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April 2015, Vol. 12, No. 2
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Massive HVAC Project to Affect
All Areas of UIC College of Dentistry
The days of being too hot or too cold
She noted that the project involves
and blowing fuses with space heaters
the members of the State of Illinois
or fans are destined to end as the
Capital Board; UIC administration,
College undergoes a 21-month project
as the “owners” of the building; and
to renovate its heating, ventilation, and
the faculty, staff, and students of the
air conditioning (HVAC) system.
College of Dentistry as the “users” of
In addition
the building.
to improved
The
temperature control,
21-month
the project also will
timeline “is
include replacement
subject to
of many older
change, as
ceilings and lighting
it is with any
fixtures in the
construction
building, as well as
project, based
providing a sprinkler
on what is
system in every area
found when
of the College.
the ceilings are
The HVAC project will impact every area
The work is a
taken down,”
of the College, and result in new ceilings
State of Illinois Capital
Dr. Rowan said.
in some locations.
Project, with the $20.8
She noted
million cost paid for
that up to ten
by State funds, rather
contractors are
than as a University or College project.
involved with the project, including
It has been under consideration for
experts in ventilation, plumbing,
four years.
electric, and abatement.
“It took that many years to go
“There will be up to 75 individuals
through the incredible amount of
working in different areas of the
survey, design, and bidding work,”
building at any given time,” Dr. Rowan
said Dr. Susan Rowan, Associate
said.
Dean for Clinical Affairs, the College
Scheduled for five phases over
administrator who is leading the
the 21-month period, “the process
project.
will be vertical,” Dr. Rowan explained.
In This
Issue
‘7/70’ Plan
Offered
Dante Brown
Earns MLK
Scholarship
Dr. Aram Kim
Wins ACP
Sharry Award
“Whatever area on the first floor is affected, the same
space on the second, third, fourth, and fifth floors and
basement will be affected as well. That is because the
air handling units in this building are connected vertically,
rather than horizontally by floor.”
Administrators know the greatest challenge will be
continuing College employees’ and students’ work during
construction.
“We will continue to focus on our mission of student
education, patient care, and research,” Dr. Rowan said.
“To do that, we will need to relocate individuals temporarily
at various phases, because every part of the building will
be impacted.”
Dr. Rowan also promised regular and frequent
communications with College personnel.
“Be aware of communications so you can be prepared
and forewarned about moves and potential hazards,” she
said. “Where there are fragile, valuable, or confidential
materials in areas, College personnel will need to remove
or secure the items prior to the beginning of active
construction in these spaces.
“Take home everything of personal value,” she
continued. “You will also need to visit the space to which
you are being moved to see what the capacity will be for
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your items. You will need to box everything you will take
with you to the temporary space; Information Technology
personnel will move computers.
“Once construction begins in your area, you will
not have access to that area,” Dr. Rowan said. “This
mandate will be rigidly enforced because of potential
injury, complications for the contractors, and cost overruns
attributable to interruptions.”
To promote safety and security, Dr. Rowan and her
team will provide ample signage “to make sure that
individuals don’t accidentally enter into an area of active
work,” she said.
All faculty, staff, students, and construction personnel
will be required to wear name badges.
“College personnel will be encouraged to be aware
of any individuals who may not be authorized to be in the
building, and to contact the Office of Clinical Affairs or UIC
Police if there are any questions or suspicions,” Dr. Rowan
said.
She noted that the bulk of the work will be performed
from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., but there also will be an after-hours
shift as well “to take care of areas that cannot have active
work during the daytime in order to maintain the clinical,
educational, and research operations in the building,”
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Dr. Rowan said. “Occasionally, work will be completed on
weekends, with ample warning to the College community.”
Administrators are relying heavily on College Facilities
and Information Technology staff. “When individuals
are moved, there will be a need to relocate computers
and associated electronics such as printers, in order to
accommodate operations when people are in transitional
swing spaces. The Facilities and IT teams will work
diligently to assist in the moves from offices and clinic
areas.”
“Our hope and expectation is that by the fall of 2016,
we will have a fully sprinklered building that provides the
appropriate heating and cooling to ensure the comfort
of the faculty, staff, students, and patients,” Dr. Rowan
said. “The outcome will not only be a more comfortable
building but a safer building, less likely to suffer from burst
pipes and the damage that results, with better lighting and
modern esthetically pleasing ceilings.”
To contact the Office of Clinical Affairs, call (312) 9963544 or email [email protected]. To contact UIC Police,
call 5-5555 in an emergency, or (312) 996-2830 in a nonemergency situation.
