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Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

The UF College of Dentistry was recognized a second straight year for its longstanding effort towards diversity and inclusion when INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, awarded the college with the 2016 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED,…

Setzer Receives FDA Award

Congratulations to Barry Setzer, D.D.S., who received a Public Service Award from the Florida Dental Association, or FDA, for his humanitarian service to the state of Florida during the 2017 FDA Annual Meeting in Orlando in June. Setzer was also honored for his service to the FDA as an…

Wynkoop Receives AAL/ITL Scholarship

Bonita A. Wynkoop, D.D.S., received a scholarship from the Council on Dental Education and Licensure. The scholarship will pay for her tuition for the 2017 Academy for Academic Leadership Institute for Teaching and Learning, or AAL/ITL. Wynkoop first joined the college in December 2011 as a courtesy clinical assistant…

Xi Omicron Chapter of OKU Inducts New Members

The Xi Omicron Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon held their 41st Annual Convocation Dinner on May 18, 2017 at the Best Western Gateway Grand Hotel and Conference Center. Twelve new graduating seniors and two faculty members were inducted into the dental profession’s most prestigious honor society. Nearly 90 faculty,…

Two UF Dental Students Receive Hinman Honors

Casey Cameron and Kelsey Ebach, members of the UF DMD Class of 2018, received scholarships from the Hinman Dental Society during the 105th Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting in Atlanta. Each year, two outstanding junior UF dental students receive this honor.