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Welcome to the 2020 - 2021 Academic Year
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students:
I would like to extend a very warm greeting to our campus community and welcome you to the 2020-2021 academic year at the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry! Although we begin the term operating in an untraditional fashion, we continue to work together to educate the next generation of outstanding oral health professionals, treat the communities that need us most, and advance science to prevent and manage oral diseases and their sequalae.
DS4 takes first place at 2020 Humanitarian Health Conference for interprofessional outreach experience presentation
This June, Luke Seiler, DS4, won first place for his poster, entitled “Upstream Preventative Interprofessional Team Approach for an Ethiopian Outreach”, at the virtual 2020 Humanitarian Health Conference, an Institute for International Medicine event. The poster highlighted clinic protocol and baseline data collected during a dental and medical outreach trip to Ethiopia in June of 2019. The Ethiopian Outreach Last summer, Luke Seiler, DS4, Keith Usry, DS4, Claudia Samaniego, DS4, Michelle Zhou, DS3, and Moshtagh Farokhi, DDS, MPH, a clinical associate professor in the department of comprehe
Delta Dental foundation awards $30K grant for pediatric dental care
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has awarded a $30,000 grant to support the care efforts of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry’s high risk pediatric dental patients. Since 2011, the Delta Dental Insurance Company’s philanthropic arm, The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, has partnered with local communities to increase access to care, support dental education, and fund research that advances oral health. The grant will be halved to support the school’s pediatric dental specialty programs at the Ricardo Salinas Clinic and at the dental health clinic located within t
Passion and Purpose have hatched!
As our campus community goes about the business of making lives better, a family of black vultures have settled on campus to make theirs. For the past seven weeks, the happy family have nested and cared for their young in a corner of the courtyard across from dental hygiene’s administrative offices. “Many people including housekeeping, facilities personnel, and people from the medical school have come to check on the mama vulture daily,” says Jo Ann Jordan, RDH, director of the dental hygiene program.
Methodist Healthcare Ministries approves $22K emergency grant for dental care
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.
Laredo health care workers donate personal protective equipment for dental students
The Coastal Bend Regional Advisory Council’s Health Care Preparedness Program recently presented a donation of much-needed personal protective equipment to the Laredo Health Department’s dental health clinic. Read the full story on Newsroom.
2020 Commencement Ceremony
The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry conducted its 2020 Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 28th through a virtual platform in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony was broadcast live from the Holly Auditorium where administrative leadership, supportive faculty and staff safely gathered to cheer on the Class of 2020. All graduates and their guests viewed the ceremony from the comfort of their homes around the globe. Peter M.
UT Dentistry is safely resuming care
Since mid-March, the School of Dentistry’s advanced education students and faculty have been treating only patients with urgent care needs. The Advanced General Dentistry Clinic, directed by Luis Yepes, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor in the department of comprehensive dentistry, and the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, directed by Mark Miller, M.D., D.M.D., clinical assistant professor in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, have been caring for patients who present in pain or those with trauma.
2020 Senior Awards
Eighty-five awards and honors were presented to the School of Dentistry’s Class of 2020 on Monday, May 18, 2020.
Bridging the gap to offer Continuing Dental Education courses
In Texas, all active dentists and dental hygienists are required by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners to accrue up to 24 hours of continuing education (CE) biennially. During a time in our history when dental professionals are not permitted to gather for live courses, Scott Stafford, D.D.S., M.B.A., and his team have quickly changed tactics to make sure their office bridges that gap. Dr. Stafford, director of the Office of Continuing Dental Education, began by utilizing Canvas Conferences to host Grand Rounds on April 3, 2020.
A Founding Father Retires after 49 Years
Every dental student the School of Dentistry has trained over the last 49 years has been educated by Glenn R. Walters, D.D.S., an associate professor in the department of endodontics since 1971. Dr. Walters packed away his endodontic ruler on Friday, May 1, 2020, officially retiring from the UT Health San Antonio. “Glenn was the founding chair of our department”, says Ken Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D., chair of the department of endodontics. “He was instrumental in creating an environment where education was a priority and a pleasure.
