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Omicron Kappa Upsilon announces new members

Xi Omicron Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) at the University of Florida College of Dentistry announced their 2016 nominees who will be inducted during the 40th Annual Convocation on May 19, 2016 at the Gateway Grand Hotel in Gainesville.  The 10 senior UF dental students who were selected for…

Delgado wins APS scientific writing award

Congratulations to Alex Delgado, D.D.S., who is the recipient of the 2015 Judson C. Hickey Scientific Writing Award in the Research Article Category from the American Prosthodontics Society (APS). The award will be presented during the APS 2016 Annual Meeting in Chicago on February 26. Delgado received…

Nimmo appointed to CODA Review Committee on Prosthodontics Education

Arthur Nimmo, D.D.S., F.A.C.P, was recently appointed to the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Review Committee on Prosthodontics Education for a three-year term. This committee is responsible for reviewing all policy matters, site visit reports and applications for accreditation in the dental specialty of prosthodontics, which are…

DMD Class of 2016 emerges victorious in soccer matchup

On a beautiful January evening, the DMD class of 2016 gave it their all, came back from behind and defeated the class of 2018 3-1 during a high-stakes soccer matchup at UF’s Hume Field. Dr. Marc Ottenga serves as the faculty adviser for the class of 2016…

Thomas elected to national AAWD post

Congratulations to Michelle Thomas, DMD Class of 2017, who was recently elected as the 2016 American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) National Student Representative. She has been a member of the UF Chapter of the AAWD since her first year in dental school. She served as…

Castellanos participates in Dentsply University Ambassador Program

Congratulations to Mauricio Castellanos, D.D.S., who was one of five U.S. university faculty who were selected to participate in the Dentsply Implants University Ambassador Program in Chicago in October 2015. Castellanos joined the faculty of the UF College of Dentistry in 2015 as an assistant professor in…

Update: National Dental Practice-Based Research Network

Dr. Calogero Dolce The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (NDPBRN) participated in the Southern Association of Orthodontists (SAO) Annual meeting held in Orlando, Florida, in October 2015. The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is supporting the network’s efforts to recruit clinicians for an orthodontic study…