| | The Annual Meeting for the International Association for Dental Research and the American Association for Dental Research was held virtually this past week, July 21-24. Iowa was strongly represented at the meeting with numerous presentations from faculty and students, many of whom received honors or awards at the virtual meeting. | | | The Iowa Department of Human Services and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded an interdisciplinary team of investigators from the University of Iowa Public Policy Center’s Health Policy Research Program, which included the College of Dentistry's Susan McKernan, Julie Reynolds, and Pete Damiano, a five-year extension of their project evaluating the Iowa Wellness Plan, Iowa’s version of the Medicaid expansion. This award will focus on several different aspects of the Iowa Wellness Plan, including the Health Behaviors Incentive Program, the Dental Wellness Plan, and the Waiver of Retroactive Eligibility. | | | | The Iowa Dental Foundation (IDF) awarded five scholarships to dental students at the University of Iowa this year. The IDF is proud to spotlight recipient Sheng Hao Lu this week.
"I am a first-generation American," Sheng Hao says. "Like many immigrant households, my parents have sacrificed tremendously to give me a future not available to them in China. They continue to work 12-hour days to invest their efforts into my education... I was inspired to become a dentist after watching my parents suffer from severe periodontal disease. Now as I complete my training, I hope to become even more proficient in research and patient care so that I can more broadly apply my skillset to safeguard a community’s oral health."
Ultimately, Sheng Hao hopes to mentor dental students by teaching in the future.
Learn more about Sheng Hao and all the 2021 scholarship recipients on the IDF website. Scholarship applications are open to D3 students during their second semester and due March 31 of each year. | | | Ahmed Mahrous, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Prosthodontics, has become a leader digital dentistry and in augmented intelligence (AI) in dentistry. A recent ADANews article highlighted new digital teaching programs developed by Mahrous and David Botsko, a general dentist in Davenport, that gives dental students experience with AI.
"One program allows dental students to propose treatment plans for different scenarios. Their proposals are then compared to ideal treatment plans based on the rules of treatment planning programmed into the application's algorithm. The program is able to provide feedback based on how close the student gets to the ideal plan." | | | | The College of Dentistry Welcomes Albert Oracion Albert Oracion is a new support services specialist in the Business Office. Albert was born in Toronto and raised in Miami. He moved to Iowa in 2009, and he lives in Coralville with his wife, Millie, his son, Anthony, and their two English Bulldogs, Mabel and Skippy. Before joining the College of Dentistry, Albert worked at UIHC for 6 years—1 year in the Emergency Department and 5 years with Financial Counseling. Prior to UIHC, he worked 11 years in the biopharmaceutical industry. Albert is excited to join the College of Dentistry and looks forward to learning and contributing to the team. His hobbies include traveling, cooking, do-it-yourself projects, and playing golf. | | | Rawa Alammari Successfully Defends Her Dissertation On July 27, Rawa Alammari successfully defended her dissertation, “Effect of Tooth Whitening and Remineralizing Agents on Surface and Color Changes of Dental Hard Tissues.” Alammari's mentor is Dr. Deborah Dawson. The College of Dentistry congratulations our own Dr. Alammari! | | | | Alberto Jurado C, Kaleinikova Z, Tsujimoto A, Alberto Cortes-Trevino D, Seghi RR, Lee DJ. Comparison of Fracture Resistance for Chairside CAD/CAM Lithium Disilicate Crowns and Overlays with Different Designs. J Prosthodont. 2021 Jul 23. doi: 10.1111/jopr.13411. PMID: 34297866.
Alotaibi RN, Howe BJ, Chernus JM, Mukhopadhyay N, Sanchez C, Deleyiannis FWB, Neiswanger K, Padilla C, Poletta FA, Orioli IM, Buxó CJ, Hecht JT, Wehby GL, Long RE, Vieira AR, Weinberg SM, Shaffer JR, Moreno Uribe LM, Marazita ML. Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) of dental caries in diverse populations. BMC Oral Health. 2021 Jul 26;21(1):377. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01670-5. PMID: 34311721; PMCID: PMC8311973.
Leary K, Hechler E, Qian F, Weber-Gasparoni K. Management of Head Lice in Dental Offices: A Call for Updated Policies. J Dent Child (Chic). 2021 May 15;88(2):108-113. PMID: 34321142.
Adekunle AA, Olowo AY, James O, Adamson OO, Alade AA, Agbogidi FO, Oladega AO, Ogunlewe MO, Adeyemo WL, Busch TD, Mossey PA, Marazita ML, Butali A. Facial Anthropometry Measurements Using Three-Dimensional Stereophotogrammetry Analysis Among Nigerians. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Jul 23. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008036. PMID: 34310429.
Chen S, Wang H, Mainardi VL, Talò G, McCarthy A, John JV, Teusink MJ, Hong L, Xie J. Biomaterials with structural hierarchy and controlled 3D nanotopography guide endogenous bone regeneration. Sci Adv. 2021 Jul 28;7(31):eabg3089. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg3089. PMID: 34321208. | | | Aug 16, All College Conference, Galagan Auditorium, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (with lunch following in W220 A&B) | | | | Lend a helping hand. Due to medical issues, Shannan Barker has exhausted her sick leave and vacation. If you would like to help Shannan by contributing vacation time, please go to the following website: CAT Leave, and click on “Catastrophic Leave Donation Form.”
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