Philips Institute investigator wins Presidential Research Quest Fund award
Media contact: Nan Johnson, director of communications, [email protected], (804) 828-0324 Yue Sun, Ph.D. Yue Sun, Ph.D., a principal investigator at the Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, has been named a 2019 VCU Presidential Research Quest Fund awardee for his phosphoinositide research. “This year’s diverse group of 18 faculty represent every VCU academic unit and […]
New name for Oral Health Promotion
Media contact: Nan Johnson, director of communications, [email protected], (804) 828-0324 The School of Dentistry’s Department of Oral Health Promotion and Community Outreach is now known as the Department of Dental Public Health and Policy. The change, effective Aug. 1, 2019, more accurately reflects the department’s activities and developing research focus and highlights the emphasis on […]
Frank Macrina – a feather in our cap
Professor, researcher, scientist, author, administrator… friend. Longtime member of the VCU community and founding director of the Philips Institute for Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, now the Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Francis L. Macrina, Ph.D., received the Presidential Medallion at VCU’s May Commencement exercises. Established in 1984 by the VCU Board of Visitors, […]
Revere Scholars Named
Glass and Jain named Revere Scholars Recognizing outstanding achievements of junior faculty RICHMOND, Va. – June 25, 2019 – Sarah H. Glass (D.D.S ‘14), assistant professor, Oral Diagnostic Sciences, and Sameer D. Jain, B.D.S., M.S., M.S.D., assistant professor and Urgent Care Clinic director, were named Revere Scholars at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. […]
Endodontics graduate program update June 2019
Greetings from the VCU Endodontic Residency Program! The residents are thriving, the literature reviews are ongoing and life is busy if you have been an endodontic resident over this past year. Since I last had the opportunity to write we have seen six more months fly by with many highlights to update you about. Looking […]
Resident update June 2019
by Dr. Adam Sarnowski, 2nd year endodontics resident Here at the VCU School of Dentistry, resident life has been a flurry of activity and excitement. In addition to literature, seminars, and patient care, we have been fortunate to participate in a wide variety of educational experiences over the past few months. In February, VCU hosted […]
Endodontics / radiology / oral pathology faculty update June 2019
Duane R. Schafer, D.D.S., M.S. joins oral pathology department Dr. Duane R. Schafer joins the faculty at the VCU School of Dentistry after a 30-year career with the United States Navy. He earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from The Ohio State University and completed postgraduate training in Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology at the Naval […]
Oral Diagnostics Sciences update June 2019
From Dr. Sarah Glass (D.D.S. ’14) comes an update and news report from Oral Diagnostics and Sciences. Simply click on the link below to read all about it. VCUBiopsyandClinic June 2019
Endodontics news from Dr. Clara Spatafore June 2019
Dr. Clara Spatafore, department chair It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again. The pre-doc students have just finished the semester and the 4th year dental students are heading out to residencies, private practice, and various other career choices. Graduation was held on Friday, May 10, and everything went according to plan. We […]
Endodontic clinic and research update June 2019
UCC update – by Dr. Steve Marinelli The Urgent Care Clinic continues to provide patients with easy access to care as well as invaluable training for undergraduate students in the area of oral diagnosis, endodontics, operative dentistry, orofacial pain, and minor oral surgery. Since inception, the UCC has treated approximately 2,500 patients generating self-sustaining revenue […]