Posted in

News

UF Health Periodontics and Prosthodontics Ribbon Cutting & Dental Fall Weekend

On Nov. 8, a group of donors, alumni, faculty, staff and students of the University of Florida College of Dentistry gathered to officially open the recently renovated space that created a new clinical home for the periodontics and prosthodontics residency programs – UF Health Periodontics & Prosthodontics. The state-of-the-art…

First year dental student chosen as national research finalist

Congratulations to first year dental student, Kyulim Lee, who was chosen as one of nine national finalists to compete for the American Association of Dental for Dental Research (A.A.D.R.) Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Hatton Awards in the junior category. The award is aimed at promoting clinically relevant-translational research projects like…

Pulses may help teeth “get in line”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida College of Dentistry are recruiting participants for an orthodontics study to learn if teeth will align more quickly with the help of an orthodontic device that emits very small electronic pulses. AcceleDent® Aura ― a combination mouthpiece and…

Applications open for dentistry’s Summer Learning Program

Applications are open for the Summer Learning Program at the University of Florida College of Dentistry 2014 program scheduled for July 7-25, 2014. This program allows pre-dental students to learn more about the dental profession and help them become stronger dental school applicants. Selected…

UF’s Gamma Gamma Chapter of Psi Omega wins three awards

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…

A season for sharing in the Office of Education

‘Tis the season for sharing with others and the University of Florida College of Dentistry’s Office of Education celebrates the season by doing just that. Each year they adopt a family through the UF Interdisciplinary Family Health (IFH) program. Instead of exchanging gifts with one another, the office adopts…

DMD Class of 2017 signs Code of Conduct

The members of the freshman D.M.D. Class of 2017 signed their class Code of Conduct on Dec. 3, 2013. This tradition, started at the University of Florida College of Dentistry in 2001, was an outgrowth of an exercise in the Principles of Oral Health Management course and a response…

2013 sealant program in full swing

The Alachua County School Based Sealant program, a joint effort that between the University of Florida College of Dentistry and United Way of North Central Florida, targets second- and sixth-grade students in dentally underserved public schools with high levels of disease and low levels of dental sealants. The program…

Serving the homeless community

On Nov. 14, the University of Florida College of Dentistry participated in “Breakfast on the Plaza,” an event organized by the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza in downtown Gainesville, Fla. “It was a wonderful event. We distributed 150…

Senior Faculty Luncheon

Each year the University of College of Dentistry hosts a holiday luncheon with retired faculty members and their spouses. This year the event was held on Dec. 5, 2013, at the UF Hilton Hotel and Conference Center. In addition to having time to catch up with old friends and…