HSDA Named National Chapter of Year

June 2016, Vol. 13, No. 3
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HSDA Named National Chapter of Year
The UIC College of Dentistry’s
activity. We participated in dozens of
Hispanic Student Dental Association
community outreach events where
(HSDA) Chapter was named the
we provided oral hygiene instruction,
Hispanic Dental Association’s (HDA)
patient education, and free dental
2016 National Student Chapter of
services in underserved communities
the Year at the HDA’s recent Annual
with minority populations.”
Meeting in Washington, DC. This
Magallanes added, “We also
award recognizes
boosted
the chapter for
our student
outstanding
membership by
efforts to
nearly 100%, and
provide service,
hosted Spanish
education,
classes with an
advocacy and
average of 30-40
leadership in
students each
Hispanic oral
session. We
health.
also have a very
Selected
close partnership
by a committee
with our parent
The UIC College of Dentistry Hispanic
consisting of HDA
chapter, the
Student Dental Association (HSDA) Chapter
National Office
regional Greater
was named the Hispanic Dental Association’s
staff members
Chicago HDA,
(HDA) 2016 National Student Chapter of the
and invited jurors,
through which
Year at the HDA’s recent Annual Meeting in
Washington, DC.
the chapter stood
we participate
out among affiliate
in CE courses,
dental student
seminars, and
chapters across the nation.
social activities.”
“We won due to our excellence in
The award benefits the College
community outreach and activity this
and its HSDA chapter “because it
past year,” Jacqueline Magallanes,
highlights the diversity that represents
President of the UIC HSDA, explained.
UIC, and sheds light on the needs
“Chapter of the Year guidelines
of our minority communities. We are
look at community outreach,
helping to improve the general and
membership growth, and overall
oral health of one of the most afflicted
In This
Issue
Several Students,
Faculty, Alumnus
Earn Honors
Dr. James
Bahcall Joins
Endodontics
Laskin
Lectureship
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communities in our city: the Hispanic population. It speaks
to UIC’s mission of improving oral health, and HSDA’s
mission of helping the underserved. Winning this award
celebrates the hard work and dedication of HSDA’s board
and members.” Magallanes added that “HSDA celebrates diversity,
and that by embracing our differences, we come together
as a community with a common goal: to improve the oral
and general health of our patients. Also, HSDA is very
thankful to UIC’s Urban Health Program for sponsoring
a couple of students to attend the conference, and
especially thankful to our parent chapter, the Greater
Chicago HDA, for sponsoring six students to attend the
conference.
She offered special thanks to alumni Dr. Marcela
Escobar, Dr. Carla Delafuente, and Dr. Genaro Romo
of the Greater Chicago HDA for their support of the UIC
HSDA. Dr. Nisha Garg Wins AAPHD
Community Dentistry Award
Dr. Nisha Garg, who graduated on May 7, has been
named the recipient of the Predoctoral Dental Student
Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community
Dentistry by the American Association of Public Health
Dentistry (AAPHD).
“I won this award because of my Schweitzer
Fellowship Veteran Outreach project,” Dr. Garg explained,
Dr. Nisha Garg receives congratulations from Dr. Caswell
Evans, Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health
Sciences.
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noting that the project had several facets. “For example,
I conducted monthly oral health seminars at the Jesse
Brown Veterans Administration Center for veterans who
are ineligible for VA-affiliated dental care.”
Dr. Garg also led the initiative to hold a Veterans’
Screening Day at the College, “for veterans who have
been searching for a dental clinic to turn to.”
Khatijia Noorullah, Clinical Community Academic
Manager, informed Dr. Garg about the competition.
“I immediately became interested in applying,
mainly due to the prospect of being able to present my
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experiences of working with veterans to a population
larger than that of the UIC College of Dentistry,” Dr. Garg
explained.
The application process was an extensive one, and
Dr. Garg collaborated on it with Noorullah; Dr. Caswell
Evans, Associate Dean for Prevention and Public Health
Sciences; and Dr. Darien Witherspoon, Assistant
Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, Division of Prevention and
Public Health Sciences.
