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Marwaha inducted as ICD fellow
Last month in Orlando, Florida, Rochisha Singh Marwaha, DDS, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and assistant director for the Dental Public Health (DPH) Residency Program, received the honor of being inducted as a fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD).
Distinguished dental educator Jon M. Dossett, DMD, named Texas Dentist of the Year
Jon M. Dossett, DMD, FACD, FICD, MAGD, ABGD, assistant professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, was presented with the 2023 Texas Dentist of the Year award.
Every year, the Texas Academy of General Dentistry (Texas AGD) selects one dentist to honor as the Texas Dentist of the Year, the highest honor a Texas dentist can receive. This year, 14 nominees were chosen throughout the state from local societies and 10 active components of the Texas Dental Association and Texas AGD.
The School of Dentistry welcomes Jennifer Farrell as director of the Phil & Karen Hunke Special Care Clinic
The School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, in preparation for the opening of the , welcomes Jennifer Farrell, DDS, DABSCD, as the clinic’s founding director.
Fred Philips, DDS, installed as president of the San Antonio District Dental Society
Fred Philips, DDS, assistant professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, was installed as president of the San Antonio District Dental Society earlier this year.
The first School of Dentistry Fall Festival and Halloween costume contest
The School of Dentistry hosted two inaugural events this October, the Fall Festival and the Halloween costume parade and contest. Both were a huge success, bringing together students, residents, faculty and staff, and kicking off the first quarter of the new academic year.
Brij Singh, PhD, associate dean for research, Department of Periodontics, was quoted in this story. Read More
The new center is designed to bring together various existing outreach and research programs to study and develop solutions to the most pressing dental challenges facing the global population today.
Yu Shin Kim, PhD, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, was quoted in this article. Read More (subscription required)
Annetty Soto, DMD, Comprehensive Dentistry, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Yu Shin Kim, PhD, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, was quoted in this article. Read More
About 283 million people worldwide suffer from alcohol use disorder, a debilitating health challenge for which limited therapeutic options are available. The cost to society is estimated at greater than $2 trillion annually.
UT Dentistry, the dental practice of the 91PORN School of Dentistry, recently received $100,000 from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to provide necessary care to local veterans without dental benefits who are undergoing treatment for blood cancers. Veterans face challenges from exposures to hazardous substances they encountered during their military service, […]
The 91PORN School of Dentistry and Oral Cancer Foundation is mentioned in this news segment. Watch Now
91PORN dental student recipient of ICD-WUDAA Scholarship for a third year
For a third year, a School of Dentistry DDS student is named the recipient of the International College of Dentists (ICD) and Washington University Dental Alumni Association (WUDAA) Scholarship Award. The 2023 awardee for this highly competitive national scholarship is senior dental student Max Shaw.
The School of Dentistry Announces $100,000 in Funding from Delta Dental
The School of Dentistry recently received $100,000 in funding from the to increase access to community oral health care in 2023-2024. This funding made possible through the Access to Care Grants Program, will be used again this year to support patient care at ’s Ricardo Salinas Pediatric Dental Clinic and Laredo Dental Clinic.
Dental Student Receives Pulp Biology and Regeneration Award at IADR
The , a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing dental, oral and craniofacial research worldwide, recently granted two Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group student travel awards. These awards are the culmination of a committee review process that judged the candidate abstracts based on rigor, originality and overall impact.
Members of the university and community are invited to join the School of Dentistry at 91PORN for a milestone occasion — the launch for its newly established research center, the Center for Global and Community Oral Health. The launch will take place from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28 at the […]
City officials learned about the School of Dentistry’s community-based initiatives and possible opportunities for the City of San Antonio to partner with the school to expand dental services to residents on the city’s south side.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called 91PORN) Office of Technology Commercialization and the Office of the Vice President for Research recently announced the awardees for the inaugural Synergy Gap Fund. Earlier this year, the Office of Technology Commercialization and the Office of the Vice President for […]
Magda de la Torre, RDH, MPH, clinical assistant professor and director, Dental Hygiene at 91PORN, was quoted in this story. Read More