Patty Xirau-Probert, Ph.D., a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, has been appointed to the position of assistant dean for student and multicultural affairs for the University of Florida College of Dentistry, effective January 10, 2014. This is a new administrative position that…
Congratulations to the University of Florida Gamma Gamma Chapter of Psi Omega Dental Fraternity for picking up three awards during the Psi Omega Dental Fraternity National Council Meeting held recently in New Orleans, La. The chapter won the 2012-13 National Chapter Excellence Award, the 2012-13 Southeast Region Award for…
Congratulations to Dr. Luiz H. Gonzaga, a resident in the University of Florida Department of Prosthodontics, and Dr. Alex Podaru, a resident in the UF Department of Periodontics. Both received a 2013 Outstanding International Student Award from the University of Florida. Sponsored by the University of Florida International Center,…
Sherin Merchant, left, with Dr. Nancy Newhouse, president of the…
Carol Stewart, D.D.S., M.S., has accepted an appointment to serve as Interim clinical associate dean for the University of Florida College of Dentistry effective October 11, 2013. Stewart is a professor in the department of oral and maxillofacial diagnostic sciences and has been with the college since February 1985,…
On Sept. 12, 2013, Frank Catalanotto, D.M.D., testified at a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging hearing, “Dental Crisis in America: The Need to Address Cost.” The hearing examined the challenges Americans face accessing affordable dental care. Catalanotto, chair of the University of Florida Department of Community…
Nery Clark, D.M.D., and Pamela Sandow received commendations from MedEdPORTAL for the publication of a learning resource module they authored in MedEdPORTAL’s Publications. MedEdPORTAL Publication, a program of the American Association of Medical Colleges, only accepts educational modules after a rigorous peer review process based on standards used in…
Congratulations to Carol Stewart, D.D.S., M.S., who was chosen president-elect of the American Academy of Oral Medicine at their annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, in April 2013. She was also appointed to the editorial board of the OOOOE Journal, which is the official publication for four societies –…
When Nereyda (Nery) Clark, D.M.D., was invited to serve as a faculty mentor for the MedEdPORTAL Faculty Mentor Pilot Program in February 2013, she had a goal – to win a Top Faculty Mentor Award. Not surprisingly to those who know her, she met her goal. In July 2013 she…
Congratulations to Özlem Yilmaz, D.D.S., Ph.D., associate professor in periodontology and oral biology, who recently received the Master Certificate for Excellence in Human Subject Research and Protections from the University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and was also one of 13 UF faculty members who…
