Dr. Rosalia Rey is serving as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry at the Internationally Educated Dentists Program (IEDP). She earned her dental degree from the Colegio Odontologico Colombiano in Bogotá in 1982 and completed a two-year Orthodontic course for general practitioners in 1986 at…
The Class of 2010 marked a significant milestone in their educational journey as they donned a traditional professional symbol – white coats – for the first time on Saturday, July 19, during the annual White Coat Ceremony. With Dean Teresa Dolan presiding, the ceremony was attended by hundreds of…
From left: Dr. Ronald Watson, OKU Treasurer, Dr. Robert A. Burne, honorary member, Dr. Charles G. Widmer, faculty member, Dr. Arthur Nimmo,…
On Friday, July 11, the college hosted our first annual Impressions Program to expose underrepresented minority students to a career in dentistry. The all-day event was inspired by an initiative started in 2000 by the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) to provide participants with tools and experiences that may…
Wendell Willis, D.D.S., is close to being a Gainesville native, having moved here when he was only six. He earned his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 1962 and his D.D.S. from the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry in Richmond in 1966. From there…
This summer marks the 15th Anniversary of the International Summer Learning Program, a cooperative learning initiative established in 1991 between the University of Florida’s College of Dentistry Craniofacial Center and the University of São Paulo Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies in Brazil. The program runs from July 14…
Samuel Low, D.D.S., M.S. Samuel Low, D.D.S., M.S., M.Ed., recently received the 2008 Florida Dental Association’s J. Leon Schwartz Lifetime Achievement Award. Given during the annual Florida National Dental Convention held in June in Orlando, this is the highest achievement award bestowed by…
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Barbick, chief resident, received an award for abstract titled “Adaptability of Biomet Lorenz TMJ Prosthesis That Were Previously Treated With TMJ Concepts Custom Joint Prosthesis” from the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS).
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…
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…