‘7/70’ Plan Would Increase DMD
Students, Lengthen DMD-AS Term
The College is moving forward on an extended-term
curriculum for the Advanced Standing dental program
(DMD-AS), and on increasing the size of DMD classes to
70 students.
Extending the DMD-AS program would allow
“time for faculty to calibrate and accelerate the clinical
understanding of non-UIC trained dentists, expanding their
understanding and embracing the educational concepts in
the unique UIC curriculum,” Dean Clark Stanford said.
Dean Stanford, faculty, and administrators decided
this could best be achieved by adding a semester to
the program—a seventh in the conventional two-year
program, making DMD-AS a two-and-a-half year program.
“This would allow, especially the restorative faculty,
an intensive
period for
prepatient
training
prior to
moving the
DMD-AS
students
into the
patient
care
clinics,”
Dean
Stanford
explained.
“The
additional
The 7/70 Program would increase the
semester
number of DMD students and lengthen the
allows our
program for DMD-AS students.
faculty to
focus on
diagnostic oral, surgical, restorative, and therapeutic
procedures to make them succeed as excellent dentists in
our profession.”
Following an internal review, examination of state-wide
concerns, and balanced with emerging issues on campus
and in the State of Illinois, Dean Stanford, faculty, and the
leadership team made a decision “to maintain the core of
the new DMD curriculum and to use this as a platform to
save the date
Saturday, April 11, at 4 p.m.
Ruth French Lecture
UIC College of Dentistry faculty, students, and staff are invited to the Ruth French
Lecture on Saturday, April 11, at 4 p.m. at the UIC College of Pharmacy, 833 S. Wood
St., with Kelly McGonigal, PhD, Stanford health psychologist and Ted Talk lecturer,
who will reveal the neuroscience behind behavior change.
You’ll get new ideas for helping patients adopt healthy new habits that stick. Close the
afternoon with a reception at 5 p.m.
For details and to RSVP, email [email protected]. The Ruth French Lecture is endowed in the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences. In 2015, the lecture is generously co-hosted by UIC's College of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy
and School of Public Health. Email [email protected] for more information.
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move the class size to 70 DMD Illinois students,”
Dr. Stanford said.
The two initiatives combined are called the “7/70
Program.”
“This 7/70 Program helps our students in
immeasurable ways,” Dean Stanford explained. “First,
the additional semester allows our Advanced Standing
students to be the best they can be—the ‘7.’ The
additional Illinois residents in the DMD four-year
curriculum—the ‘70’— allows us to address access to
care issues in the State of Illinois in the most responsible
manner, maximizing the use of our facilities and the
excellence of our faculty. Dental students from Illinois
stay in Illinois; this is what we need for our state and our
taxpayers. The 70 DMD students will be primarily Illinois
residents.”
Dean Stanford noted that while the College’s
postgraduate residency programs are excellent, they
“cannot be called upon to carry the load for oral health
care for the State of Illinois; this must be through highly
trained general dentists for our state,” he concluded.
“Thus, we made the decision to reverse earlier
considerations and return to a path focused on the
excellence of our general dentistry programs, coupled
still with the excellence of our postgraduate and research
programs. This path supports our alumni, our students
from the undergraduate campus, and most importantly,
the patients we serve.”
The College will seek approval from various levels of
University administration and governance for its proposed
changes.
Danté Brown awarded Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Scholarship
D-3 Dante Brown has been awarded a University of
Illinois at Chicago Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship.
Brown, who noted he was mentored by his own
dentist, Dr. Edward Ruiz, ’87, applied for the scholarship
in March of 2014. “I heard about the scholarship as an
undergraduate and applied through the Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs’ (OVCSA) website,” Brown
said.
Dante Brown, UIC Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
recipient.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship program
was established at UIC in 1985 to recognize outstanding
minority UIC students, such as African Americans,
Latinos, and Native Americans, who have demonstrated
high academic achievement in fields in which they
are underrepresented and who have shown strong
commitment to community and campus service. To
qualify for the scholarship an undergraduate must have a
minimum 4.0 GPA. Graduate and professional students
must also show a record of high academic achievement.
Brown was awarded the professional level scholarship of
$5,000.
When not in class, Brown provides free dental
services at Community Health-West Town, Goldie’s
Place, and to homeless individuals in the community. In
addition to his community service, Brown also serves
as treasurer of the UIC chapter of the Student National
Dental Association (UIC-SNDA), and is an active member
of the UIC chapter of the American Association of Public
Health Dentistry (UIC-AAPHD). He also works to support
others in his spare time. “I tutor on campus and am one of
the teachers for the post-baccalaureate Dental Anatomy
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course,” he noted.
