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Dr. Julie Marchesan Presented at the 2019 SA-AADR Fall Dinner Lecture
The San Antonio Chapter of the American Association for Dental Research invited Julie T. Marchesan, D.D.S., Ph.D., as guest speaker for their 2019 Fall Dinner Lecture held on October 16, 2019. Dr. Marchesan is assistant professor at the Adams School of Dentistry’s Department of Periodontology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With an extensive training in oral health sciences, Dr. Marchesan’s research focus is primarily on the role of innate immune receptors in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. In a well-attended lecture, Dr.
Dental Hygiene and DDS Students Team Up for Community Service
Toyota Field hosted the 2019 Autism Speaks Walk in San Antonio to raise awareness and fundraise for research and support services for individuals diagnosed with autism. The UT Health San Antonio Special Care Dental Association and the San Antonio Dental Hygiene Association joined forces to host a booth at the event. The Special Care Dental Association (SCDA) supplied dental goodie bags that included a tooth brush, toothpaste, and oral health information in English and Spanish. Also, SCDA managed the booth setup.
School of Dentistry In the News
Thanks to the tremendous efforts of Rosanne Fohn, public relations representative in the Office of Marketing, Communications & Media, the School of Dentistry has been all over the news this week. Dean Peter M. Loomer and Kelli Jimerson, DS3, were interviewed by KSAT 12 News due to the new educational standards announced by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The new guidelines will make all U.S. dental schools update their programs to be inclusive of patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Click the link to watch the clip.
AGDC Wins 2019 Spirit Week Selfie Challenge
The gauntlet was thrown and the Advanced General Dentistry Clinic gladly accepted the challenge. With 31 shares on Facebook, AGDC residents, faculty, and staff won the 2019 Spirit Week Selfie Challenge! Lupita Gomez, Academic Programs Coordinator for the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, shared that everyone in the clinic had a great time preparing for this year's challenge.
2019 CODA Site Visit Results & SECC Final Stats
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,
As a follow up to the forum last week, I would like to again extend my deepest gratitude to all of you for your contributions leading up to and during the CODA site visit. Dr. Adriana Segura, Chair of the Self-Study Steering Committee, Dr. Dana English, Co-Chair, and all 6 of our Standard Chairs, Drs. Barbara MacNeill, Diane Sullivan, Stefanie Seitz, Juanita Pineda, Gary Guest, Brij Singh, are to be thanked for leading us through a successful assessment.
Endodontics Receives $5.1M in New Grant Funding
Over 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain and still, an all too common treatment is opioid medication. Fortunately, opioid addiction has a been spotlighted and researchers are racing to discover alternative treatments and therapies for pain managment. Drs. Armen Akopian and Shivani Ruparel, both Endodontic faculty in the School of Dentistry, have teamed up with Dr.
NIDCR Ranks School of Dentistry 12th in U.S. for FY18
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) released its rank listing of funding to U.S. dental institutions for FY 2018. The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry ranked 12th, jumping 8 spots from number 20 in FY 2017. The overall FY 2018 funding amount was documented at $3,805,147, eclipsing the previous year’s funding by over a million dollars. Dr. Brij Singh, Associate Dean of Research, remarked that “Our goal was to be in the top 15 dental schools by 2020; we are really proud of our faculty and leadership.
Site Visit Reminders
Dear Colleagues and Students, I've compiled a top-11 list of reminders I would like for you to consider before the site visit this October 8th - 10th. If you have any lingering questions about our accreditation assessment, please contact me at 210-567-3180.
Are You Ready for Some Mouthguards?
Fall is a favorite season for many due to the promise of cooler temperatures, the approaching holiday season, and, of course, the return of fall sports. Dr. Ivy Schwartz, a recently retired UTHSA faculty, has championed a popular school activity.
Pilot Project Program Awardees
A new funding opportunity in the School of Dentistry, created and sponsored by the Office of the Dental Dean, was announced in July of 2019. Its purpose is to provide funding for faculty to generate pilot data that will be used for submitting future grant proposals. Members of the research community evaluated and ranked 10 competitive submissions, of which, four were funded. The School of Dentistry would like to congratulate the following faculty members for their strong and successful project submissions: • Dr.
Dental Faculty Sweep 2019 Faculty Senate Awards
The UTHSA Faculty Senate held a meeting on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at which they presented awards to Dr. Adriana Segura and Dr. Suman Challa, both School of Dentistry leaders. Dr. Segura was presented with the 2019 Administration Leadership Award, due to her outstanding management through the past few years. In her presentation speech, Dr. Stefanie Seitz, Assistant Dean of Students in the School of Dentistry, spoke on how Dr. Segura took on the new position of Associate Dean for Academics, Faculty and Student Affairs in 2017.
2019 Japanese Exchange Program, U.S.A. Visit
This August, the School of Dentistry welcomed 10 Japanese dental students and 1 dental faculty for a week-long visit observing our dental program and enjoying the central Texas sights. For the past 24 years, dental students from Asahi University and their sister institution, Meikai University, have traveled to San Antonio to observe our senior dental students in clinic and experience Texas’ hospitality.
2019 - 2020 Class Officers
The Associate Dean for Academics, Faculty and Student Affairs, Dr. Adriana Segura and Director Jo Ann Jordan of the Dental Hygiene program, are proud to announce the final list of AY19-20 Class Officers.
DS4 Class Officers:
President: Zeki Abdulaali
Vice President: Anna Stell
Secretary: Sabrina Chavez
DS3 Class Officers:
President: Katharina Tosti
Vice President: Akshay Chhana
Secretary: Marian Rosado
Treasurer: Kaanti Gowru
DS2 Class Officers:
Summer Student Research Program
This summer, 19 participating students under the guidance of 16 faculty mentors, worked on their respective summer research projects. In addition to diligently conducting their work during break, each student prepared a short presentation for their fellow participants to wrap their summer session on June 26th.
Faculty Advisors Meet & Greet - 2019
On Wednesday, August 7th, the School of Dentistry Faculty hosted the Class of 2023 for the annual Faculty Advisors Meet & Greet. Each first year dental student was paired and had dinner with their faculty advisor.
Dental School can be overwhelming from time to time, so these faculty members commit to being available to their students in order to guide them through both the highs and lows of their academic journey ahead.
Accolades and Recognition - August 2019
A Special Thank You to All Who Worked on the CODA Self-Study Document
The Office of the Dental Dean would like to thank all the faculty and staff members who had a hand in completing our CODA Self-Study report. Thanks to your unwavering dedication, the document was sent to our site visitors on Wednesday, August 7th.
2019 Welcome Social
On Monday, July 29, 2019 the School of Dentistry hosted a Welcome Social for the Dental Hygiene Classes of 2020, 2021, and the DDS Class of 2023. Held annually, the social is an opportunity for the dental and dental hygiene students to interact socially with one another, meet school administration, and reflect on the year ahead.
2019 IADR: Dr. Diogenes Receives High Honor & Students Present Research
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held their annual meeting and exhibition on June 19 – 22, 2019 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. School of Dentistry’s research faculty and students traveled to present their research, attend the distinguished lecture series, and network with the international dental research community.
Dental Care in Guatemala
According to The World Factbook, a site managed by the Central Intelligence Agency, over 50% of the Guatemalan population live below the national poverty line, with about 23% experiencing extreme poverty. With so many families struggling to meet their basic needs, oral healthcare is far from a priority and tooth decay is a massive problem throughout the country. Thanks to the efforts of the Open Wide Foundation, hope and health is now a possibility.