Philips Institute investigator wins Presidential Research Quest Fund award
Media contact: Nan Johnson, director of communications, nljohnson@vcu.edu, (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, nljohnson@vcu.edu, (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. […]
Celebrating the First 100
Celebrating the First 100 The “First 100 Dentists of Color” Celebration Brunch on Saturday, April 27, at Richmond’s Black History Museum and Cultural Center was a celebration of accomplishments, achievements and trailblazing where Erma Freeman (D.D.S.’77/D) was recognized as the school’s first black female graduate. The “First 100” initiative paves the way for the “Next 100” through […]
Executive Summary – Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century
In preparation for the VCU School of Dentistry’s strategic planning process, Dean David C. Sarrett, DMD, MS, provides an executive summary representing an analysis of Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century This summary provides a “snapshot” of the challenges, trends and issues in today’s dental education. Areas of Challenge Finances In past 20 years, […]
Register now for annual ethics lecture
Zarkowski to present at annual ethics lecture Pamela Zarkowski, J.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Detroit, Mercy, presents “Go- Stop- Yield: The Intersection of Law and Ethics” on March 1, 2019, as part of the School of Dentistry’s Mirmelstein Ethics Lecture. The annual lecture is part of the school’s […]
Akinkugbe and Brecher named Revere Scholars
Recognizing outstanding achievements of junior faculty RICHMOND, VA – Aug. 27, 2018 – Aderonke A Akinkugbe, B.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., assistant professor, Oral Health Promotion and Community Outreach, and Erica A. Brecher, D.M.D., M.S., assistant professor, Pediatric Dentistry, have been named Revere Scholars at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. Revere Scholars exemplify the […]
Honoring a long-time leader at Delta Dental of Virginia
Student scholarship helps retain best and brightest RICHMOND, VA – April 4, 2018 – Through a $50,000 scholarship gift, Delta Dental of Virginia is honoring one of its own and improving access to dental care. The George A. Levicki, D.D.S., Scholarship at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry memorializes Levicki’s service as the dental […]
Brickhouse named interim chair
Tegwyn H. Brickhouse, D.D.S., Ph.D. photo: VCU University Relations BRICKHOUSE NAMED INTERIM CHAIR AT SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY Research and policy strengths help eliminate barriers to oral health for the most vulnerable RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 7, 2017 – Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry Dean and Associate Vice President for Health Sciences, David C. Sarrett, D.M.D., […]