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Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences

Chehal Awarded for Highest Score

Dr. Hardeep Chehal, senior resident Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, recently received the William Shafer Award for securing the highest score on the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Fellowship Examination at the 63rd Annual AAOMP in Montreal, Canada, in May 2009. There were 11 candidates who appeared for…

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…

Students select UF College of Dentistry Teachers of the Year

Congratulations to L. Jeannine Brady, Ph.D., and Matthew J. Dennis, D.D.S.,both selected by the college’s students as Teacher of the Year for the College of Dentistry, recognizing their excellence, innovation and effectiveness in teaching of the dental sciences. Jeannine Brady, Ph.D. Brady, associate professor…

Three faculty awarded FEOs

Katherine Karpinia, D.M.D., M.S. Three UF College of Dentistry faculty received UF Faculty Enhancement Opportunity (FEO) awards – the first time these awards have been given. Of 15 applicants for the first round of FEO award at the university, 12 were funded with…

Chhatwal receives Gorlin Memorial Award

Dr. Hardeep K. Chhatwal, third year resident in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, received the 2008 Dr. Robert J. Gorlin Memorial Award at the recently concluded International/American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology meeting held in San Francisco, Ca. This award is given each year for the best scientific paper…

Seven College of Dentistry Faculty Promoted

Congratulations to the College of Dentistry faculty members whose promotions were recently approved by UF President Machen and are effective on July 1, 2008. We are especially honored that Ann Progulske-Fox, PhD, Oral Biology Department, was promoted to distinguished professor. The awarding of this title recognizes her as one of…