Dr. Vyas' primary focus is teaching and she is also working the in OMFR Faculty Practice and pursuing research interests.

Terza’s focus is teaching predental students in didactic and preclinical settings.

Karanth brings a great deal of teaching, clinical and research experience to UF.

Alharbi provides patient care in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery resident dental center, the Student Oral Surgery center, and Faculty Practice.

Bauman looks forward to his new role as an educator and enjoys sharing his knowledge and collaborating with colleagues.

Dr. Ana P. Dias Ribeiro was awarded the inaugural Marc A. Gale Term Professorship Award.

On July 1, Sabarathnam Balu, Ph.D., joined the UF Department of Oral Biology as research assistant scientist in the laboratory of Robert Burne, Ph.D., where he was working as a postdoctoral associate since March 2017. Previously, Balu was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from July 2015 to February 2017.

NCEF has awarded UFCD with a $1.2 million grant to continue the mission of improving the oral health of underserved children in Collier County.

She will focus on clinical teaching predoctoral students in the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Cerrud sees his new position as a perfect opportunity to combine his love of teaching and endodontics and looks forward to participating in research as well.