“After all that hard work, I am so excited and honored
to have won first place,” Dr. Garg said.
She traveled to Cincinnati, OH, for an award ceremony
during the National Oral Health Conference on April 17,
and presented a poster about the project on April 18.
The honor includes $500 for her first place finish and
another $100 for travel expenses and membership in the
AAPHD.
“We have had previous students who have received
recognition by the AAPHD, but this is the College’s first
first-place honoree,” Dr. Evans said.
“Several years ago, this College established the
inaugural student chapter of AAPHD; it has served as a
model for the 25 or so chapters that developed in other
schools of dentistry subsequently,” he noted.
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Dr. Garg also participated in the Chicago Area
Schweitzer Fellows Program Annual Celebration of Service
at Northwestern University on April 12.
“The Schweitzer Fellowship was the initial reason why
I chose to pursue a year-long community service outreach
project with the veteran population,” Dr. Garg explained.
“We were very thrilled this year because Dean Clark
Stanford was the keynote speaker for the event.”
Dr. Evans and Dr. Witherspoon also presented posters
at the event.
Following remarks by Dr. Stanford and other speakers,
Dr. Garg and 29 other Schweitzer Fellows each gave a
short summary about their project.
Student Angelica Lagunas Earns
Dr. Irwin B. Robinson Award
Angelica Lagunas, a DMD/PhD student who will
graduate from the College in 2018, received an Irwin B.
Robinson Research and Education Foundation Award
from the Odontographic Society of Chicago on April 14.
The College nominated Lagunas, whose application
for the award was accepted by the society.
“The award is given to research dental students,”
Lagunas explained. She received a certificate at the
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Angelica Lagunas, center, with the Robinson Award and with
Odontographic Society of Chicago President Dr. Paul Landman, ‘61 (left), OSC President, and Dr. Daniel Berman, OSC
Secretary.
society’s dinner, a $500 stipend, and another $500 for
travel to a dental meeting.
Lagunas’s research is on telomeres which are
repetitive DNA-protein structures at chromosome ends
protected by telomeric repeat factor 2 (TRF2) and
maintained by telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT).
TRF2 and TERT expression is altered in many cancers.
Loss of TRF2 triggers the DNA damage response,
chromosome fusions, genomic instability, and increased
oral cancer metastasis.
Lagunas is investigating whether telomerase inhibition
might be an effective anti-cancer therapy to block the
effects of telomere dysfunction mediated by loss of TRF2.
She has created conditional TRF2/Terc double null mutant
mice to evaluate the effects of telomere dysfunction on
cancer stem cell phenotype and biologic outcomes in oral
cancer.
“One student from each dental school in Illinois
receives this award,” Lagunas said. “It is a great
opportunity to show the research and accomplishments of
the dental students to the members of the Odontographic
Society of Chicago.”
The award is named for the late Dr. Irwin B.
Robinson, a faculty member in the College’s Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from 1947 to 1960
and again from 1990 to 2010. Dr. Robinson also was a
member of the Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs
team during his second stint with the College. He was
a longtime member of the College’s UIC Dental Alumni
Association Board of Directors.
Dr. Robinson’s research was in sickle-cell anemia,
production of sarcomas, surgical closure of oroantral
fistula, surgery on the mandible, and tetanus.
The Odontographic Society also presented Robinson
Awards to dental students Spencer Blackham of
Southern Illinois University and Laila Malaki of Midwestern
University.
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University Honors Dr. Dale Nickelsen
with William E. Winter Award
Dr. Dale C. Nickelsen, an alumnus, longtime faculty
member in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, former
Supervisor of the Postgraduate Pedodontic (Pediatric
Dentistry) Clinic, and former Interim Assistant Dean
for Clinical Affairs, received the University of Illinois
Foundation’s William E. Winter Award for Outstanding
Advocate Leadership from University President Timothy
L. Killeen.
Matt Bernard Earns Award at Delta
Sigma Delta Annual Meeting
Delta Sigma Delta’s Rho Chapter at the College of
Dentistry attended the Delta Sigma Delta Annual Regional
Meeting hosted by the Indiana University School of
Dentistry in April.
