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Dr. Sampeter Odera Joins Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
August 4, 2015Dr. Sampeter Odera, DMD, MD joined UCSF Dentistry’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on July 1.Dr. Odera graduated from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 2008 and the...
View ArticleNew Web Portal Centralizes Chancellor’s Committee on Family Services Resources
August 5, 2015The Chancellor’s Committee on Family Services recently launched myfamily.ucsf.edu to centralize UCSF resources for parents, children, youth and older adults. According to Dr. Elizabeth...
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Seven Global Oral Health Research Fellowships Announced for 2015-16
August 5, 2015UCSF Dentistry’s Global Oral Health Program has announced that a record seven dental students will receive Global Oral Health research fellowships for 2015-16.The Global Oral Health...
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Dr. Derek Park Joins Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
August 18, 2015Derek Park, DDS, MD, MA, joined UCSF Dentistry’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on Aug. 3.Dr. Park graduated from the Columbia University School of Dental Medicine in 2009...
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Active Year of Service for Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity
August 18, 2015The 2014-2015 academic year has been an active period of public service for the Xi Psi Phi dental fraternity, known as the “ZIPS.” UCSF Iota chapter president Brittany N. Vacura, class...
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Leslie McGarvey, DDS, Joins UCSF Dentistry as Compliance Liaison
August 19, 2015Dr. Leslie McGarvey has joined the UCSF School of Dentistry in the newly-created role of Compliance Liaison. “Before I became a dentist, I worked in quality assurance and quality control...
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Second Curriculum Steering Committee Retreat Held
August 20, 2015The Curriculum Steering Committee held its second planning retreat on July 15. The morning began with Dean Featherstone reviewing the committee’s past work, the current state of its...
View ArticleOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Surgery Center Re-Accredited
August 20, 2015The UCSF Oral and Facial Surgery Center in UCSF Dental Center's Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic (D-1201) recently achieved re-accreditation by the Accreditation Association for...
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UCSF SNDA Chapter Wins Chapter of the Year Award
September 2, 2015UCSF Dentistry’s Student National Dental Association (SNDA) chapter won a 2014-2015 Small Chapter of the Year Award at this year’s joint Student National Dental Association / National...
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Dr. Vaderhobli Accepted Into Academy of Medical Educators
September 2, 2015Ram Vaderhobli, DDS, MS, associate professor in UCSF Dentistry’s Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences Department, has been recognized by the UCSF School of Medicine for his...
View ArticleUCSF Dentistry Offers Unconscious Bias Training to All Staff
September 2, 2015On Tuesday, Sept. 15, all UCSF Dentistry staff members are invited to a training session on unconscious bias, presented by UCSF’s Office of Diversity and Outreach. The training is open...
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Brian Bast Appointed Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
September 2, 2015Brian Bast, DMD, MD, health sciences associate clinical professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), chief of OMFS at San Francisco General Hospital, and OMFS...
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Interprofessional Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program Welcomes...
September 3, 2015The combined UCSF Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy Interprofessional Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program welcomed an expanded cohort to the program’s 2015-2016 new student...
View ArticleUCSF Team Receives Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant for Innovative...
September 10, 2015A UCSF team of interdisciplinary investigators received a three-year $1.3 million grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation supporting the exploration of innovative new ideas in...
View ArticleUCSF Team Receives Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant for Innovative...
September 10, 2015A UCSF team of interdisciplinary investigators received a three-year $1.3 million grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation supporting the exploration of innovative new ideas in...
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Drs. Staninec, Saeed and Fareid Recognized By Pierre Fauchard Academy
September 15, 2015UCSF Dentistry’s Michal Staninec, DDS, PhD, Sophia Saeed, DMD, and Shoghi Fareid, DDS, received awards from the Pierre Fauchard Academy on Aug. 22.Dr. Staninec received the Dental...
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Welcome, Class of 2019!
September 16, 2015The UCSF School of Dentistry Class of 2019 was welcomed to campus this morning to begin five days of orientation. The class is an elite group, with only 4.65 percent of total...
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NIH Awards UCSF School of Dentistry Nearly $21 Million to Reduce Children's...
September 18, 2015UC San Francisco has long been a leader in preventing children’s oral disease and promoting children’s oral health, especially in low-income and minority populations. Now, supporting...
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Alexis Lainoff Named Moritz-Heyman Discovery Fellow
September 28, 2015Oral and Craniofacial Sciences PhD student Alexis Lainoff has been chosen as a Moritz-Heyman Discovery Fellow in the Graduate Division at UCSF. She was selected for the honor because...
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Drs. Centore and Hyde Complete Academic Leadership Program
September 28, 2015Two UCSF School of Dentistry faculty leaders, Linda Centore, RN, PhD, Division Chair of Behavioral Sciences and Community Dental Education, and Susan Hyde, DDS, MPH, PhD, Division...
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