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University of Iowa faculty, staff, student, and an alumna have been named to the search committee for a new dean of the College of Dentistry. As additional information about the search becomes available, it will be posted on the College of Dentistry website.
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Dr. Gretchen Gibson, an expert in oral health care for older adults who have special needs, conducted a site visit and review of the College of Dentistry’s Advanced Education Program in Geriatrics and Special Needs. The review was overwhelming positive and highlighted the great need for advanced training in the area and Iowa’s role in being a leader in the field with this program. Read more about the program on the College of Dentistry’s website.
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Dr. Satheesh Elangovan, professor in periodontics, is one of the editors of the first edition integrated study companion book Newman and Carranza’s Essentials of Clinical Periodontology. The book published by Elsevier in March of this year, developed primarily for students to deepen understanding of core concepts in periodontology and implantology, make meaningful connections, and develop perspective. Each chapter has the following four study facilitators: fast facts (key take home messages), relevant terminologies (key terms to remember), core knowledge (presented as infographics, figures and tables) and a case-based learning exercise (for knowledge application in a clinical scenario). The other editors of this book are Drs. Michael G. Newman (UCLA), Archana Karan (India) and Irina Dragan (Tufts). Dr. Megumi Williamson, assistant professor in periodontics, is one of the editorial board members for this book.
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The IADR Hatton Competition is designed to provide an opportunity for the best junior investigators from all IADR Divisions and Sections to present their research at the annual IADR General Session. Waheed Awotoye, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, was nominated for the 2021 IADR Hatton Award in the senior category. Awotoye will present his research virtually as part of the competition in June, and based on the competitors' presentations, a winner will be announced at the 2021 IADR/AADR virtual meeting.
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On April 24, the College of Dentistry hosted a 6-hour Difficult Conversations Project workshop with the founder of the organization, Kern Beare. The workshops are designed to coach a group through the process of having difficult conversations and avoiding the temptation to "fight, flee, or freeze," and responding productively in difficult conversations. Several faculty and staff members participated, and Dr. Michelle McQuistan and Dr. Maria Hernandez organized the workshop.
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Anna Weatherman Becomes Support Services Specialist in Prosthodontics Clinic
Anna Weatherman is working as a Support Services Specialist in the prosthodontics clinic. She has worked at the College of Dentistry for 3 years now and was previously a dental assistant in the prosthodontics department. She is excited to learn new things and to continue working at the College of Dentistry.
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ASDA District 8 Student Leadership
The University of Iowa College of Dentistry is one of six dental schools in District 8 of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA). Four students from Iowa were recently selected for leadership positions in ASDA:
Alex Hsieh – Member of District 8 Presidential Council, Chapter President
Megha Puranam – Diversity & Inclusion Chair
Arshi Munjal – Diversity & Inclusion Associate
Brooke Frazier – Pre-Dental Chair
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Tattan M, Puranam M, Comnick C, McBrearty C, Xie XJ, Caplan DJ, Avila-Ortiz G, Elangovan S. Surgery Start Time and Early Implant Failure: A Case-Control Study. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2021 May 4. doi: 10.1111/clr.13763. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33949022.
Altabtbaei K, Maney P, Ganesan SM, Dabdoub SM, Nagaraja HN, Kumar PS. Anna Karenina and the subgingival microbiome associated with periodontitis. Microbiome. 2021 Apr 30;9(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s40168-021-01056-3. PMID: 33941275; PMCID: PMC8091542.
Hikkaduwa Withanage, Miyuraj Harishchandra; Gomez Hernandez, M. Paula; Starman, Emily E.; Davis, Andrew B.; Zeng, Erliang; Lieberman, Scott M.; Brogden, Kim A.; Lanzel, Emily A. (2021), “Dataset - chemokines, cytokines, and biomarkers in the saliva of children with Sjögren’s syndrome”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/yphm77tg24.1
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May 22, White Coat Ceremony, Streaming Live from Galagan Auditoria, 11:00 a.m.
May 26, Dr. Elham Kateeb, Refugee Oral Health: A Double Dilemma, via Zoom, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
June 3, Culturally Responsive Health Care in Iowa, hosted online, 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (COD's DEI Office is sponsoring the first 30 COD registrations)
June 11, CE: Iowa Dental Reviews (Last Chance), 8:35 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
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