The meeting included presentations by all the
chapters of their activities, research presentations, a
continuing education course on forensic dentistry, and a
tour of the Indiana University School of Dentistry.
UIC College of Dentistry student Matt Bernard earned
an award for his research presentation.
“There were plenty of opportunities for fellowship with
students from other schools, which gives our members
a larger perspective on our profession,” said Dr. Danny
Hanna, Clinical Associate Professor, Oral Medicine and
Diagnostic Sciences, chapter advisor.
Dr. Dale Nickelsen (right) receives the William Winter Award
from University President Timothy Killeen.
Dr. Nickelsen was presented his award at the Evening
with Legacies and Leaders dinner, a UIC event that honors
donors and volunteers, held on April 7, 2016.
“I am truly honored to be this year’s recipient of the
William Winter Award,” Dr. Nickelsen said at the event.
“Being an advocate for our University has been one of my
most meaningful as well as challenging activities.
“It has been my privilege to champion the dental
college,” he continued. “It is a recognized, world-class,
top-of-the-profession institution.”
The Winter Award recognizes individuals who play an
active role in securing private support for the University.
The award is named for the late William E. Winter,
a former CEO of the 7-UP Company and a longtime
University of Illinois Foundation board member.
The Nickelsen Pediatric Dentistry Postgraduate Clinic
in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry is named for
Dr. Nickelsen and his wife, Caren.
“Caren and I have witnessed, first-hand, what can
be accomplished through philanthropy when the newly
reconstructed postgraduate pediatric dentistry clinic,
named in our honor, was dedicated,” Dr. Nickelsen said,
noting that the clinic “will significantly improve patient
treatment and the education of our pediatric dental
specialists.”
Dr. Nickelsen is the second Winter Award recipient
from the College. The late Dr. George J. Kottemann, ’55,
Orthodontics ’59, received the award in 1998.
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Dr. Tom Lakars, former Chapter Advisor; students William
Burns, Matthew Bernard, and Daniel Rosales; and Dr. Danny
Hanna, current Chapter Advisor, at the Delta Sigma Delta
Regional Meeting.
Dr. James Bahcall Joins College's
Department of Endodontics
With years of experience teaching at three other dental
schools, Dr. James Bahcall
has joined the College’s
Department of Endodontics
as a Clinical Associate
Professor.
Dr. Bahcall earned his
DMD from the Tufts University
School of Dental Medicine,
a Certificate in Endodontics
from the Marquette University
School of Dentistry, and an
MS from Marquette.
His dental teaching
career began at the
Northwestern University
Dr. James Bahcall.
School of Dentistry in the
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IMPRESSIONS AND CASTING—The College’s American
Student Dental Association chapter on March 24 visited
North Park University for an impression and cast activity on
Dentech models. Top row are Nasim Lasemi, Dan Pagel, and
John Tran. Bottom row are Alexandra Awrahem, Naznina
Chand, Amy Lawando, Ramina Sulaiman, Rebecca Byrne,
and Daniela Mansour.
Department of Endodontics, where Dr. Bahcall eventually
became Chair of that department. After Northwestern’s
dental school closed Dr. Bahcall moved on to Marquette,
where he eventually became Chair of the Department of
Surgical Sciences and Director of the Endodontic Division.
He later taught at the Midwestern University College
of Dental Medicine before joining the UIC College of
Dentistry.
At the College, Dr. Bahcall noted, he is “teaching
clinical endodontics to undergraduate and postgraduate
endodontic students. I also am performing clinical and
benchtop research within the field of endodontics.”
He said he hopes “to provide students with current
clinical and didactic endodontic techniques and
knowledge within a collegial learning environment.”
