On Oct. 16, Robert Ford, D.M.D., and University of Florida staff member Pearl Ann Harris demonstrated the power of teams and networking during a presentation for the North Central Florida Dental Hygiene Association (N.C.F.D.H.A.) meeting in Ocala, Fla. Ford, a member of the UF College of Dentistry D.M.D. Class…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ― The University of Florida College of Dentistry has received a $2.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to execute a multifaceted, interdisciplinary plan to improve faculty development. “The idea is to help develop new and better skills in our faculty,” said Frank Catalanotto,…
On Oct. 16 to 18, a group of college faculty from restorative dental sciences, pediatric dentistry, and community dentistry and behavioral science received specialized training on a new system, designed to help detect and diagnose dental caries. Andrea-Ferreira Zandona, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D., a visiting professor from the Indiana University…
On Oct. 10, more than 120 undergraduate students interested in learning more about dental school and how to apply, attended the University of Florida Predental Fair. The fair was organized by the UF College of Dentistry Office of Admissions and, although it was only advertised on the UF campus,…
Student Spotlight Juggling a successful athletic career, leadership roles and dental aspirations is no easy task but student Chelsea Brinkman defies the odds by spending her collegiate years passionately achieving her goals in all three. Brinkman began her collegiate career at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Penn., with a full-ride…
Academy of Alumni & Friends Class Notes Passionate, successful, philanthropic. Richard Parent, D.M.D., embodies these traits in a way that makes him stand out as an alumnus of both the College of Dentistry and undergraduate program at the University of Florida. “There are an infinite number of programs, time,…
The Annual Mighty Molar Picnic, held Sunday, Sept. 23, at Lake Wauburg, Fla., raised more than $2,200 for Smile Train and also raised the spirits of the more than 200 people who attended. On a beautiful Sunday that heralded the advent of fall, five teams competed in four categories:…
Frank Catalanotto, D.M.D., professor and chair of the University of Florida College of Dentistry Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, recently accepted leadership positions in two oral health advocacy groups. In August 2012 Catalanotto was elected chair of the Leadership Council of Oral Health Florida (OHF). OHF, under…
In 1976, Paul Benjamin, D.M.D., took a special place in our history by becoming the first graduate of the first class of the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Throughout his career he has remained involved and supportive of the college in many ways. In fact, despite running a…
Health Resources and Services Administration (H.R.S.A.), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $2.5 million, five-year grant to the University of Florida College of Dentistry to support faculty development and a D.M.D. curriculum revision. The grant targets faculty teaching in the predoctoral dental…
