The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Scott Tomar, DMD, MPH, DrPH, as Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences as of April 20, 2020.
Dr. Tomar was chosen after a national search. This is a proud moment in the College’s history. Dr. Tomar has an incredibly strong history of academic and service commitments having worked in the
Collaboration between the College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, and the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health) has resulted in a significant reduction in the amount of antibiotics prescribed at the College of Dentistry.
“There are a number of recent of studies showing that dentists may be contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance through empirical
One of the most serious health threats clinicians are facing is antimicrobial resistance, which occurs when infectious organisms have adapted themselves in order to become resistant to certain medicines. “Every year, over two million people in the US have an infection caused by a resistant organism,” said Dr. Katie Suda,
Gabi Revis, from Rockford IL, is one of several dental students at UIC who have expanded their horizons through international rotations offered at UIC. She and two other students recently returned from a rotation serving patients in the rural highlands of Guatemala.
“As someone who is going into public health practice in the US, I found the international rotation experience invaluable for managing
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry recently received a grant from the International College of Dentists (ICD) to support travel expenses of seven students to perform extramural rotations at Salud y Paz in Guatemala or Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The college has sent students to these sites for extramural rotations for several
Dr. Patrick Smith, clinical assistant professor, Division of Prevention and Public Health Sciences and the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, has earned a grant from the American Association of Public Health Dentistry Foundation for his proposal, “Understanding community engagement in low-income, predominantly black communities to promote oral health.”
About 50 students from St. Malachy School visited the College of Dentistry Feb. 8 for its Give Kids a Smile Day.
The annual event brings together students and faculty from the college with schools around Chicago to promote oral health education and provide free preventive exams to underserved communities. This is the 16th year the College of Dentistry has hosted the Give Kids A Smile event to improve education
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant of over $1 million over five years obtained in 2017 will enable third-year DMD and DMD Advanced Standing students of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry to go out on rotations to community clinics for the first time.
“The D-3s go out on rotation in the spring semester and the AS-3s in
A UIC professor and associate dean has been appointed as co-chair of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education.
The forum is an ongoing activity of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that seeks to advance education for health professionals by bringing together stakeholders from multiple nations and professions in workshops and forums each year. As co-chair,
The International College of Dentists recently provided a gift of over $2,400 to help fund the College’s international service learning rotations.
The College offers rotations in Guatemala, Tanzania, and China. At these rotations, students learn how dentistry is practiced in foreign countries and share their knowledge of American dentistry with their hosts.
Dr. D. Spencer Pope, Treasurer
