Accomplishments: School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Christina Demopoulos and Melissa Argueta (both Dental) surpassed their 10,000th screening within the Early Childhood Caries Prevention Project (ECCPP). Started in 2017, ECCPP aims to reduce the number of children with cavities by the time they enroll in kindergarten by providing preventive dental services in federally funded Early Head Start…
Christopher Viravongsa and Karl Kingsley (both Dental) recently published the manuscript “Information Literacy Skills (ILS) Differences between Dental Students and Post-Graduate Dental Residents” in the journal EC Dental Science.
Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Streptococcus Gordonii-induced miRNAs Regulate CCL20 Responses in Human Oral Epithelial Cells,” which published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal Infection and Immunity on Jan. 31.
Dr. William Leavitt (Dental) accepted a three-year appointment to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists Advisory Group. The group supports the ADEA Division of Educational Pathways (ADEA DEP) staff in reviewing and revising data elements, data manipulation, report…
Dr. Robin Weltman (Dental) co-authored “A Long-term Retrospective Analysis of Single Tooth Implants and Endodontic Therapies in a University Setting,” which published Feb. 20 online ahead of print in the Journal of Periodontology. She also co-authored “Vertical Ridge Augmentation around Dental Implants with the Use of a Dense PTFE Membrane to…
Dr. Lily T. Garcia (Dental) accepted an invitation to serve as a panelist on the PROHmotion (Policy & Research in Oral Health: Moving Forward) blog hosted by NYU Dentistry Center for Oral Health Policy and Management. The discussion, “Learning from Past Battles,” addressed the topics learning from tobacco, a dental benefit in Medicare, mental…
Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) gave a virtual presentation, “Role of the Additive Technology (3D printing) Materials in Advancing Maxillofacial Prosthodontics,” to graduate students in the department of maxillofacial prosthodontics at Japan's Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
Dr. Amanda Jo Okundaye (Dental) contributed content to chapters 14 and 16 in the third edition of Wright's Behavior Management in Dentistry for Children.
Drs. Neamat Hassan and Hassan Ziada (both Dental) co-authored “Perspectives of Orthodontists of the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of White Spot Lesions: A Qualitative Study,” which appeared Jan. 29 in the Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry.
Dr. Eve Chung (Dental) and Xue "Cher" Xing (Teaching and Learning) co-authored an article, “Flip Your CTE Classroom: A Dental Education Model,” that appeared Jan. 10 in the Association for Career & Technical Education online publication.
Dr. Hassan Ziada (Dental) received recognition as a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry in the United Kingdom. The organization’s mission is being an inclusive, authoritative new college working for patients and involving the whole dental team, while setting standards, providing career pathways and leading thought for the future of…
John Colombo (Dental) co-authored “Dental Pulp Stem Cell Heterogeneity: Finding Superior Quality "Needles" in a Dental Pulpal "Haystack" for Regenerative Medicine-Based Applications,” which appeared in print Jan. 4 in the journal Stem Cells International.