Congratulations to Patricia Xirau-Probert, Ph.D., and Eric Weber, both winners of the 2013 HSC Superior Accomplishment Awards for the University of Florida College of Dentistry. They were among the honorees at the Annual Superior Awards Luncheon on March 15, 2013. Each winner received a $200 award and is entered to…
In March 2013, Carestream Dental donated a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging unit to the University of Florida College of Dentistry in an effort to help further the college’s mission to develop outstanding clinical, research and teaching professionals committed to lifelong learning. “Partnering with dental schools across North…
On March 16, a group of volunteers from the University of Florida College of Dentistry delivered oral health screenings, education and smiles to the participants in the Special Olympics Event in Jasper, Fla., at Hamilton County High School. The volunteers included D.M.D. students, two pediatric dental residents, three pediatric dental…
It’s no secret that mission trips are one of the highlights of dental students’ college experience. And it’s also no secret that donuts are a highlight for many people. The college’s Christian Dental Society, when brainstorming ideas for a fundraiser for their annual service trip to Guatemala, combined these…
In the middle of March 2013, Robert Koff, D.M.D., returned home to Colorado following a six-month stint working at Antartica’s McMurdo Station dental clinic as the sole dentist, something he’d been waiting 15 years to experience as part of the U.S. Antarctic Program. A graduate of the University of…
UF College of Dentistry in Atlanta Hinman Dental Meeting 2014 Thursday, March 27 – Friday, March 29 Dear Alumni and Friends of the UF College of Dentistry, UF College of Dentistry will be returning to the Hinman Dental Meeting for our second annual Alumni and Friends reception. Last year the…
On Feb. 14, 2013, six doctor of dental medicine students from the University of Florida celebrated Valentine’s Day by sharing their love of dentistry with members of the Florida senate and house in Tallahassee as part of UF ASDA State Lobby Day. The students met with three state senators,…
Brittany Kurzweg, D.M.D., a member of the University of Florida College of Dentistry Class of 2011, is currently serving in the U.S. Navy on the USS Bonhomme Richard. We were delighted to see this recent photo of her with some of her shipmates along with an update on a training…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry is leaving the university in June 2013, after serving 10 years as dean and 24 years as faculty at the college. Teresa A. Dolan, D.D.S., M.P.H., led the college through a period of great growth despite…
Olga Luaces, a member of the University of Florida College of Dentistry DMD Class of 2015, is a recipient of the 2013 ADEA/Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Preventive Dentistry Scholarship. Each year the American Dental Association (ADEA) and Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products recognize 12 predoctoral dental students who…