Dr. Bahcall wrote the book Smile for Life: A Guide
to Overcoming Your Fear of the Dentist, and also has
contributed chapters to three endodontics books. He
has been a thesis director and advisor for more than ten
students, and is a reviewer for five journals. He received
teaching awards at both Northwestern and Marquette.
He and his wife, Amy, have two adult children: Allie,
23, and Jamie, 21. When not working, Dr. Bahcall said, he
enjoys biking, skiing, kayaking, and hiking.
“It is an honor and privilege to be a part of the UIC
College of Dentistry team,” Dr. Bahcall concluded.
Library of the Health Sciences
Renovated and Improved
The UIC Library of the Health Sciences (LHS), 1750 W.
Polk St., will be a lot more convenient and comfortable
for dental students and faculty and others after a recent
renovation.
The University improved 23,000 square feet on the
first floor.
June 2016
“We added a dividable classroom,” explained Abigail
Goben, Assistant Professor and Information Services and
Liaison Librarian, LHS, and Assistant Professor, College of
Dentistry. “It has 50 seats and desktop computers, highdefinition cameras, projectors, and two-way speakers. The
room can be split into two if necessary.”
A lobby display wall and event gallery has been
added, as has a 1,389 sq. ft. quiet study reading room, as
well as four individual study rooms with whiteboards, and
eight group study rooms with wall-mounted displays.
“We’ve even brought our statue of Don Quixote down
from the third floor to the first floor,” Goben said.
Being in an area of the campus with a lack of facilities
for refreshment, the LHS will feature a new 1,310 sq. ft.
first-floor café. “It still is under construction, and hopefully
will open in late summer,” she said.
The grand opening of the renovated facility is planned
for August, “but we’re happy to have people come by for
tours,” Goben said.
For more information, email Goben at agoben@uic.
edu.
The Library of the Health Sciences has undergone a renovation to improve comfort and utility.
Health Sciences Students at UIC
Learn to Work Together
About 800 students and 90 faculty members from 11 of
UIC’s health sciences programs gathered April 13 at the
UIC Forum to boost their collaboration skills at the fourth
annual IPE Immersion Day, sponsored by the Collaborative
for Excellence in Interprofessional Education.
All members of the College of Dentistry’s D-3 class
participated
“UIC can be a leader in interprofessional education
and practice,” said Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr.
Robert Barish, who opened the event. “We have the
knowledge and capacity to define, implement and test
new methods and models of care.”
Health sciences students were assigned tables
and collaborated with their peers to discuss fictional
patient scenarios. They were divided so that a variety of
disciplines were present at each table — from dentistry,
physical therapy, and medicine to nursing and nutrition.
Faculty members joined each table as group
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About 800 students and 90 faculty members from 11 of
UIC’s health sciences programs attended the fourth annual
IPE Immersion Day April 13 at the UIC Forum.
facilitators, guiding students to share their perspectives.
The students watched videos filmed at the Graham
Clinical Performance Center with UIC faculty members as
actors. The videos focused on a patient with chronic back
pain and a substance abuse problem who was referred to
a pain clinic. Two scenarios were shown, illustrating strong
and weak collaboration among the medical professionals.
“The team that has poor collaboration is talking over
each other, ignoring what each other is saying and treating
the patient like they’re not there,” said Dr. Mary Keehn,
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, College of Applied
Health Sciences. “It’s meant to create some shock value
so students pay a lot of attention.”
Students spent three of the event’s four hours talking
with their peers at their tables, said Dr. Frank Borgers,
who helped design the curriculum. “We wanted students
to think more deeply about what modern medicine looks
like and why collaboration is really needed,” said Dr.
Borgers, Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Policy and
Administration.
A number of College of Dentistry faculty were involved
in planning the day, including Dr. Blase Brown, Clinical
Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic
Sciences, who had a major role in faculty training for
the event, and Dr. Philip Patston, Associate Professor,
OMDS.
