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Frank Catalanotto, D.M.D., was one of 15 dental researchers nominated for the award.

The 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival on Jan. 25 and 26, a fundraiser for the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), began with an event to showcase the difference the program has made in the lives of children in Collier County. The University of Florida College of Dentistry was…

Dr. Stan Lotzkar, who was a faculty member at the college from 1972 to 1989, passed away on January 15, 2013. He had a long career in dentistry before becoming one of the first faculty members at our college and was passionately committed to dental public health. “Stan helped recruit…

Making patients with special needs a part of your practice. That’s the title of an article written by Roshan Patel, a member of the college’s DMD Class of 2014, that was published in the Winter 2012 edition of ASDA’s national magazine, Mouth. “I was so proud when I read…

By Kristine Crane, Gainesville Sun Staff writer   The Pew Children’s Dental Campaign Report released last week gave Florida a slightly better grade than two years ago after the state passed a law allowing children to get sealants from dental hygienists without a dentist exam. The grade improved from…

Drs. Marc Ottenga and Luisa Echeto are happy to be working on the curriculum revision! Those skills we learned in kindergarten, things like cutting and pasting, can come in handy for the…

College of Dentistry receives $2.5 million for scholarships By Emily Miller After Pamela Sandow, D.M.D., accepted her position as assistant dean for admissions and financial aid with the UF College of Dentistry, she set a goal to increase funding for dental students. That goal was realized in September when…

By Emily Miller Rats and humans have at least one thing in common: They both react the same way to a placebo, according to a new UF study. “That was the big finding — that the animals that expected pain relief actually got pain relief when you gave them…

Sure, our D.M.D. students are done with finals and are on break through January 2, 2013. Most are home with family, celebrating the holidays and probably recharging their internal batteries with rest and relaxation. But, back at the college, the show must go on, especially for emergency patients who…

In November 2012, Katherine Karpinia, D.M.D., M.S., an associate professor in the Department of Periodontics, completed the University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (C.T.S.I.) Academy of Research Excellence Course, Excellence in Human Subject Research and Protections. Karpinia was a member of the inaugural class for this course.