Kids get dental care from Molar Express By Jeff Burlew/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER Manav Malik tried to reassure Derrick Adams, 10, recently as he gave him an X-ray at the Leon County Health Departments dental center. “Youre doing so good, you know that?” Malik said. “Were almost done here.” Malik,…
Children with craniofacial malformation will always have a safe place for summer fun thanks to a generous donation from the Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust. The donation of $400,000 over the next four years will fund in perpetuity the University of Florida Craniofacial Centers Craniofacial Camp, which has been…
The University of Florida College of Dentistry has received a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to continue the colleges research training program in oral biology. The National Research Service Award Institutional Training Grant in Oral Biology helps support the colleges efforts to…
Dental sophomore Robert V. Weaver is the second place recipient of the 2006 AADR Caulk/Dentsply Student Research Group Award Competition in the basic science category. Weaver received this distinguished recognition during the American Association of Dental Research annual meeting held this March in Orlando, Fla. At the time of…
Dental Diversity The University of Florida College of Dentistry has been ranked the No. 3 producer of Hispanic dentistry first professionals out of 56 dental institutions in the nation by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. The college was ranked No. 15 for overall minority dental graduates, No. 12 for…
The University of Florida College of Dentistry Class of 2006 performance on the Part II of the National Board Dental Examinations ranked 5th of the 55 dental schools who participated in the examination during the period of May 1, 2005 through April 30, 2006. In addition, all students passed on…
Richard Lamont, Ph.D., and Ann Progulske-Fox, Ph.D., both professors of oral biology, were honored with Distinguished Scientist awards by the International Association for Dental Research during the associations 84th General Session & Exhibition, held in July in Brisbane, Australia. The prestigious awards are bestowed on internationally renowned basic science researchers…
Henry A. Gremillion, D.D.S., an associate professor of orthodontics and director of the Parker E. Mahan Facial Pain Center, received the Florida Dental Associations Annual Dental Educator Award. Gremillion was presented with the award during the associations Florida National Dental Congress held in June in Orlando. Gremillion was nominated…
Barbara Hastie, Ph.D., a research assistant professor of community dentistry and behavioral science, received a five-year, $805,194 National Institutes of Health grant to study ethnic differences and genetic factors in acute postoperative pain and analgesic response. In addition, Hastie is the recipient of the 2006 “Future Leaders in Pain…
Members of the “Oral Cancer: It Spreads Faster Than You Think” campaign team, an innovative health education effort launched June 1 in Jacksonville, Fla., know a bus wrap is worth 1,000 words in the fight against oral cancer. “Oral Cancer: It Spreads Faster Than You Think” aims to raise…
