Restorative Dental Sciences

Welcoming Six RDS Faculty: Abdulhameed, Commean, Grant, Hussein, Shahin and Shivaraman.

Dias Ribeiro steps into that role as Deborah Dilbone, D.M.D., prepares to retire in early 2024.

Calogero Dolce is stepping down as director of the UF Dental Faculty Practice; Andre Reis will serve as the new director effective July 17, 2023.

TMDs are the most-common cause of chronic pain in the orofacial region.

Dr. Bruna Garcia Bruna Albuquerque Garcia, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., joined the UF College of Dentistry in a full-time capacity at the end of July as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics. Garcia will supervise all aspects of restorative dentistry, including treatment…

He educated 3,200 general dentists and countless prosthodontic specialists on the use of implants in dental care during his career.

Gordan received the Hollenback Memorial Prize for contributing substantially to the advancement of restorative dentistry through her research career.

His major focus is delivering didactic, preclinical and clinical instruction for dental students and providing care in the UF Health Faculty Dental Practice.

On October 3, Scott Denton, D.D.S., joined the UF Department of Restorative Dental Sciences as a clinical assistant professor in the Divisions of General Dentistry. Denton’s focus is as a team leader, supervising dental students’ treatment planning and oral health care in the college’s student dental care centers.

As a researcher, Nascimento contributes to dentistry’s evidence base through her study of the ammonia-producing capabilities of oral bacteria.