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School of Dentistry’s Department of Periodontics wins big at this year’s AAP meeting
With a mission to improve the periodontal and general health of the public through support of research and education, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation annually recognizes members whose service and dedication have made a meaningful impact on the field.
This year, the School of Dentistry’s periodontics faculty and residents were recognized with numerous awards, including the AAP’s highest honor, the Gold Medal. Each were presented during a special ceremony at the 2022 AAP annual meeting in October.
Congratulations to our School of Dentistry winners!
Technology innovation in patient care: Mobile check-in stations at UT Dentistry
UT Dentistry has initiated the use of new mobile check-in stations. These stations will help streamline patient check-in and check-out, while improving the patient experience. Currently, eight mobile check-in stations are being used in the Predoctoral clinic. These innovative stations involve the use of a cart with its own power supply allowing them to operate untethered.
Mealey takes home the Gold Medal, AAP’s highest award
With a mission to improve the periodontal and general health of the public through support of research and education, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Foundation annually recognizes members whose service and dedication have made a meaningful impact on the field. The AAP Gold Medal Award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions and service to the Academy and understanding of the field of periodontology and the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases.
Shelbourn receives the 2022 AAPF Mark Setter Leadership in Periodontology and Dental Implantology Award
The recipient of the Dr. Mark K. Setter Leadership in Periodontology and Dental Implantology Award must exemplify leadership in the profession by their actions in promoting periodontology and dental implantology. This is not a clinical award but an award for leadership and promoting all aspects of what it means to be a periodontist.
Amaechi honored with 2022 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
Bennett T. Amaechi, BDS, MSc, PhD, has been awarded the 2022 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System.
Generous grant from Delta Dental to support pediatric care in San Antonio and Laredo
For a second year, the School of Dentistry’s Department of Developmental Dentistry is honored to be awarded a grant of $50,000 by Delta Dental’s Community Care Foundation. The grant will be used again this year to support their patient care work at the Ricardo Salinas Pediatric Dental Clinic and UT Health Laredo Dental Clinic. Both not-for-profit clinics provide much-needed pediatric dental care to a primarily Hispanic population of underserved and underinsured children.
School of Dentistry LEADs future dentists in South Texas
The new academic year has kicked off, but several students have been on campus for most of the summer. From clinical outreach to scientific research, doctoral and dental hygiene students kept a full schedule. The Learning Enhancement for Achievement in Dentistry (LEAD) program is unique among the school's summer offerings in that it is open to dental and predental students. Senior dental student, Sofia J.
Students and faculty ensure Special Smiles for athletes at the 2022 Special Olympics Texas Summer Games
This May, students, faculty and volunteers participated in a two-day Special Olympics Special Smiles event, part of the 2022 Special Olympics Texas Summer Games held in and around Morgan’s Wonderland theme park and the first hosted since the onset of the pandemic. Claudia I.
School of Dentistry honor graduates in annual hooding and award ceremonies
This year's School of Dentistry dental and dental hygiene graduates were welcomed as new colleagues by school leadership at their respective programs' hooding and award ceremonies. Students receiving their doctor of dental surgery degree and their families and friends filled the 751-seat Holly Auditorium on May 19 for a ceremony emceed by Stefanie Seitz, DDS, MEd, assistant dean for students. In his welcoming address, Dean Peter M.
Dr. Jason Jones receives the Southwest Society of OMS Byrd/Tilson/Walker award
The Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons is one of six regional oral and maxillofacial (OMS) societies in the United States. At their annual society meeting, the first day is “Resident’s Day” during which residents from the Southwest region’s OMS training programs present abstracts of interesting cases, research projects, and papers. The Byrd/Walker/Tilson resident award, which was started ten years ago, honors the resident giving the best presentation at the meeting. “I believe I won the award this year due to the original research that Dr.
Tooth Sensitivity: What Thing is That Zing?