Several College faculty acted as facilitators for
discussion groups, including Jennifer Bereckis, Director
of Clinical Operations; Dr. Robert Druzinsky, Clinical
Associate Professor, Oral Biology; Dr. Colin Haley,
Clinical Assistant Professor, Oral Medicine and Diagnostic
Sciences; Dr. Linda Kaste, Associate Professor, Pediatric
Dentistry; Dr. Anne Koerber, Professor and Educational
Assessment Director, OMDS; and Robin Waner, Director
of Clinics.
CHANCELLOR RECOGNIZES STUDENTS—The UIC Chancellor’s Student Service Award (CSSA) ceremony was held on
April 14. The CSSA honors students who have made an
outstanding contribution to the University through service to
campus and the UIC community. Three of the College’s students, Drs. Tarek Abourass, Eva Bici, and David Reisinger,
all of whom graduated on May 7, were given this award this
year. Drs. Bici and Reisinger are pictured with Chancellor
Michael Amiridis.
RUNNING WITH TEAM PALESTINE—Dr. Sahar Alrayyes (right),
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, and her
sister, Sarah (left), ran in the Right to Movement Palestine
Marathon on April 1 in Bethlehem, Palestine, as part of Team
Palestine to raise money for the Palestine Children’s Relief
Fund. The run was shown on Bethlehem TV. Sarah is the
PCRF Chapters Coordinator. Dr. Alrayyes has participated
in several PCRF mission trips to provide underprivileged
children with oral healthcare. The two dedicated their run to
their late sister, Souzan.
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Laskin Lectureship Set
A nationally renowned and influential event, the eighth
annual Daniel M. Laskin Lectureship, named for Dr. Daniel
M. Laskin, former Head of the Department of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, and sponsored by the College’s
Department of OMFS, is scheduled for Friday, June 24, at
the College in Lecture Hall North.
It will feature breakthrough information presented
by Dr. Eric Carlson, Professor, Chair, and Residency
Program Director of OMFS at the University of Tennessee
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FIGHTING ORAL CANCER— April was Oral Cancer Awareness
month. These D-3 students participated in the free oral cancer screenings held in the Oral Medicine Clinic on April 12. in Knoxville.
Dr. Laskin will attend the lecture.
Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Dr. Carlson’s lecture
“Oral Cancer in Young People” will be held from 1:30 to
2:30 p.m. After a break with refreshments from 2:30 to
3 p.m., Dr. Carlson will discuss “Update in Medication
Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws 2016.”
The event is free, and 3 hours of CE credits will be
provided.
For more information, contact Maria Limon, Assistant
to the Head, OMFS, at (312) 996-0152, or mlimon@uic.
edu.
ISPD Recognizes Research
Excellence
The third annual Dr. Indru C. Punwani Resident Research
Award was presented at the Spring meeting of the
Illinois Society of Pediatric Dentists (ISPD) on April 29,
at Maggiano’s restaurant in Chicago. The award is in
recognition of Dr. Punwani, Professor Emeritus and former
Head of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Punwani has been a longtime Executive Director of
the ISPD, and had urged the organization to become more
involved in research and academics. The ISPD decided to
name the award for him.
The 2016 award winners are: Dr. Nisha Mehta, who
recently earned her MS in Oral Sciences and Certificate
in Pediatric Dentistry, for her research entitled, “General
Anesthesia versus Moderate Sedation: Factors Affecting
Caregivers’ Decisions,” and Dr. Ben Unruh, Ann and
Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, for his research
“Inhibition of Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated
Bacteria by Polyols.” Both recipients were awarded a
certificate of recognition along with a $500 cash prize.
The award highlights the importance of not only being
a superb clinician, but also the importance of continuing
education and research to support advancements in
the field. The ISPD presents the Dr. Indru C. Punwani
Graduate Student Research Award annually.
Pediatric Oral Radiology
and Oral Lesions Lecture Set
The College and the Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation
will host a lecture on Pediatric Oral Radiology and Oral
Lesions on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
College in Lecture Hall South.
