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Graduate student receives multiple honors for research excellence
Jaclyn Merlo, MS, a second-year doctoral student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, has been granted a series of awards while working under the mentorship of Shivani B. Ruparel, PhD, associate professor and director of research in the Department of Endodontics.
While operating in the research lab run by Ruparel, Merlo has been honored with the following awards:
Marwaha inducted as ICD fellow
Last month in Orlando, Florida, Rochisha Singh Marwaha, DDS, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and assistant director for the Dental Public Health (DPH) Residency Program, received the honor of being inducted as a fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD).
Distinguished dental educator Jon M. Dossett, DMD, named Texas Dentist of the Year
Jon M. Dossett, DMD, FACD, FICD, MAGD, ABGD, assistant professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, was presented with the 2023 Texas Dentist of the Year award.
Every year, the Texas Academy of General Dentistry (Texas AGD) selects one dentist to honor as the Texas Dentist of the Year, the highest honor a Texas dentist can receive. This year, 14 nominees were chosen throughout the state from local societies and 10 active components of the Texas Dental Association and Texas AGD.
The School of Dentistry welcomes Jennifer Farrell as director of the Phil & Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic
The School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, in preparation for the opening of the Phil & Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic, welcomes Jennifer Farrell, DDS, DABSCD, as the clinic’s founding director.
Fred Philips, DDS, installed as president of the San Antonio District Dental Society
Fred Philips, DDS, assistant professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, was installed as president of the San Antonio District Dental Society earlier this year.
The first School of Dentistry Fall Festival and Halloween costume contest
The School of Dentistry hosted two inaugural events this October, the Fall Festival and the Halloween costume parade and contest. Both were a huge success, bringing together students, residents, faculty and staff, and kicking off the first quarter of the new academic year.
UT Health San Antonio dental student recipient of ICD-WUDAA Scholarship for a third year
For a third year, a School of Dentistry DDS student is named the recipient of the International College of Dentists (ICD) and Washington University Dental Alumni Association (WUDAA) Scholarship Award. The 2023 awardee for this highly competitive national scholarship is senior dental student Max Shaw.
The School of Dentistry Announces $100,000 in Funding from Delta Dental
The School of Dentistry recently received $100,000 in funding from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation to increase access to community oral health care in 2023-2024. This funding made possible through the Access to Care Grants Program, will be used again this year to support patient care at UT Dentistry’s Ricardo Salinas Pediatric Dental Clinic and Laredo Dental Clinic.
Dental Student Receives Pulp Biology and Regeneration Award at IADR
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing dental, oral and craniofacial research worldwide, recently granted two Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group student travel awards. These awards are the culmination of a committee review process that judged the candidate abstracts based on rigor, originality and overall impact.
The DDS Class of 2027 arrives
The School of Dentistry warmly welcomes its newest class of students with excitement and anticipation. This year's incoming class is a testament to the institution's commitment to diversity and inclusivity, encompassing a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
2023 Outstanding Research & Master Clinician Awards
Three distinguished faculty members were recognized at the 2023 Master Clinician and Research Awards ceremony hosted in May at the Center for Oral Health Care and Research. During the event, each award recipient was announced and spoke on a topic of their choice. This year was unique with two Master Clinician Award recipients: Nikita B. Ruparel, MS, DDS, PhD, associate professor and director of advanced programs, Department of Endodontics, and Angela Palaiologou-Gallis, DDS, MS, professor and program director of graduate periodontics, Department of Periodontics.
2023 Predoctoral Convocation Awards
The School of Dentistry celebrated the accomplishments of its predoctoral dental students during the 2023 Predoctoral Convocation Awards at the end of April.
Stefanie Seitz, DDS, MEd, assistant dean for students, emceed the event, which recognized 31 individuals and presented nearly $24,000 in scholarship and award winnings.
2023 School of Dentistry Senior Awards and Hooding Ceremony
On Sunday, May 21, 2023, The School of Dentistry held its annual Senior Awards and Hooding Ceremony for Doctor of Dental Surgery graduates in the Holly Auditorium.
The emcee of the ceremony, Stefanie Seitz, DDS, MEd, assistant dean for students, interim director for the IDEP Program and associate clinical professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, welcomed the families and friends who filled the auditorium and its lobby area.
The crusade to save natural teeth
Root canals may not be thought of as life-saving procedures, but they are undeniably tooth-saving ones.
The average adult loses about seven teeth between the ages of 20 to 64 and 26% of adults aged 65 or older have eight or fewer natural teeth left. The loss occurs largely through untreated tooth decay, disease or injury.
Breard wins the coveted 2023 SWSP Prichard in Basic Science
Brandon Breard, DDS, a third-year resident in our periodontics program was named winner of the 2023 John F. Prichard Graduate Research Competition in the Basic Science Category.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery wins the 2023 Daniel M. Laskin Award
The Daniel M. Laskin award was established in recognition of Dr. Laskin’s many years as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and his development of the specialty, which has set an example for other oral and maxillofacial surgeons to follow.
The Laskin Award recognizes the most outstanding article published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery each year.
Digitally published on June 22, 2022, “Most Facial Fractures Do Not Require Surgical Intervention,” was awarded the 2023 Laskin Award for best manuscript.
UT Dentistry named #1 dental practice in the 2023 YourSA Readers' Choice awards
UT Dentistry, the clinical practice of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, has been named a 2023 YourSA Readers' Choice Award recipient. UT Dentistry placed first in the dentist category.
The award, presented by the San Antonio Express News, recognizes San Antonio’s best places of business and service, according to their readers. For the first time, both UT Dentistry and UT Health San Antonio Physicians won a 2023 Your SA San Antonio Express-News Readers’ Choice Award in their categories.
Ojeda receives Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence-Emerging.
David Ojeda Diaz, DDS, assistant professor/clinical in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, has been selected as a recipient of a 2023 Presidential Award in Teaching Excellence-Emerging. President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, will host an awards dinner on April 5 to celebrate Ojeda and his fellow award recipients for their accomplishments. Since joining the school’s faculty in 2017, Ojeda says he has made it his mission to improve the integration of medicine and dentistry, which promotes overall optimal health.
Kevin Donly, DDS, retires after 24 years of incredible service and achievements at the School of Dentistry
A huge thank you and congratulations to Kevin Donly, DDS, MS, professor and chair of the Department of Developmental Dentistry in the School of Dentistry, for his retirement this February. A dedication of over 24 years at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry with an immeasurable, positive impact on our programs, clinics, students, staff and faculty.
Donly received his Doctor of Dental Science degree in 1984, a certificate in pediatric dentistry, and a Master of Science in 1986, all from the University of Iowa. He became board certified in Pediatric Dentistry in 1993.