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Community Dentistry & Behavioral Science

Fall for Smiles

Oral Health America’s annual communications initiative, Fall for Smiles, runs during September and provides an abundance of resources for dental professionals to use to encourage families and other community advocates to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. There are a number of free tools available on…

UFCD Student National Dental Association hosts Oral Cancer Awareness 5K

On May 18, 2013, a beautiful morning, burgundy and white balloons lined Bo Diddley Community Plaza in Gainesville, Fla., leading to the starting line of the First Annual University of Florida College of Dentistry Oral Cancer Awareness 5K. I am a third year dental students and I organized the…

D.M.D students performance stellar on NBDE

For the fifth year in a row, the sophomore D.M.D. class of the University of Florida College of Dentistry achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Board Dental Exam Part I. In addition, summary reports from the American Dental Association show that the college’s classes of 2009…

Promotions and tenure announcements

Congratulations to six faculty members at the University of Florida College of Dentistry who were part of recent UF promotion and tenure announcements effective July 1, 2013. Kesavalu Four full-time faculty received promotions or tenure.  Lakshmyya Kesavalu, an associate professor in the department of periodontics was awarded tenure. Uma…

38th Annual Commencement

On Friday, May 17, the Curtis M. Philips Center was bright with promise and the smiles of the 79 graduates of the University of Florida College of Dentistry D.M.D. Class of 2013 as they crossed the stage to accept their degrees. Family, friends, and the college’s faculty and staff…

A lifetime of taste

Supertaster scientist Linda Bartoshuk honored for decades of research UF professor Linda Bartoshuk wants you to taste a better tomato. She wants you to taste the best and most delicious tomato you have ever eaten. And she is working diligently with horticultural sciences professor Harry Klee, Ph.D., to make that…

Take the $21,000 Swish and help children’s oral health

Oral Health America & Listerine team up for children’s oral health Listerine and Oral Health America (OHA) launched a charity partnership on February 5, “The $21,000 Swish,” aimed at improving access to dental care for children in need to combat tooth decay. Listerine has launched a 21-day challenge on…

Making a difference for Collier County children

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 passed away

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…