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For the first time, UT Health Physicians and UT Dentistry won a 2023 Your SA San Antonio Express-News Readers’ Choice Award in their categories. “Congratulations to UT Health Physicians and UT Dentistry for this honor. This award is especially heartwarming because it came from our community and recognizes the staff and faculty dedicated to […]
UT Dentistry named #1 dental practice in the 2023 YourSA Readers' Choice awards
UT Dentistry, the clinical practice of the º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ 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 º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ Physicians won a 2023 Your SA San Antonio Express-News Readers’ Choice Award in their categories.
The Craniofacial Oral-Biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR) T32 program funded through the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has been renewed, with a renewal score of a perfect ten.
The º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ School of Dentistry ascended to No. 7 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding among 48 public and private dental schools, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Biomedical Research.
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 º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ 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.
The Student National Dental Association connects and aids underrepresented dental students
The Student National Dental Association (SNDA) has been dedicated to increasing the presence of minorities in the dental field for over 50 years. The SNDA was established to connect, support, aid and advance the needs, academic and social environment of underrepresented dental students.
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.
º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ is committed to combating health care disparities , however, even with equality as a top priority for many health care professionals, addressing one’s personal bias remains a crucial part of preventing unnecessary barriers to patient care.
Study of jaw-joint sensory neurons aimed at creating safer pain treatment The º£½ÇÂ×ÂÒ School of Dentistry has received a major five-year, $9.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover how sensory neurons in the jaw joint and mastication muscles influence and create pain, which could lead to safer drug […]
Building a Clinical Inter-professional Collaborative within a Special Needs Dental Clinic: The Crossroads of Dental and SLP Service Delivery
A gap in the collaboration of clinical care delivery for individuals with special needs and their families exists.
The School of Dentistry’s International Dentist Education Program has nearly doubled its enrollment for the spring 2023 entry cycle, a decision heavily supported by the school’s faculty and students.
Researchers worldwide have linked oral health to overall health, especially in relation to the development of gum disease, which develops when bacteria in the mouth are not properly managed through a good oral health care routine.
A New Year’s resolution that makes you smile and improves your health!
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Look no further – we have the perfect resolution to start 2023 off the right way – and to ensure that you have many future new years to celebrate!
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.
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!
After years in the making, the School of Dentistry’s Office of the Dean has officially moved to its new location after an extensive renovation project. The new space occupies just over 9,500 square feet of the R corridor on the dental building’s third floor.
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.