33rd annual ethics lecture Feb. 26, 2021
Karl Haden to present at 33rd annual ethics lecture Karl Haden, Ph.D., presents “Ethics, Leadership and the Future of the Dental Profession” on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, as part of the School of Dentistry’s Mirmelstein Ethics Lecture. The annual lecture is part of the school’s continuing education program. The virtual lecture begins at 9:00 a.m. […]
Fall message from the chair
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way we live, study, work and connect with each other. I hope this message finds you and your family well, both physically and emotionally, during these unprecedented and challenging times. I also hope your staff and patients are safe as you continue to adapt to new […]
Health expert on limiting coronavirus risk: ‘Get sleep, stay hydrated, wash your hands’
Here at the VCU School of Dentistry, we’re lucky to be one of less than ten dental schools in the country within a comprehensive academic medical center. As such, we’re poised to help keep our patients, students, faculty and staff well-informed about infectious diseases including COVID-19 – the fast-moving outbreak informally known as coronavirus. Learn […]
A New Year’s message from the endodontics chair: Dr. Clara Spatafore
Happy New Year! As my family will attest, I love New Year’s resolutions. I make them for myself every year, but I often make them for family members. (Some have been more appreciative than others!) I could probably use the terms “accomplishments” or “goals,” but where is the fun that? As a driven endodontist, I […]
A message from John Svirsky, D.D.S., Class of 1973
As I think back on my 44 years in dental education and get ready to retire from Virginia Commonwealth University, and prepare to write the last chapters of my life, I can only think of how quickly it went by. It has been in the blink of an eye since I arrived at VCU in […]
New admissions dean – an endodontist!
Mary Pettiette, D.D.S., president of the American Association of Endodontists Foundation board of trustees, has been named dean of admissions at the VCU School of Dentistry. She comes to VCU from the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill where she most recently served as associate dean of admissions and student life. At […]
Oral Diagnostic Sciences update
by Dr. Duane Schafer Out with the old, in with the new This familiar phrase became a part of the mainstream vernacular in 1976, with the introduction of the popular television show, Logan’s Run. In Logan’s Run, it is the year 2274 and anyone under age 30 lives a protected, sheltered life within the confines […]
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