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Dental Hygiene Senior Appointed to Floresville City Council
“My late father, Gerard Jimenez, was a voice for the citizens”, says Jade Jimenez, Dental Hygiene Senior at ’s School of Dentistry. On Monday, January 13, 2020 and after a unanimous vote, Jade was honored by being appointed to the Floresville City Council. Upon her appointment, Jade became a record breaker as well by being the youngest Hispanic female to sit on city council in Floresville, Texas. The appointment to City Council Place 4, is a step towards healing for the Jimenez family and the city of Floresville.
2020 IADR & AADR Awardees and Competitors
The 98th General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research and 49th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research will be held this March in Washington, D.C. While these events are still a few months away, the School of Dentistry is proud to report: • Dr. Asma Khan, Associate Professor in Endodontics, will receive the 2020 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Pharmacology/Therapeutics/Toxicology Research • Scott Block, DS 2 mentored by Dr.
Meet the Staff: Martha Browning
For the past 30 years, Martha Browning has made service to students her life’s work. Martha is an Academic Programs Coordinator for the Dental Hygiene Program in the Department of Periodontics. During her tenure in the School of Dentistry, Martha has become vital to the success of both the dental hygiene faculty and students.
Jo Ann Jordan, director of the Dental Hygiene program, describes Martha as a wonderful team member. “She and I work very well together, in fact, she’s been with us long enough that we finish one another’s sentences!”
San Antonio ASDA Helps Prepare Pre-Dental Students for Dental School Interviews
Preparing for entry into any professional education program is tough, but the San Antonio Chapter of the American Student Dental Association lends a hand assisting predental students prepare for admission season. Held annually, the ADSA’s Pre-Dental Mock Interview Day is a half-day event for pre-dental students to meet School of Dentistry faculty and dental students, receive information on our programs, and practice their admission interviewing skills with dental students. On Saturday, November 16, 2019, 50 pre-dental students from several Texas universities participated
Interprofessional STEM Scholars Program Teaches 4th/5th Graders About Diabetes, Cancer and Alzheimer's
A Community Outreach Approach The STEM Scholars Program, a new interprofessional community outreach program at provides a platform for dental, graduate, health professions, medical and nursing students to interact and collaboratively design and present health-related topics at local K-12 schools. The topics chosen for the pilot run are diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. dental students Kara Hegwood, DSII, Luke Sieler, DSIII, Keaton Shin, DSIV, and Christopher Adams, DSIV participated as STEM Scholars. Dr.
Alumna featured for participation in national HPV study
Risé Martin, D.D.S., class of 1985, was featured on KSAT 12 News for her involvement in a human papillomavirus (HPV) study headed by the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN). David L. Cochran, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of periodontics, is the PBRN's director of the southwest region. He added important insight regarding School of Dentistry's expertise and role in these studies. Read the full story HERE.
Celebrating 5, 10, and 15 Year Anniversaries
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, employees were honored for their state service at an event hosted by Human Resources.
Dental Hygiene Students Teach Oral Health to Heroes & Villians
Dental Hygiene student members of the San Antonio Dental Hygiene Association provided oral hygiene instruction and handed out goodies to super heroes, witches, unicorns, and so many other fantastical characters at the Any Baby Can Halloween party on October 22, 2019. Any Baby Can cites its mission is to serve families with children and youth facing serious health or developmental challenges.
Dental Student Receives National Dental Research Award
Tian Meng, a fourth-year dental student who is also part of the International Dentist Education Program (IDEP) at the School of Dentistry, is one of four students nationally recognized for outstanding oral and poster presentations in the category of basic science research at the 2019 Hinman Student Research Symposium held this November in Memphis, Tennessee. The Hinman Student Research Symposium is a national meeting that features oral and poster presentations of research studies by dental students and graduate trainees from dental schools across North America and four Ca
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 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 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 , Faculty and Student Affairs in 2017.