The session includes breakfast and refreshments, and
attendees can earn four Continuing Education Credits.
Dr. Catherine Flaitz, Professor and Chair, Division
of Pediatric Dentistry, The Ohio State University College
of Dentistry, and Chief of Dentistry, Nationwide Children’s
Hospital, will present “A Mixed Bag of Common Oral
Lesions in Children and Adolescents: Diagnostic Tips and
Treatment Approaches.”
Dr. Johan Aps, Clinical Associate Professor,
University of Washington School of Dentistry, will present,
“Dental Radiographs are Just Dental Pictures, Right?”
Cost is free for UIC dental students, residents, and
faculty; $30 for Delta Dental network dentists; and $55 for
non-Delta Dental network dentists. Parking is free.
To register, visit www.dletgadentalil.com/uiclecture or
call (630) 718-4844.
People
Accomplishments
Left to right: Dr. Ashlee Vorachek, Research Committee
Chair ISPD; Dr. Nisha Mehta, who recently graduated from
the Pediatric Dentistry program; Dr. Indru Punwani, Executive Director ISPD; Dr. Ben Unruh, Lurie Children’s 2nd year
resident; Dr. Sonia Gutierrez, President ISPD.
June 2016
Dr. Michael J.
Barrows, retired Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Endodontics, attended the “Save
Higher Education” rally
in Springfield. “People
from all the different
higher education public
colleges and universities
rallied and then met with
their legislators,” he said.
Word of Mouth Dr. Michael J. Barrows, advocating to Save Higher Education in
Springfield.
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“I personally brought up the need for funding the UIC College of
Dentistry.”
Dr. Samuel Berkowitz,
an Adjunct Faculty in
the Department of
Orthodontics, earned the
American Cleft PalateCraniofacial Association
Honors of the Association Award at the ACPA
and Cleft Palate Foundation 73rd annual meeting and pre-conference
Dr. Samuel Berkowitz (left), an
symposium. According
Adjunct Faculty in the Departto the ACPA, the award
ment of Orthodontics, earned the
“represents the highest
American Cleft Palate-Craniofaexpression of respect
cial Association Honors of the Asand gratitude ACPA besociation Award. Dr. Mohammad
stows. It is granted to an
Mazaheri (right) presented him
individual whose lifetime
with the award.
of research, health care
delivery, or leadership
has advanced, significantly and uniquely, the amelioration of
physical, behavioral, or social handicapping conditions of cleft lip
and palate or other craniofacial anomalies.” The ACPA also noted
that Dr. Berkowitz devoted “his entire life to the improvement
of treatment of those with craniofacial cleft palate and lip differences.”
Dr. Ginu Dahiya and Dr. Mohammed
Elnagar at the American Association of
Orthodontists meeting in Orlando, FL.
Two members of
the Department
of Orthodontics
attended the
American
Association of
Orthodontists
meeting in Orlando,
FL. Dr. Ginu
Dahiya, Graduate
Clinical Assistant,
Orthodontics, was
named an AAO
Charley Schultz
Resident Scholar.
Dr. Mohammed
Elnagar, Visiting
Scholar, gave an
oral presentation
on miniplate
protocols
for maxillary
advancement.
Dr. Juveria
Hussain, who
graduated on
May 7, won first
place at the Illinois
Academy of
General Dentistry
Case Presentation
held at the College
on April 21. “The
competition was among the best six selected case presentations
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in the DMD Advanced
Standing Class of 2016,”
she explained. “My case
was a comprehensive
full-mouth rehabilitation
which required wellplanned and intensive
treatment.”
Dr. Darryl Pendleton,
Associate Dean for
Student and Diversity
Affairs, is the Chicago
Dental Society Kenwood
Hyde Park Branch
President for 2016-17.
