Dr. Evelina Kratunova, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, was awarded a Master Clinician Scholarship from the Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery sent a team of staff and residents to Campeche, Mexico, where they participated in a mission to treat children with cleft lip and palate deformities.
Did you know that half of American Adults suffer from periodontal (gum) disease? That is why the College is advancing research to prevent it. Principal Investigator Dr. Afsar Naqvi, Research Assistant Professor; Dr. Sal Nares, Head; and Dr. Jezrom Fordham, Research Assistant Professor, Periodontics, recently received a National Institutes of Health R21 grant entitled, “Characterizing the Role of Viral microRNAs in Regulating Macrophage Plasticity.”
Dr. Seema Ashrafi, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Pre-doctoral Periodontics, and Clinical Director of the Advanced Standing Program, was named the 2017 recipient of the College's Jon Daniel Teaching Award.
For the second year in a row, and Endodontics Resident won an award at the American Association of Endodontists meeting by scoring in the top ten of the judged research poster presentations.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded the College of Dentistry a $1 million grant for five years to help provide dental students with education and training in the care of children up to five years old.
Students at UIC College of Dentistry receive the training necessary to provide much needed oral health care to our intellectual and developmental disabled neighbors. Part of this training includes visits to area health centers and agencies that specialize in serving the needs of the disabled in Chicago.
Research by Dr. Fanny Chmilewsky, Postdoctoral Scholar, Oral Biology, entitled “C5L2 receptor represses BDNF secretion in LTA-stimulated pulp fibroblasts,” was published in the January 2017 issue of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR).
Dr. Alyne Simões, a faculty member at the School of Dentistry at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, is spending a year on a Fellowship at the College.
Dr. Phimon Atsawasuwan, Assistant Professor, Orthodontics, and his collaborator, Dr. Xiaofeng Zhou, Associate Professor, Periodontics, have earned $30,000 in a Biomedical Research Award from the American Association of Orthodontists.
