The 40th annual commencement ceremony of the University of Florida College of Dentistry will be held on May 15, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are required for admittance into the auditorium, though there…
Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., M.P.H., joined the University of Florida College of Dentistry today as the seventh permanent dean. She was appointed in September 2014 by David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president for health affairs at UF and president of UF Health, when she was serving as the…
Congratulations to Abi Adewumi, B.D.S., F.D.S.R.C.S. (Eng), M.Ped., DentRSC (Eng), who was recently appointed Residency Program Director for the University of Florida Department of Pediatric Dentistry and received an award from the National Dental Association Foundation. Adewumi, a clinical associate professor, was appointed program director of the pediatric dentistry…
On August 14, Dr. Boyd Robinson, interim dean, hosted a dinner for the college’s Dental Ambassadors to celebrate their service and thank them for their volunteerism. The Dental Ambassadors assist the dean all year long by leading tours of the college, assisting with alumni and donor events, and helping…
Longtime faculty member of the University of Florida College of Dentistry Thomas A. Brown, Ph.D., passed away on August 6, 2014, at Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida. Brown was a professor in the UF Department of Oral Biology for 30 years, joining in September 1984 as an assistant professor in…
The University of Florida College of Dentistry Xi Omicron Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Honor Society held their 38th Annual Convocation Dinner May 15, 2014 at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center. More than 100 active members, new alumni and faculty members were in attendance for the semi-formal…
Congratulations to Adam Jones, D.M.D., a third year resident in the graduate prosthodontics program who won a first place award clinical research in prosthodontics at the 2014 International Team for Implantology (ITI) World Symposium, in Geneva, Switzerland, in April 2014. Jones was one of four…
We hope you’re making plans to join the college and dental professionals from around the state for the 2014 Florida National Dental Convention. The college is hosting three DMD class reunions during the 2014 FNDC as well as a reception for all friends and alumni of the college, plus…
Congratulations to Lindsay Montague, D.M.D., a third-year resident of the University of Florida Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Program. She received the William G. Shafer Award from the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology during their 2014 annual meeting in April in St. Augustine, Florida. The award is given…
On March 25, the University of Florida’s College of Dentistry Dental Ambassadors hosted the 7th Annual Acid Etch Talent Show and raised more than $2,000 for the UF Craniofacial Center. Since Acid Etch began in 2006, it has featured an American Idol-style judging panel. Staying true to its heritage,…
