Research News & Highlights

The latest news about research at UIC College of Dentistry.

Dr. Veerasathpurush Allareddy Featured in American Association of Orthodontists News Bulletin
Dr. Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Department Head, UIC Department of Orthodontics, featured on the recent American Association of Orthodontists News Bulletin regarding his statements on professional societies which was published in Science magazine.
UIC Orthodontic Faculty Presented Webinar titled “Cracking the Code for Pursuing a Career in Dentistry in the United States”
Drs. Maysaa Oubaidin, Min Kyeong Lee and Sath Allareddy gave a webinar titled “Cracking the Code for Pursuing a Career in Dentistry in the United States” on 01/16/2023. The webinar was organized by the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Ortho
UIC Orthodontic Residents Awarded Dr. Thomas M. Graber Awards of Special Merit
Dr. Samim Taraji and Dr. Karen Homsi, two recent graduates of UIC Department of Orthodontics have won two distinguish American Association of Orthodontists Awards this year - the Dr. Thomas M. Graber Awards of Special Merit.
Dr. Christina Nicholas Awarded a National Institute of Justice Grant
Dr. Christina Nicholas (Assistant Professor in Department of Orthodontics and Director of MS Oral Science Program) has been awarded a National Institute of Justice grant titled “DENTAGE: A multi-component subadult dental age estimation method”.
UIC orthodontic faculty presenting at COAST
Orthodontic Faculty Presented at the prestigious 9th Biennial Consortium of Orthodontics Advances in Science and Technology (COAST)
Congratulating Drs. Mohammed Elnagar, Therese Galang, Christina Nicholas, Phimon Atsawasuwan and Veerasathpurush (Sath) Allareddy for their outstanding presentations at the prestigious 9th Biennial Consortium of Orthodontics Advances in Science and T
Dr. Scott Tomar to Serve as Interim Associate Dean for Research and Department Head of Oral Biology
Dr. Scott Tomar, current Professor and Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences, will serve as the Interim Associate Dean for Research and Department Head of Oral Biology at UIC COD effective April 16, 2022.
Farewell to COD Professor and Head of Research, Dr. Lyndon Cooper
In early January 2022, after six years at the UIC College of Dentistry, Lyndon F. Cooper, D.D.S., Ph.D. was named Dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.
Dr. Graham wearing a black suit and a blue tie
Dr. Bruce Graham Retires from College of Dentistry
Dr. Bruce Graham, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Restorative Dentistry has retired from the College of Dentistry after being with UIC for over 20 years.
Abstracts Accepted by AAO and AADOCR Annual Meetings 2022
Presentations by UIC Orthodontics at AAO and AADOCR Annual Meetings 2022
The UIC Department of Orthodontics is delighted to share that all abstracts our residents and faculty had submitted for the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Annual Meeting 2022 and the AADOCR Annual Meeting…
Research from UIC College of Dentistry and College of Engineering Highlighted in the Journal of Dental Research
The University of Illinois College of Dentistry (COD) and College of Engineering published an article in the Journal of Dental Research’s (JDR) October 2021 issue, outlining aerosol’s role in dentistry.