After his graduation in May of 2016, Brown has well
defined goals. “I plan to practice general dentistry for a few
years, complete my Masters’ in Public Health, and then
consider residency programs in dental public health,” he
said.
—Joseland C. Nixon
Dr. Aram Kim Wins ACP Sharry
Research Award
Dr. Aram Kim, Clinical Assistant Professor, Restorative
Dentistry, was the first place winner of the John J.
Sharry Research Competition of the American College of
Prosthodontics (ACP).
Dr. Kim won for her research, “Abutment Material
Effect on Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Color and Perceived
Esthetics.”
“We, as clinicians, always strive for the best treatment
for our patients,” Dr. Kim explained. “To be able to provide
patient-centered care, I felt that we needed a better
understanding of patients’ perception and satisfaction
of dental treatment. In my study, I compared perception
and satisfaction between patients and clinicians on dental
implant soft tissue esthetics by different abutment material
choices.”
“The core finding from my study was that patients’
satisfaction did not differ among different materials used
although measurable color difference was noted with a
sophisticated spectrophotometer,” she added. The Sharry Competition is held to stimulate and
acknowledge original research in prosthodontics. It was
named for ACP Past President Dr. John J. Sharry. The
award has been presented since 1976.
“The John J.
Sharry Award is the
most competitive
national award in
Prosthodontics,”
Dr. Kim said, noting
that her winning it
“brings widespread
recognition to
the UIC College
of Dentistry as a
premiere clinical
research institution
at the national level.
Dr. Radi Masri, chair of the Shar“Over the years,
ry Competition, presents the first
the College and
place award to Dr. Aram Kim.
the Department of
Restorative Dentistry
have established a culture of clinical science that has led
to many innovative discoveries and advancements,” she
added. “I am so glad that I was able to represent the UIC
College of Dentistry at a national level and showcase what
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our College stands for and all of the wonderful things we
are doing.”
Dr. Kim received her award at the 44th annual session
of the ACP held in New Orleans.
“I am truly honored to be recognized by the American
College of Prosthodontists,” said Dr. Kim. “The Sharry
Award is the single highest honor given to a recent
graduate from an Advanced Prosthodontic Program by
the specialty and ACP. This recognition will go a long way
in my prosthodontics career.
“Research is always a team effort,” she added. “I was
fortunate to work with a group of wonderful faculty in the
Department of Restorative Dentistry, helping me with the
many aspects of my study.
“Special thanks to my mentors Drs. Stephen
Campbell and Kent Knoernschild for their unwavering
support in the design and analysis for the study. Also
thanks to Drs. Lee Jameson and Farhad Fayz for their
selflessness in helping with the data collection. Dr. Jameson was the recipient of the same award in 1977,
also in New Orleans. The history re-lives and the legacy
continues,” Dr. Kim concluded.
Illinois AGD/ADI Hosts
D-4 Case Competition The annual Illinois Academy of General Dentistry/Academy
of Dentistry International D-4 Case Presentations took
place February 17 at College.
Five students, Christopher Greenwaldt, Syed
Majeed, Charlene Uy, Laura Wasek-Throm, and Dustin
Wylde, presented cases to the judges to compete for
scholarship prizes awarded by the IL-AGD and the ADI.
First place winner was Wylde, who received $300
from the IL-AGD. Majeed earned second place, garnering
$200 from the ADI. Uy placed third, earning $100 from the
ADI.
Case presentation students and dentist judges.
AGD Chair Dr. Cheryl Mora stated, “All the students
presented excellent cases and we look forward to them
joining our profession when they graduate in May.”
Student Illinois AGD reps who attended include
Farhana Khan, Roma Fatima, Natasha Kanchwala,
Katrina Lo, and Dan Pagel.
Faculty members Dr. Christopher Zwiercan and Dr. Jamie Lynn Hofmeister selected student cases for
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After the presentations, students and dentist judges
had dinner at Jut’s at Pompeii, where the scholarship
prizes were awarded. Another round of case presentations
for the DMD-Advanced Standing students (A-2s) will be
held in April.
Joseland Nixon Joins
Office of Advancement
Joseland Nixon, recently hired as Development
Coordinator in the Office of Advancement and Alumni
Affairs, is eager to fulfill her responsibilities in her new
position.
