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.
Dr. Stephanie Ward has accepted a full time faculty position as the new Managing Partner of Brahms Clinic at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry.
Three UIC faculty have received a National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award pilot grant of $60,000 for their project, “Monocyte/MMacrophage Control of Induced Bone Repair Application.
In the DMD curriculum, students participate in a broad range of community service learning opportunities that prepare them for careers in diverse settings. In this edition of My Service Learning Experience, DMD students Naheed Ahmad and Jessica Hyker share their amazing experience on rotation in Tanzania, Africa.
Drs. Lyndon Cooper (Professor and Head, Oral Biology) and Xiaofeng (Charles) Zhou (Professor, Periodontics) received the 2017 IADR Academy of Osseointegration Innovation in Implant Sciences Award, presented by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).
Dentistry employment will grow 18 percent in the next decade. So why is dentistry so attractive? Flexible schedules, opportunities to improve public health, and strong salaries, are just a few of the reasons. Find out how UIC is preparing the next generation of dental professionals to meet the growing demand.
