Gainesville, Florida – The next big thing in wearable technology may show up right inside your mouth. Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a smart mouth guard equipped with sensors that allow it to detect if you’re grinding your teeth, tell your dentist and even help you…
The 40th annual commencement ceremony of the University of Florida College of Dentistry will be held on May 15, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are required for admittance into the auditorium, though there…
Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., M.P.H., joined the University of Florida College of Dentistry today as the seventh permanent dean. She was appointed in September 2014 by David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president for health affairs at UF and president of UF Health, when she was serving as the…
A Siamese-mix cat named Darryl is recuperating well after receiving a metal prosthesis to correct a palate injury in his mouth, thanks to a unique collaborative dental procedure performed Oct. 29 at the University of Florida Small Animal Hospital. The procedure involved affixing a metal prosthesis to the roof…
The University of Florida College of Dentistry welcomes three new faculty members: Alex Delgado, Luiz Gonzaga and Benjamin Schlott. Alex J. Delgado, D.D.S., joined the college on June 16, 2014, as a clinical assistant professor in the Operative Division of the Department of Restorative Dental Sciences. Delgado earned his…
Dolwick, left, and Dr. David Kim, chair, OMS Faculty Section at LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport, La. M. Franklin Dolwick, D.M.D., Ph.D., received the Donald B.
On Sept. 22, six teams gathered but only one could emerge victorious. They wore their team colors, brought their gear and battled it out in the rain for the championship title at the Annual Mighty Molar Picnic at UF’s Lake Wauburg. More than 200 people attended the event, organized…
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…
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…
The University of Florida College of Dentistry recently appointed M. Franklin Dolwick, D.M.D., Ph.D., as the College of Dentistry Parker E. Mahan Facial Pain Endowed Professor for a three-year term in recognition of his international reputation as an outstanding educator, scientist and clinician and his pioneering work in the development…
