The UF College of Dentistry’s Naples Clinic opened today, December 3, 2008, for its first day of providing patient care to underserved children in Collier County.The building includes a state-of-the-art pediatric dental facility and educational space.The clinic will provide specialized pediatric dental treatment to Collier County’s Medicaid-eligible and…
Henrietta Logan, Ph.D. On Oct. 22, the National Institutes of Health announced a five-year, $5.3 million grant to the University of Florida College of Dentistry to fund a new research center aimed at reducing disparities in head and neck cancer survival through prevention and early detection in low-income, minority men.
This year’s UF Homecoming was a busy one for the College of Dentistry because, in addition to student activities, it also marked our alumni weekend for the Academy of Alumni & Friends (AAF). We sold out all 200 of our Dental Fall Weekend packages that included game, Growl, bus…
Homecoming 2008 Student Profiles This year’s UF Homecoming theme is The Road to the Swamp. As part of our Homecoming celebration we’re going to share information about members of our D.M.D. program – for instance, what was their own road to the swamp? Debuting the new…
On Oct. 10, the University of Florida Center for Pain Research held its 7th Annual Pain Research Day bringing together clinical and basic science faculty to showcase their research to colleagues in the UF Health Science Center. It also provided an opportunity for interaction and discussion of common…
The University of Florida College of Dentistry clinic, a state-of-the-art pediatric dental facility in Collier County, is nearing completion and is slated to open December 1st. The $8 million building, modeled after the UF dental clinic on the Seminole campus of St. Petersburg College in Pinellas County, is a…
Dr. Baxter earned his dental degree from University of Louisville in 1965. After a one-year internship in Gainesville, he entered the Navy and was stationed at NAS Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Fla. He started private practice in 1968. Over the next few years, he attended courses emphasizing complex restorative…
Three Class of 2012 D.M.D. students joined the Navy on Oct. 3 during a swearing-in ceremony witnessed by family, friends, fellow classmates, and faculty and staff from the UF College of Dentistry. Dean Teresa Dolan said, “I am proud of all our dental students. But it takes that pride…
Dr. Henrietta Logan models the latest in swimwear fashion for her turn in the dunking booth. There was a whirl of boots, hats, kerchiefs and dollar bills during the two-day Dental…
Jennifer Watson, Ph.D., recently received a $10,000 grant for a pilot research project to teach mothers in WIC clinics about oral health and caries prevention. Funding for the project was provided by a UF College of Dentistry seed grant. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a serious health problem that…
