Dentistry professor continues research to fight gum disease, associated conditions
Congratulations to Dr. Esra Sahingur, associate professor, Department of Periodontics, for her grant award of $1.9 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the cause of periodontitis and search for new options for prevention and treatment. Read more at VCU News.
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November 2014 Newsletter
Department of Endodontics Newsletter: November 2014
Welcome, Class of 2017!
The Department of Orthodontics welcomes it’s incoming residents! Danielle E. Easterly (’15 VCU) Natalie R. La Rochelle (’15 UCSF) David H. Lindsey (’15 UCLA) Jason L. Porter (’15 CU)
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Staff updates
Ryan Brown was born and raised in Richmond, Va., and has been married to his beautiful wife Tiffany for six years with three children: Dakota, 5; Teagan, 3; and Connor, 16 months. Brown is the clinic manager for the Department of Endodontics. He has been with the VCU School of Dentistry since 2010 and with […]
New faculty in endodontics
Dr. Virginia East (D.D.S. ’85, Endodontics ’87) is from the great state of New York. She was a pioneer and attended Villanova University the first year they accepted female students. She moved to Virginia and graduated from the VCU School of Dentistry in 1985. She had two children in dental school completed a certificate in […]
Part-time faculty at VCU
Here in the Department of Endodontics, we owe a debt of gratitude to the part-time faculty who volunteer at the school. Whether it is for a half-day once a month or one day every week, they contribute so much to the department, the residents and the field of endodontics. We appreciate their time and commitment. […]
Past chairman spotlight
Dr. Gary R. Hartwell earned his D.D.S. from West Virginia University School of Dentistry in 1966. He graduated from the U.S. Army Dental Corps Endodontic Residency Program in 1973 and earned an M.S. in special studies (oral biology) the following year from George Washington University. In 1980 he completed the certification process and became a […]
Lyubov Slacheva at the 55th Annual American Dental Association (ADA)/Dentsply Student Clinician Research program
The dental profession continues to develop in new ways that allow us to better serve the oral health needs of the public. Dentists in clinical practice best know their patients’ needs, yet may not typically have the means by which to be the pioneers of novel advances. Acknowledging this, organizations like the Pierre Fauchard Academy […]