Second-year dental student Jennifer Westcott practices her screening skills with fellow second-year student Michael Abraham. More than 40 University of Florida dental students volunteered to learn how to perform head and neck…
Clay Walker, Ph.D. Lorie Primosch, MEd The students have spoken and the 2009-10 winners of the UF College of Dentistry Teachers of the Year are Lorie Primosch, MEd, an associate in the Department of Periodontics, and…
Henrietta Logan, Ph.D. Henrietta Logan, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, was the opening speaker at the inaugural External Advisory Committee meeting of the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute meeting on Feb. 11. Logan, who is also the director of the Southeast Center…
The UF College of Dentistry welcomes Larry Abbott, facilities manager, who started on February 12. Larry joins the college after 16 years with the City of Gainesville where he was a facilities maintenance manager and was responsible for the maintenance of all city-owned facilities and served as the project…
Congratulations to the College of Dentistry’s Superior Accomplishment Award winners. Joyce Hudson Christina Haskins The following Division 5 winners will be honored at a luncheon on March 3, 2010, at the Paramount Plaza Hotel. In addition, each winner…
Arthur Nimmo, D.D.S., F.A.C.P. Arthur Nimmo, D.D.S., F.A.C.P., a professor of prosthodontics and director of predoctoral implant dentistry at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, was elected as an examining member of the American Board of Prosthodontics and will serve a seven-year…
Timothy Wheeler, D.M.D., Ph.D., a professor and chair of the Department of Orthodontics, Assistant Dean for Advanced and Graduate Education, and the Academy 100 Eminent Scholar Chair, was elected president of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists during its recent meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Wheeler joined the…
Thank you to a group of special UF College of Dentistry volunteers – 11 students, one resident and one faculty member – who volunteered for the Fall Classic Special Olympic Games in Orlando at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. The group performed dental screenings, fluoride applications and gave oral…
In November the local chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU), a national dental honor society, installed a new slate of officers to serve for the 2009-10 year during the fall business meeting in Gainesville, Fla. Arthur Nimmo, D.D.S., F.A.C.P., a professor in the Department of Prosthodontics and director of…
Fong Wong, B.S.D., D.D.S., C.A.G.S., M.S.D. Congratulations to Fong Wong, B.S.D., D.D.S., C.A.G.S., M.S.D., who was elevated to Full Fellow status of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics (AAMP) during their annual meeting in San Diego, Ca., in November. Wong joined…
