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.
Martinsville Community Dental Clinic honored for commitment to oral health
Last week, Dean David Sarrett, D.M.D., M.S., partnered with the Piedmont Virginia Dental Health Foundation to honor the Harvest Foundation, which operates the Martinsville Community Dental Clinic, with the Platinum Award for Exceptional Leadership in Improving Oral Health. The Community Dental Clinic serves as one of the VCU School of Dentistry’s service-learning rotation sites where […]
New M.S. and Ph.D. opportunities in Oral Health Research
The VCU School of Dentistry plans to offer a Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in oral health research starting in Fall 2015. The programs will train students to conduct basic and translational research in oral health with a particular focus on Cancer and developmental biology of the head and neck Infection and immunology Bioengineering, stem cells […]
The Hispanic Dental Association gets our S.E.A.L. of approval
By Courtney Killough, D.D.S. Class of 2017 On August 21st, Alyssa Gutierrez and I traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 24th Annual Hispanic Dental Association Conference at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Leaving with nervous excitement and open minds, our goal was to learn as much about the organization, its mission and the process of founding […]
VCU collaborates with Univille University on research
For four years, Dr. Ruben Garcia, professor of dentistry, has traveled from Univille University Dental School in Joinville, Brazil to the VCU School of Dentistry in the name of research. As a visiting faculty member, Garcia collaborates with Dr. Peter Moon, biomaterials director, Department of General Practice. Their research focuses on cement bonding to ceramic […]
VCU School of Dentistry residents win research awards
Dr. Matt Detar (D.D.S. ’07) of the Department of Endodontics and Dr. Erika Lentini of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry are about to graduate from their residency programs, and they now can add research awards to their résumés. Detar received a prestigious research award from the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). During the AAE 2014 […]
Guest faculty from Qingdao, China visits VCU
This spring, the VCU School of Dentistry hosted four visiting dental faculty members from the Stomatological Hospital in Qingdao, China. Drs. Berry Yang, Judy Zhu, Tom Tang and Ben Zen visited Richmond, Va., in April and May to observe in the clinic and attend lectures. Together, their specialties run the gamut: general dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics […]
Classmates remembered through memorial scholarships
The 2014 MCV Campus Reunion took place April 11 through April 13 in Richmond, Va., and nearly 500 alumni and family members converged on campus to celebrate the occasion. The tradition of reunion giving has become an integral facet of the MCV Campus Reunion. Generous donors over the years have supported their alma mater, its […]
Faculty member named service-learning fellow
Tammy Swecker (B.S. ’93, M.Ed. ’05), associate professor, Department of Oral Health Promotion and Community Outreach, has been selected as one of the 2014-2015 VCU Service-Learning Faculty Fellows. She was selected from a competitive pool of faculty member applicants based on her previous involvement in service-learning and community-engagement as well as a proposed plan for […]
SNDA raises awareness through 5th Annual Oral Cancer Walk
Oral cancer has a fatality rate higher than that of skin, cervical or thyroid cancer, yet the general public is unaware of this cancer. The Student National Dental Association has started an initiative to raise awareness and to provide support for oral cancer research. On Saturday, April 19, 2014, oral cancer researchers, cancer survivors and […]