Dr. Juveria Hussain (right), who
graduated May 7, won first place
at the Illinois Academy of General
Dentistry Case Presentation competition. She was congratulated
by Dr. Cheryl Mora, Immediate
Past President of the IAGD and
Chair of the National AGD Membership Council. Dr. Mora also is a
Director for the Chicago Component of the Illinois AGD Board.
Laura Macias from the
Office of Student and
Diversity Affairs ran the
Boston Marathon on
April 18.
“Completing the
Boston Marathon was a
dream come true and a
huge accomplishment
for me,” she said. “My
family would always
tell me to believe in my
dreams, have faith in
my abilities, and never
give up. Life is full of
challenges and obstacles
and to finish a marathon
like Boston, you feel
invincible. I prepared
arduously to accomplish
this goal and I would
like to thank my family,
my team in the Office of
Laura Macias, with her Boston
Student and Diversity
Marathon medallion.
Affairs, and the College
of Dentistry Community
for all their support and encouragement.” Dr. Ian Marion, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry,
has been selected to receive a Master Clinician Scholarship from
the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and Dr. David
Avenetti, Clinical Assistant Professor and Residency Program
Dr. Ian Marion.
Word of Mouth Dr. David Avenetti.
June 2016
URBAN HEALTH HONORS—May graduate Dr. Uvoh Onoriobe
received the UIC Urban Health Program Student Achievement Award. Pictured are: Vice Provost for Diversity
Dr. Tyrone Foreman; Dr. Onoriobe; Millie Mendez, Director of
Student Affairs, College of Dentistry; and Vice Chancellor for
Health Affairs Dr. Robert Barish. May graduates Drs. Dante
Brown and Courtney Botica received the UIC Urban Health
Program Student Leadership Award but were not present because they were out of the country on rotations in Tanzania
and China.
Director, Pediatric Dentistry, was also selected for the AAPD
Leadership Institute this year. These are highly competitive, and
are both great opportunities for faculty development.
Dr. Rick Munaretto, an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of
Endodontics and a member of the UIC Dental Alumni Association
Board of Directors, started a branch of the Seattle Study Club,
Windy City Seminars, seven years ago, and the club recently
received a “best in study club management” award, one of
only three main SSC awards. “This was a big surprise and a
major compliment,” Dr. Munaretto noted. The club received the
award at the SSC annual symposium in Hawaii. Dr. Munaretto’s
branch was the first directed by an endodontist. The SSC
focuses on comprehensive diagnosis and treatment planning of
complex dental cases, and is a well-respected national network
of study clubs focused on maintaining the highest standards
in interdisciplinary diagnosis and treatment. “We have nine
meetings for our club yearly and are located in the western
suburbs,” Dr. Munaretto noted.
Dr. Rick Munaretto, Department of Endodontics, with the
award given to his branch of the Seattle Study Club, Windy
City Seminars, by the SSC founder Dr. Michael Cohen (right).
June 2016
A research
study by
Dr. Serena
Mitchual, Pediatric Dentistry
Resident, won
3rd place overall in the My
Kid’s Dentist
Research Poster Competition
at the American
Academy Pediatric Dentistry
(AAPD) Annual
Meeting in San
Antonio, TX.
Dr. Darien
Weatherspoon, Assistant Professor, Pediatric
Dentistry,
Division of
Dr. Serena N. Mitchual at the AAPD
Prevention and
meeting in San Antonio, TX.
Public Health Sciences, received
notice recently of
passing his specialty board examination in dental public health.
He now is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public
Health—one of only four in the State of Illinois. (And two of the
others, Dr. Caswell Evans and Dr. Linda Kaste, are here at
the College, too.)
Deaths
Mrs. Zinaida Dychie, mother of Dr. Christine Hryhorczuk,
retired Clinical Associate Professor, passed away on April 27. To
express condolences, email [email protected].
Dr. Robert G. Randolph, ’46,
who taught in the old Department
of Fixed Prosthodontics beginning
in the mid-1970s, passed away in
May at age 92.