“I’m excited at the opportunity to help move the Office
of Advancement and Alumni Affairs forward,” Nixon stated.
“My job experience is in communications and
development,” she added. “Though I spent my first
few years in the
corporate arena, I
soon after switched
to the non-profit
sector and never
looked back.”
Stewardship,
communications,
fundraising, and
outreach efforts
are her main
responsibilities
as the new
Development
Coordinator.
Joseland Nixon.
Nixon has a
lot of background in
communications and development for non-profits, working
for Riders for Health and for First Presbyterian Church
of Evanston, having had the title of Communications
Manager for both organizations.
Her career has included non-profit fundraising
and relationship management. She has worked in
implementing plans to help organize special events; grant
writing; social media; fundraising; photography; research;
working with sponsors, prospective donors, and partners;
graphic design for websites; newsletter editing; and
advertising.
Nixon is single with no children. In her spare time she
enjoys reading and solving jigsaw puzzles. “I also enjoy
watching movies and walking, when the weather is nice,”
she said.
Nixon also has had volunteer experience working
with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and Chicago Life
Opportunities Initiative.
She earned her BA in journalism and public relations
from Columbia College Chicago, and her MS in Marketing
Communications from Roosevelt University. Nixon also
earned her certification in graphic and web design at
Computer Training Source (CTS). She also studied
filmmaking and critique. “We had to review films such
as Blade Runner and Little Murders,” she said. “My
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classmates and I felt like Siskel and Ebert.”
Nixon’s musician father, Walter, was signed to
Motown Records while it was still Hitsville, USA. He
worked with popular artists of the 1960s and 1970s such
as the Spinners, the Temptations, and the Four Tops.
Joseland Nixon recalled one of her visits to the home of a
friend of her father, the legendary R&B sensation Marvin
Gaye, who had an indoor pool in his living room.
“One of my memories of my father’s Motown days
was embarrassing him when I was four years old while
at Marvin Gaye’s house in Detroit, by asking Marvin Gaye
why he had a bathtub in his living room (it was actually a
swimming pool).” Nixon recalled, laughing. “I thought it
looked silly.”
You can contact Nixon at (312) 996-0670 or
[email protected].
—VonJulius Wright
Dental Charity Ball Set
The Dental Charity Ball, a fundraiser for the College’s
Dental Charity Foundation, will be held at a special venue
this year—the Chicago Civic Opera house. Tickets are on
sale for the Friday, April 10, black-tie optional event. The
event begins at 8 p.m. Food stations will be open from
8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Open bar available from 8:30 to 11:30
p.m. Entertainment provided by live band a DJ. There also
will be a silent auction. See www.dentalcharityball.org.
at 5 p.m. The
Ruth French
Lecture is
endowed in the
UIC College of
Applied Health
Sciences.
In 2015, the
lecture is cohosted by
UIC’s College
of Dentistry,
College of
Nursing,
College of
Pharmacy,
and School of
Public Health.
Email billbike@
uic.edu for more
information.
Dr. Kelly McGonigal, health psychologist, will reveal the neuroscience
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Reunion Set for April 17
Attendees dance the night away at the Dental Charity Ball.
Ruth French Lecture to Address
Adopting New Habits
Members of the College community are invited to the
Ruth French Lecture on Saturday, April 11, at 4 p.m. at
the UIC College of Pharmacy, 833 S. Wood St., with Kelly
McGonigal, PhD, Stanford health psychologist and Ted
Talk lecturer, who will reveal the neuroscience behind
behavior change. The lecture is free.
You’ll get new ideas for helping patients adopt healthy
new habits that stick. Close the afternoon with a reception
April 2015
UIC College of Dentistry, Loyola University Chicago, and
Northwestern University dental alumni and faculty will
gather at the 2015 College of Dentistry Reunion at Carlisle
Banquets, 435 E. Butterfield Road in Lombard, IL, Friday,
April 17. The Carlisle has proven a popular site for the
Reunion in recent years.
All UIC, Loyola, and Northwestern dental alumni and
UIC faculty are invited. Tickets are $115. A reception will
be held at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Alumni, colleagues from other dental schools,
spouses, friends, and faculty all will enjoy Reunion 2015.
It will feature special recognition for members of DDS and
specialty programs whose graduation hears ended in a “5”
or “0.”
