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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Not quite a skeleton crew!

Sure, our D.M.D. students are done with finals and are on break through January 2, 2013. Most are home with family, celebrating the holidays and probably recharging their internal batteries with rest and relaxation. But, back at the college, the show must go on, especially for emergency patients who…

Welcoming a familiar face

From left: Dr. Frank Dolwick, Dr. Kim, and Dr. Teresa A. Dolan. The UF College of Dentistry is pleased to welcome a friend back to the college. Myung-Rae Kim, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D., a former fellow…

Caudle named 2012 UF Research Foundation Professor

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Robert Caudle, Ph.D., as one of 33 Research Foundation Professors for 2012. Caudle, a professor in the UF College of Dentistry’s oral and maxillofacial surgery department, was selected for his notable record of research and strong research agenda likely to…

Gibbs, Foerster inducted into ACD

Congratulations to Micaela Gibbs, D.D.S., and Ulrich Foerster, D.D.S., University of Florida faculty members who were inducted into the American College of Dentists (ACD) during their annual meeting in Las Vegas on October 10 -11, 2011. Gibbs is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and…

2010-11 Teachers of the Year

Congratulations to Indraneel Bhattacharyya, D.M.D., M.S., and Ulrich Foerster, D.D.S., who were voted 2010-11 Teachers of the Year for the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Indraneel Bhattacharyya, D.M.D. Each year the sophomore, junior and senior students vote to select a basic sciences and…

OKU installs new slate of officers

OKU Officers for 2010–2011, from Left: Dr. Matthew Dennis, president-elect; Dr. Arthur Nimmo, immediate past president; Dr. Donald Cohen, president; Dr. Ronald Watson,…

Lewis appointed program director

Emma Lewis, B.D.S., M.B.B.S. Emma Lewis, B.D.S., M.B.B.S., has been named director of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program at the University of Florida College of Dentistry effective January 2011. Lewis brings extensive training in dentistry, medicine and surgery, and expertise in surgery education to her new position as…

Dennis receives Outstanding Educator Award

Matthew J. Dennis, D.D.S. Matthew J. Dennis, D.D.S., a professor in the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, received the 2010 Daniel M. Laskin Award for an Outstanding Predoctoral Educator in September during the 92nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Oral…

Dean appoints three department chairs

Dean Teresa A. Dolan announced the appointment of three faculty to department chair positions: Matthew Dennis, D.D.S., will serve as chair of the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery; Marc Gale, D.M.D., an associate professor emeritus, will serve as interim chair for the department of operative dentistry; and…

Six college staff win HSC Superior Accomplishment Awards

Congratulations to the College of Dentistry’s Superior Accomplishment Award winners.  Joyce Hudson Christina Haskins The following Division 5 winners will be honored at a luncheon on March 3, 2010, at the Paramount Plaza Hotel.  In addition, each winner…