You bite into an ice cream cone on a hot summer day when a zing of tooth sensitivity comes out of nowhere and completely undermines the delight of the cool and creamy treat. Maybe worse is the unexpectedly sharp pain when biting down onto something hard, like a stray popcorn kernel. What does that zing in your teeth mean, and what is your mouth telling you? The sensation of tooth discomfort or, worst-case scenario, acute pain is caused by more than one mechanism.
Giving back: Alumnus Dr. Ray Scott facilitates generous gift to the School of Dentistry
Ray Scott, DDS, UT Health San Antonio Class of 1983 alumnus, recently presented a generous gift of nearly $110,000 to the School of Dentistry on behalf of the American Dental Partners Foundation Inc., for which he is the president. The foundation was originally established for the sole purpose of supporting dental students in their dental education.
40th Annual School of Dentistry Research and Clinical Symposium
Since 1983, the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry Research and Clinical Symposium has provided a scientific program and forum to achieve a balance of current and updated clinical, basic science, case studies and evidence-based research.
School of Dentistry students and faculty attend ADEA’s annual conference
In March, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) held its 2022 Annual Session & Exhibition in Philadelphia. The conference theme was “Lifting as We Rise,” which focused on bringing dental, allied dental and advanced dental educators and students together for four days of world-class educational training and an exhibit hall filled with dental education’s leading partners. The School of Dentistry had a strong presence at this year’s event with several students and faculty in attendance.
38th Annual James P. Hollers Memorial Lecture
In December, the School of Dentistry hosted the 38th annual James P. Hollers Memorial Lecture. This program honors James P. Hollers, a dentist and longtime San Antonio civic leader who chaired the San Antonio Medical Foundation for 20 years. He was the driving force in not only establishing the School of Dentistry but the foundation of the UT Health San Antonio. His determination and leadership provided guidance necessary for the state legislature to allocate funds to establish the institution.
Rebekah Sculley completes leadership excellence program
Rebekah Sculley, RDH, MS, assistant professor/clinical in the Department of Periodontics, Division of Dental Hygiene, graduated from the Leadership Excellence for Academic Professionals (LEAP) program on November 11. Professor Sculley, along with her three groupmates, presented their capstone project entitled, “Streamlining Dental Care for Head & Neck Cancer Patients: A Model for Inter-Professional Collaboration”. LEAP is an eleven-month professional development program for employees with goals to expand their leadership knowledge and practic
December 15 deadline: Research and Career Development (KL2) Program letters of intent
Candidates for the KL2 Scholar Program in Clinical and Translational Science 2022 cohort are early career faculty (generally instructors or assistant professors) who have a professional doctoral degree or are postdoctoral trainees with an impending academic appointment. KL2 scholars for the upcoming 2022 cohort will be recruited from a wide range of health professions and related fields, including all specialties of medicine and surgery, nursing, psychology and other behavioral sciences, dentistry, pharmacy, pharmacology, epidemiology, biostatistics, biomedical informati
Give the Gift of Hope to Dental Hygiene Students
At the School of Dentistry, our Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene students are dedicated to becoming extraordinary health care providers for their future patients. Behind the passion to provide the best care and treatment is a personal journey that leads each student to our school. For Kaymen Fryer, Class of 2022, her journey began during a mission trip in Peru while assisting a medical and dental team. “The dental hygienists on the trip inspired me to pursue a career in the dental field.
Sugita and Vieth selected as AAP 2021 Orban Finalists
The American Academy of Periodontology named Ryushiro Sugita, DDS, MS, and Michael P.
Dental hygiene seniors receive jackets in unofficial ceremony
Late last month, seniors of the Dental Hygiene Program were coated during an unofficial Welcome to the Profession ceremony conducted during their ethics course. To the sound of soft music played on a student’s phone, Jo Ann Jordan, MA, RDH, director of the Dental Hygiene Program, called up each senior one by one to receive their School of Dentistry embroidered coat and a copy of the Dental Hygiene Oath. The group recited the oath in unison before closing the ceremony with photos. The School of Dentistry’s official Welcome to the Profession event, originally planned fo