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Logan invited to statewide summit

Henrietta Logan, Ph.D. Professor Henrietta L. Logan, Ph.D., director of the Southeast Center for Research to Reduce Disparities in Oral Health, was invited to the Florida Health Disparities Research Invitational Summit, Oct. 26, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale.  The one-day summit, where health leaders converged to meet, learn and share their…

College awarded $7 million for five grants from HRSA

Faculty at the University of Florida College of Dentistry received five grants totaling nearly $7 million to improve access to dental care for underserved children and adults from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.   The funding will be…

Logan selected for prestigious NIH institute

Henrietta Logan, Ph.D. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently selected Henrietta L. Logan, Ph.D., a professor in the department of community dentistry and behavioral science and director of the Southeast Center for Research to Reduce Disparities in Oral Health, to participate in the NIH Health Advanced Training Institute (ATI)…

Students Learn to Screen for Oral Cancer

Second-year dental student Jennifer Westcott practices her screening skills with fellow second-year student Michael Abraham. More than 40 University of Florida dental students volunteered to learn how to perform head and neck…

Logan speaks at inaugural CTSI External Advisory Committee

Henrietta Logan, Ph.D. Henrietta Logan, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, was the opening speaker at the inaugural External Advisory Committee meeting of the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute meeting on Feb. 11. Logan, who is also the director of the Southeast Center…

Logan named 2009 UF Research Foundation Professor

Henrietta Logan, Ph.D. Henrietta L. Logan, Ph.D., a professor in the department of community dentistry and behavioral science and director of the Southeast Center for Research to Reduce Disparities in Oral Health, was one of 30 UF faculty members who received a UF Research Foundation Professor award. Logan was selected…

Strong start for research funding

The UF College of Dentistry announced a strong start to the fiscal year with research grant awards totaling $8 million during the first two months of this fiscal year. During the last fiscal year, total research awards were $17 million. Congratulations to everyone in our research enterprise; their hard work…

Administrative Changes Announced

The UF College of Dentistry recently announced the following organizational and administrative changes: Frank Catalanotto, D.M.D., became chair of the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science effective May 29, 2009. Madhu Nair, D.M.D., M.S., Ph.D., becomes chair of the newly-created Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences effective…

Four Faculty Receive FEOs

Four UF College of Dentistry faculty received UF Faculty Enhancement Opportunity (FEO) awards for Summer and Fall of 2009: Thomas A. Brown, Ph.D.; Frank Catalanotto, D.M.D.; Lexie Holliday, Ph.D.; and Mary Stavropoulos, D.D.S. Thomas A. Brown, Ph.D. Thomas A. Brown, Ph.D.,…