Special awards will be presented to former Executive
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Frank W. Licari,
’86, Distinguished Dental Alumnus; Associate Dean for
Clinical Affairs Dr. Susan A. Rowan, ’84, Dr. E. Lloyd
Du Brul Faculty Achievement Award; retired Assistant
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from 1973 to 1983, and also
served as a Clinical Professor
in the Department of Surgery
in the University’s College
of Medicine. Dr. Laskin was
Editor of the Journal of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery for
an unprecedented 30 years,
and he is currently a Professor
and Chair Emeritus at Virginia
Commonwealth University,
where he had served as Chair
Dr. Daniel Laskin.
of the Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery.
For more information about
the Laskin Lecture, contact Maria Limon of OMFS at
(312) 996-1052 or [email protected].
Dr. Susan Rowan and Dr. Tom Lakars are among faculty
who will be honored at Reunion 2015.
Professor of Oral Biology Dr. Thomas C. Lakars, ’67, MS
Anatomy ’69, Dr. F. William Towner Organized Dentistry
Award; Dr. Michael J. Biasiello, Loyola ’85, Dr. Raffaele
Suriano Award; Clinical Associate Professor of Restorative
Dentistry Dr. Alexander H. Chan, ’78, University of
Illinois Alumni Loyalty Award; Dr. Brian C. Homann,
’12, Young Alumnus/Alumna of the Year; and Clinical
Assistant Professor of Periodontics Dr. Frank A. Maggio,
Loyola ’71, UIC Periodontics ’75, Dr. Irwin B. Robinson
President’s Leadership Award.
Anyone wanting more information can obtain it from
the College’s website at dentistry.uic.edu; click on the
Alumni Reunion icon.
Or, contact Ana Lisa Ogbac at the Office of
Advancement at (312) 996-0485 or [email protected].
College of Dentistry Wins
Challenge of the Deans Free-Throw
Contest in Double Overtime
Mark J. Valentino, Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Development, and student Fadi Elayyan, brought home
the Dean’s Challenge trophy to the College of Dentistry his
year.
7th Annual Laskin Lecture on
Orthognathic Surgery Set
The seventh annual Dr. Daniel M. Laskin Lectureship will
be held at the College of Dentistry on Friday, June 12 from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dr. Tim Turvey, Professor and Chair of
the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the
University of North Carolina, will discuss “Current Therapy
in Orthognathic Surgery.”
Dr. Turvey will present his
talk in Lecture Hall North from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Three (3.0)
hours of Continuing Education
credit will be provided.
The lectureship is named
for Dr. Laskin, one of the
world’s leading researchers in
temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
pathology, and a giant in the
specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery. Dr. Laskin earned his
Dr. Tim Turvey.
Master’s degree in Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery from the
College in 1952, and then joined
the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery faculty.
He became a Professor and was Head of the Department
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Student Fadi Elayyan and Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Development Mark J. Valentino won the Challenge of the
Deans.
In the Dean’s Challenge, a Dean or Associate or
Assistant Dean and a student compete against their
counterparts from other UIC colleges at halftime of a
UIC Flames game in a free-throw shooting contest. The
two-person team scoring the highest number of points is
crowned the champion.
This year’s contest was held at halftime of the UIC
Flames game against Oakland University’s Golden
Grizzlies on Feb. 5. At the end of the free-throw contest
the College of Dentistry’s Valentino and Elayyan were tied
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with the College of Pharmacy team, Dean Jerry Bauman
and third-year student Cong Nguyen. The two teams
had beaten out teams from the College of Applied Health
Sciences, the College of Engineering (the defending
champions), and the College of Education.
As the UIC and Oakland basketball teams came back
on the court to start the second half it was determined
that Valentino and Dr. Bauman would have a shootout
during the first media timeout of the second half. That
timeout came, Valentino and Dr. Bauman shot free throws
again, and were tied once more at 4-4 at the end of the
timeout.
So, they went into double overtime during the second
media timeout. Valentino his fifth free throw of the timeout,
winning in double overtime 5-4.
“The event was a great experience, and I’m glad I had
the opportunity to do it,” Elayyan said. “Hopefully I’ll get an
opportunity to defend our title next year!”
A College of Dentistry team also won the trophy in
2013.
second place, and Benjamin Belavsky third place. David
Goldberg won the Most Original Award. Huibi Liu won
the Best Presentation Award.
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What’s more warming than
some nice hot chili in the
middle of a cold winter? Not
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Orthodontics organized its
inaugural Chili Cook-Off on
Jan. 23.
Attendees had an
opportunity to taste and vote
for their favorite dishes from
among those presented by
nine contestants.
In the Most Favorite
Chili Award category,
Robert Schwartz won
first place, Kimberly Fasula
Kim Fasula is serious
about stirring the pot
during the Chili CookOff.
