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Summer Learning Program Begins

UF College of Dentistry welcomes the ten students chosen to participate in the Annual Summer Learning Program from July 7 through July 18, 2008. The program, funded jointly by the Academy of Alumni and Friends, and the college, is coordinated through Student and Multicultural Affairs office. The program offers Florida…

Hialeah’’s 12th Annual Graduation Banquet & Memorial Tribute

Dr. Aquilas E. Mas Friday, June 27, marked an evening of special celebration for the UF College of Dentistry’s Hialeah Clinic, honoring graduates, alumni, faculty, staff, incoming students, and one special man who was a true champion of dental education in South Florida…

Chhatwal receives Gorlin Memorial Award

Dr. Hardeep K. Chhatwal, third year resident in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, received the 2008 Dr. Robert J. Gorlin Memorial Award at the recently concluded International/American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology meeting held in San Francisco, Ca. This award is given each year for the best scientific paper…

Faculty Profiles: Logan wins American College of Dentists Award of Merit

Henrietta Logan, Ph.D., a professor in the department of community dentistry and behavioral science, has won an Award of Merit from the American College of Dentists. The award, given since 1959, recognizes and acknowledges specific, outstanding achievements of non-dentists that link to the ACD’s mission of promoting excellence, ethics,…

Faculty Profiles: K. David Stillwell, D.D.S., M.A.G.D.

Dr. Stillwell serves as clinical associate professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry and is the director of patient admissions and treatment planning for the UF College of Dentistry. He earned his dental degree from Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in 1983, and completed a General Practice Residency…

Young Appointed Interim Chair of Operative Dentistry

Henry "Mac" Young, D.D.S. Congratulations to Henry Young, D.D.S., B.S., who was appointed interim chair of the department of operative dentistry effective May 30, 2008. He will be responsible for managing the academic, administrative and fiscal affairs of the department, and supporting the…

Watch Acid Etch 2008 Online

“I’d like to thank the Academy… (of Alumni and Friends)!” Who knew UFCD had such talented faculty and students? Those who attended the 2008 Acid Etch Talent and Comedy Sketch show on May 7 were treated to a variety of performances including music, dance and comedy (as well as…

Sweitzer and Long Recognized

Jean Sweitzer and Melissa Long, both part of the dean’s office, were recognized today in a ceremony for their participation in leadership programs at the University of Florida. Jean Sweitzer, Chief of Staff of College of Dentistry completed the Next Level Leadership program, which is designed for UF assistant…

Faculty Profiles: Linda Bartoshuk, Ph.D.

It’s been a busy year for Linda Bartoshuk, Ph.D., a tenured faculty member and a presidential endowed professor in Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science at the UF College of Dentistry. And it looks as if things are going to get even busier. In February she was appointed to a…

Faculty Profiles: Fong Wong, B.S.D., D.D.S., C.A.G.S., M.S.D.

Dr. Fong Wong, a tenure accruing junior faculty member in prosthodontics, joined the college in 2004 having come from the Boston University’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine where she was teaching restorative dentistry. She earned her bachelor of science degree in Pharmacology and her doctorate of dental surgery at the…