K. David Stillwell, D.D.S., M.A.G.D., received the Lifetime Learning and Service Recognition Award (LLSR) along with seven others during the Academy of General Dentistry’s 56th Annual Meeting Convocation in Orlando in July. Fewer than 60 of the 35,000 international AGD members have received this award, which is presented…
Samuel Low, D.D.S., M.S. Samuel Low, D.D.S., M.S., of Gainesville, Fla., was installed as President Elect of the American Academy of Periodontology Board of Trustees during its 94th Annual Meeting, held in Seattle in September. Low is Associate Dean and professor of periodontology…
Robert E. Bates, D.D.S., M.S., was appointed Department Chair of Prosthodontics for the UF College of Dentistry. He has been a valued faculty member since joining the college in 1984. Dr. Bates has served the college in many roles, including Assistant and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Interim…
Maria L. Aguilar, D.D.S., M.S.D., has been appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics. Dr. Aguilar completed her dental degree in Colombia prior to earning a certificate in Prosthodontics and M.S.D. from the University of Puerto Rico. She has been involved in academia for many years as…
Josephine Esquivel-Upshaw, D.M.D., M.S. Dr. Josephine Esquivel-Upshaw steps down as interim chair of the Department of Prosthodontics effective Friday, Sept., 5, and Dr. Robert Bates is assuming the chair responsibilities for the department. As interim chair, Esquivel-Upshaw actively contributed to preparation for the…
Sarah Zachrich, the college’s webmaster, spent her first 18 years in the suburbs of Flint, Mich., and her last ten in Gainesville. Between those two places, she lived in Ann Arbor, Portland, Ore., and Atlanta. So far, she likes Gainesville best. Shes been making music since childhood (if you…
Rosa is the longest-serving member of the college’s IT Department, having joined the college in 1978 before the acronym “IT” meant Information Technology. Rosa was born close by in Orange Lake, Florida, to a large family; she had seven sisters and four brothers. She spent her days using an…
Catch the Wave! The UF College of Dentistry is pleased to welcome back our students for the 2008 Fall semester and also our incoming first year students. The landscape for the D.M.D. program changed a bit over the summer as the finishing touches were put in place for the…
Henry Gremillion, D.D.S., M.A.G.D., has been appointed Dean of the LSU School of Dentistry, succeeding Dr. Eric Hovland. “We were fortunate to have had Henry in our midst for so many years, we will miss him and wish him great success in his new leadership role,” said Dean Teresa…
Patti Moore, a program assistant in the Operative Dentistry department and the Dental Practice Based Research Network, has earned the Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) certification. This certification is awarded by the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). To become a CPS, a candidate must meet certain educational and work…