SPARKY, THE TOOTH FAIRY, AND YOUNGSTERS SHARE A
SMILE—The Department of Pediatric Dentistry held its annual Give Kids a Smile Day Feb. 5. UIC Mascot Sparky D.
Dragon came by to greet the youngsters who were receiving free dental care and education. They were joined by the
Tooth Fairy (student Farah Shakir). A total of 101 children
came from Children of Peace School and St. Malachy
School.
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Chicago and just outside Cook County. Email resume (as Word
or PDF attachment only or paste resume in e-mail message) to
[email protected]. (FA)
General dentist: Family Dental Care. Full- or part-time. Several
of our associates have become partners. Come and talk to them.
Very high income potential. Specialists on staff. Currently four
locations and growing. 95% fee-for-service. No Public Aid. (773)
978-7801 (ask for Laura) or e-mail personnel@familydentalcare.
com. http:/familydentalcare.com. (FA permanent)
Busy private practice in Jacksonville, IL, seeking full-time associate. Fully digital and paperless. We offer Invisalign and sleep
apnea treatment as well as hard tissue laser dentistry. We are
currently Delta Premier providers but are under no other contract. One dentist and two hygienists produced $1 million plus in
four day week last year. Compatible candidate would ultimately
receive partnership offer. Come practice where G.V. Black got his
start. Send C.V. to [email protected] or fax
to (217) 383-0204. (FA 3/4/15)
General Dentist Opportunity, Chicago, IL, Northwest
suburb. We are an established general dentist practice seeking
enthusiastic associate dentist. Our office is fully digital and
paperless. Associate would ultimately receive an opportunity to
purchase. Flexible with schedule and hours. Send resume to
[email protected]. (FA 3/9/15)
HSDA EVENT—The Hispanic Student Dental Association at
UIC was invited by the Hispanic Dental Association Chicago
Chapter to a social event sponsored by Mass Mutual on February 19. The get-together, held at Wildfire downtown, was
to encourage members to get together, mingle, and network.
BLACK CREATIVITY JR. SCIENCE CAFES—The Museum of
Science and Industry on Feb. 21 hosted Black Creativity Jr.
Science Cafes, in which African American STEM (science,
technology, engineering, mathematics) students and professionals from various disciplines tell youngsters about their
careers. Above, D-2 Angel Jones works with youngsters. Below, the UIC College of Dentistry team of student/professionals, consisting of (left to right) Jones, D-3 Irena Todorova,
D-2 Stephen Martin, D-3 Jihan Doss, and D-3 Dante Brown.
RISING STAR—Dr. Ana Bedran-Russo (center), Associate
Professor, Restorative Dentistry, was one of only ten faculty
from across campus honored by the Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Research on Feb. 25 with Researcher of the
Year awards. Dr. Bedran-Russo won as the Rising Star in the
Clinical Sciences category. She was nominated by Dr. Luisa
DiPietro (left), Associate Vice Chancellor for Research. Dr.
Mitra Dutta, Vice Chancellor for Research, is at right.
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A WELCOME FOR POTENTIAL DMDAS STUDENTS—The Office of Admissions held an open house for DMD Advanced
Standing prospective students recently. The event included
admissions information, a tour led by current A-1 students,
and a networking session. Above, Radhwan Al Sinawi, an
A-1 student, gives prospective DMDAS students a tour of the
College.
ORAL HEALTH AMERICA VOLUNTEERS—College of Dentistry
student volunteers helped with the Oral Health America dinner at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. They
are pictured with Dean Clark Stanford.
SCHOOL SPIRIT—Dr. David Kumamoto (right) received the
Lou Liay Spirit Award from the University of Illinois Alumni
Association at the UIC Flames game on Feb. 28. Dr. Kumamoto is an alumnus, a retired faculty member, and was the
UIC Flames team dentist for three decades. He was greeted
by Dr. Eric Gislason, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs and Provost and Interim Chancellor. The award is
presented for extraordinary spirit and pride in support of the
University and Alumni Association. It is named for Lou Liay,
former Executive Director of the Alumni Association.
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801 South Paulina Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612-7211
ORAL CANCER
DISCUSSION—The
UIC Chapter of the
Student National
Dental Association and Dr. Darien
Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor,
Pediatric Dentistry
(pictured), made
an important presentation on Feb.
24, “Oral Cancer
in the African
American Community.”
Dean
Clark Stanford, DDS, Ph.D.,
Cert. Prosthodontics,
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Assistant Vice Chancellor
for Development
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