Research News & Highlights The latest news about research at UIC College of Dentistry. Drs. Amanda Nikho and Lauren Mills' original research project accepted at the IEEE/CVF Conference 2025 Drs. Amanda Nikho and Lauren Mills' original research project, "Knowledge Distillation Approach for SOS Fusion Staging: Towards Fully Automated Skeletal Maturity Assessment," has been accepted at the IEEE/CVF Conference 2025. Longtime professor launches scholarship for student research For Dr. Christine Wu, research has powered an energizing life. A leading figure in the field of nutrition and oral health, Wu’s extensive and distinguished research career touches five different decades. UIC Orthodontics Obtained Six 2005 AAOF Awards UIC Department of Orthodontics is proud to share with you that our program obtained six AAOF awards. We are very grateful to the AAOF for investing in developing the next generation of Orthodontists and Orthodontic Educators. UIC Orthodontic Resident Dr. Nourah Abdul Kader Won the AAO Ortho Innovator Award 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Nourah Abdul Kader for winning the prestigious AAO Ortho Innovator Award in the upcoming AAO Annual Session 2025. Orthodontic residents winning special awards on the 38th UIC COD Clinic and Research Day Congratulations to Drs. Katherine Howard and Evan Chwa for receiving special awards during the UIC College of Dentistry 38th Clinic and Research Day on February 27, 2025. Fluoride Frenzy Fluoride is under fire. Again. Last August, the National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released a headline-grabbing report detailing an association between fluoride exposure and children’s Dr. Garima Sinha Awarded Scholarship to participate in the AASM Foundation's Young Investigators Research Forum 2025 First-year orthodontic resident Dr. Garima Sinha has been awarded a scholarship to participate in the AASM Foundation's Young Investigators Research Forum 2025. Congratulations! The Orthodontic Alumni Association of Illinois Newsletter Winter 2024 The Orthodontic Alumni Association of Illinois is honor to share many exciting news with all alumni and the orthodontic community. Upon the start of 2025, let's celebrate many successes of our immensely talented faculty members and residents. UIC Orthodontic Residents Received 2024-2025 Dr. Alan G. Brodie Craniofacial Endowed Scholars Award Congratulations to the winners of 2024-25 Dr. Alan G. Brodie Craniofacial Endowed Scholars award! Orthodontic Alumni Dr. Samim Taraji Won the 1st Place of Dr. Athanasios E. Athanasiou Best Orthodontics Master’s Thesis Award Congratulations to Dr. Samim Taraji whose research project won the first place Dr. Athanasios E. Athanasiou Best Orthodontics Master’s Thesis Award given by the World Federation of Orthodontics (WFO). 1 2 3 4 5 Next
