases the rate of children receiving vital oral health care in Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children on Medicaid and their parents may have a reason to smile more: A study by University of Florida researchers shows that a change in the state of Florida’s Medicaid policy…
University of Florida College of Dentistry faculty members, Roger Fillingim, Ph.D., and Marcio Guelmann, D.D.S., were promoted by the university effective July 1, 2014, and James Pettigrew, D.M.D., who retires on June 30, 2014, was appointed an associate professor emeritus. Roger Fillingim, who joined the college in 2000, was…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Many people delay and even skip visits to the dentist due to anxiety and fear. Now University of Florida researchers have discovered that difficulty understanding and using health information, a skill known as health literacy, is another key reason they avoid the dentist —…
Please join the UF College of Dentistry for the 2nd Annual Oral Cancer Foundation 5K for Awareness on May 31 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza in downtown Gainesville. The First Oral Cancer Awareness 5K broke new ground by raising over $2,500 for the…
For four decades, Henrietta Logan has paired belief in herself with hard work to achieve success. Looking back at her years in academia, Henrietta Logan has come a long way. “I always characterize it as ‘I started out when there was no line at the ladies room at…
A large contingent of College of Dentistry faculty and students traveled to Tampa, Fla., for a two-day free dental event, the Florida Mission of Mercy, on March 28 and 29. They joined the 700 dentists, dental students, hygienists and others who volunteered to provide free services for people in…
On Feb. 12 and 13, in recognition of Children’s Dental Health Month, a group of University of Florida dental students and faculty visited 240 first and second grade students at Terwilliger Elementary School in Alachua County as part of Lessons in a Lunchbox, an oral health literacy program. The…
