Congratulations to Dr. Nisha Garg, 3rd year Orthodontics Resident, and Dr. Laurence Golden, Clinical Assistant Professor at UIC Department of Orthodontics for winning the third place in the Invisalign Ortho Summit Case Challenge 2018.
Dr. Lauren Gordon, Orthodontics Resident, received a Professional Student Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Award from UIC. A brief summary of the scholarship can be found here: http://uhp.uic.edu/opportunities/scholarships/scholarships-university-illinois-chicago-students/. Congratulations, Dr. Gordon!
It is not often that a UIC College of Dentistry faculty member gets to ride a camel at a dental meeting. But Dr. T. Peter Tsay, Professor of Orthodontics, did, as he brought the College of Dentistry’s influence all the way to Mongolia in September as he spoke at the Mongolian Association of Orthodontists meeting in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Dr. T. Peter Tsay, Professor, was invited to speak at the sixth annual Meeting of the Mongolian Association of Orthodontists at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 1 and 2. He also gave a five-day continuing…
Congratulations to two orthodontic faculty, Drs. Christina Nicholas and Jennifer Caplin, who are honored during the 2018 UIC FACULTY AWARDS CEREMONY & RECEPTION.
CNN on April 13 reported findings of a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that the percentage of young people with dental cavities in the United States has dropped from 50% in 2012 to just over 43% in 2016. The related video features a College of Dentistry alumnus, Dr. Jaha V. Howard, who earned his certificate in Pediatric Dentistry in 2009 and his MS in Oral Sciences in 2010.
Recent study at the UIC College of Dentistry finds that periodontal disease bacteria may kick-start Alzheimer’s. The new research is improving scientists’ understanding of the connections between serious illnesses that affect many parts of our bodies, and periodontal (gum) disease.