A Community United
Without a doubt, the coronavirus pandemic has drastically impacted the lives of all Americans in ways we never dreamed possible. It has shaken our economy to its core, and it has put our healthcare system to the ultimate test. Yet, it has also showed the resolve that all Americans have, that united we are stronger, and in times of crisis we come together for the common good. After seeing the countless news stories about personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages, I took to my office 3D printer and began fabricating face shields for our local hospitals.
OMR Resident Places 3rd in Briscoe Library Competition
Sonam Khurana, B.D.S., M.D.S., was awarded 3rd place in the Briscoe Library’s 3rd Annual Image of Research Photography Competition which came with a $200 prize. Dr. Khurana is a 2nd year resident in the School of Dentistry’s Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology program. Her winning image, 3D Dummy Corpse, is a three-dimensional animation model “depicting nerve and blood supply to the teeth”, says a narrative about the work.
Sew Proud!
It may seem slow to some in the School of Dentistry, however our workforce is moving faster than ever. Several individual volunteers have joined campaigns across the the city to take up their needle and thread to create supplement face masks in place of a dwindling surgical mask supply. The department of endodontics has two such individuals; Qun Li, research associate – senior, and Michelle Bendele, research associate.
2020 AAE President's Awardee, Dr. Ken Hargreaves
The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) announced this month that Kenneth M. Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of endodontics, has received their esteemed 2020 President’s Award. This prestigious nod from the association celebrates Dr. Hargreaves’ contributions as “an outstanding member whose efforts to promote and advance the Association go above and beyond”, the announcement says. With a deep commitment to patient experience, much of Dr. Hargreaves’ research revolves around discovering safer pain management practices for acute and chronic conditions.
2020 Innovations in Health Science Education Conference
The 2020 Innovations in Health Science Education Conference of the Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy was held in Austin on February 27th and 28th. This annual event is sponsored by The University of Texas System’s six health science campuses and the theme of the year was “Celebrate Education”. Several School of Dentistry faculty and students represented UT Health San Antonio by presenting their work during the conference. Drs. David Ojeda, Don Shaw, and Michaell Huber partnered with Long School of Medicine faculty members, Drs.
2019 CODA Report
I am delighted to share with you that we have received the official report from the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) regarding our October 2019 site visit. This report ratifies the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry’s status as fully accredited with no recommendations or reporting requirements through the year 2026 for the following programs: • Predoctoral Dental Education Program • Advanced Dental Education Programs in Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Dental Public Health, Endodontics, Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics (Oral &
Night out with SADHA
The San Antonio Dental Hygiene Association (SADHA) hosted an evening out for their members and invited Dr. Peter M. Loomer and UT Health San Antonio dental hygiene seniors to join them on February 19, 2020. “He was quite the Picasso and we were honored to have him join us,” said Jo Ann Jordan, director of the Dental Hygiene program, of Dean Loomer. SADHA regularly engages with UTHSA dental hygiene faculty and students, creating a partnership that benefits the entire San Antonio community.
EDGE & Leadership Retreat Updates
During the quarterly General Faculty meeting on February 25, 2020, executive vice president and chief operating office, Andrea Marks, presented updates regarding the progress and strategy of the Enterprise Design for Growth & Effectiveness initiative, referred to as EDGE. What is EDGE, why are we doing this, and what exactly is the master plan and timeline?
Chuck Wagon Shindig
The Office of Institutional Advancement hosted the entire UT Health San Antonio community at Buck Reams' Chuck Wagon during the San Antonio Rodeo's closing weekend.The School of Dentistry garnered a large presence as we gear up the celebration of our 50th anniversary. Alumni, faculty, staff, and students across all schools enjoyed an old fashioned chicken fried steak dinner with all the trimmings cooked over an open flame.Dean Loomer assumed the role of master of ceremonies and thanked those present for supporting the continuing work of the UT Health San Antonio.