At 11am Friday, August 15, the clouds parted and the sun shone down on the Dental Courtyard, decorated for the Catch the Wave Launch Luau. It was perfect timing and a good omen for the launch of the college’s new clinical model for the D.M.D. program. We want…
Dr. Christopher Spencer earned his dental degree from the University of the Pacific in 1978 and practiced dentistry in San Rafael, California, for 24 years. This general dental practice incorporated many aspects of comprehensive dentistry, implementing principles from the Dawson Academy and the Pankey Institute. Dr. Spencer’s interest in dentistry…
Joshua grew up in Northern Virginia and moved to Florida while he was in high school. He came to Gainesville 14 years ago to attend UF and play music (mostly the latter). He’s been playing music for 16 years, starting with the guitar but more recently he switched to…
August is SPICE IT Up Month at the college. We are going to learn all about IT, what it can do for us, and of course security policies and procedures that ensure our systems run safely, effectively and legally. Watch for profiles of your favorite IT people…
Dr. Rosalia Rey is serving as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry at the Internationally Educated Dentists Program (IEDP). She earned her dental degree from the Colegio Odontologico Colombiano in Bogotá in 1982 and completed a two-year Orthodontic course for general practitioners in 1986 at…
The Class of 2010 marked a significant milestone in their educational journey as they donned a traditional professional symbol – white coats – for the first time on Saturday, July 19, during the annual White Coat Ceremony. With Dean Teresa Dolan presiding, the ceremony was attended by hundreds of…
From left: Dr. Ronald Watson, OKU Treasurer, Dr. Robert A. Burne, honorary member, Dr. Charles G. Widmer, faculty member, Dr. Arthur Nimmo,…
On Friday, July 11, the college hosted our first annual Impressions Program to expose underrepresented minority students to a career in dentistry. The all-day event was inspired by an initiative started in 2000 by the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) to provide participants with tools and experiences that may…
Wendell Willis, D.D.S., is close to being a Gainesville native, having moved here when he was only six. He earned his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 1962 and his D.D.S. from the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry in Richmond in 1966. From there…
This summer marks the 15th Anniversary of the International Summer Learning Program, a cooperative learning initiative established in 1991 between the University of Florida’s College of Dentistry Craniofacial Center and the University of São Paulo Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies in Brazil. The program runs from July 14…