Born in Camargo, IL, and
reared in LaGrange, IL,
Dr. Randolph attended the
University of Illinois at UrbanaDr. Robert G. Randolph
Champaign and then joined the
taught in the DepartUS Army during World War II. After
ment of Fixed Prosththe war he attended the College of
odontics.
Dentistry, earning his DDS in 1946,
and marrying his wife, Marion, that
same year.
He retired from his dental practice at age 50 to join the
faculty. The department now is the Department of Restorative
Dentistry.
Dr. Randolph also was an inventor, producing a portable
Trailside Dentistry kit for dentists in developing countries and for
veterinary oral care. He used one of the kits on dental missionary
trips to Haiti and other countries. It was powered by a bicycle
pump and had a strap-on chair that could be attached to a tree.
The kits also were used in Ecuador, India, Peru, and Taiwan.
Dr. Randolph also had a patent on a pressure gauge for the
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gums that could determine if an infection was coming on.
He is survived by his wife, Marion, sons Thomas and
William, daughters Karin Randolph Sullivan and Mary Randolph,
ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Departures
Dr. Larry Salzmann, Clinical Professor and Director, Predoctoral
Program, Pediatric Dentistry, will leave the College later this
summer to join the faculty at the University of Michigan.
Promotions
Olga Valdez of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry was promoted from the Front Desk position of Dental Clinic Clerk to the
position of Dental Unit Coordinator earlier this year.
Left to right are members of the Department of Pediatric
Dentistry Olga Valdez, Arlene Avalos, Deborah Brown-Sachen,
Connie Quach-Diego.
Weddings
Maria Limon, assistant to the Head
in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, was
married to John Salazar in Chicago
on March 2. The couple then flew to
Mexico and spent two weeks near
Maria’s home. John (Juan) is originally
from Puerto Rico. When she returned,
OMFS staff, attendings, and residents
celebrated the event with a gathering in
the OMFS conference room.
Classifieds
Apply today at tdicsolutions.com/newgrad. Call (800) 733-0633.
(FA, FCRD)
Treloar & Heisel Inc. Financial Services for the Dental and
Medical Professional. Disability income plan; business overhead
expense insurance; disability buy/sell; long-term care. 1 (800)
345-6040, treloaronline.com. (FA)
Miscellaneous
Facebook users can sign up to be a fan of the UIC College of
Dentistry. Just type in “University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Dentistry” in the search bar of your Facebook page. (FN)
Important College contacts: For consumable supplies, e-mail
[email protected]. For dental instrument issues,
contact Robin Waner at [email protected], (312) 996-6411,
second and third floor and third floor sterilization. For dental
equipment problems, e-mail [email protected];
enter room and unit number with description of problem and
write the issue on the maintenance log. To reach housekeeping,
call (312) 996-7468. For the Information Technologies (IT) help
desk, call (312) 413-4731 or (312) 413-3182. (FN)
Wound Healing Seminars are held once per month at 12:30
p.m. on selected Thursdays. Call (312) 355-2662 for more
information. (FN)
Know a college-level predental student? Tell them about
our monthly tours from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tours are followed
by a Q&A session with College of Dentistry Admissions staff.
RSVP information is posted on the Admissions website at http://
dentistry.uic.edu/prospective_students/prospective_student_
tour_registration and http://dentistry.uic.edu/prospective_
students/doctor_of_dental_medicine__dmd_/.
Positions/Practices/Space Available
Maria Limon married John Salazar
March 2.
Calendar
Don’t forget to post and look for UIC events on the UIC
Calendar at www.event.uic.edu/. (FN)
A “Positions/Practices Available” page is on the College’s
website at http://dentistry.uic.edu/alumni/career_postings/.
Check it out for listings of jobs that are available, and for notices
of practices that are for sale. For adding or subtracting listings
from this website, contact William S. Bike at [email protected].
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COOLIDGE KUDOS—Seven Endodontics postgrads and one
recent graduate after the second-year postgrads presented
their research at the Edgar D. Coolidge Endodontic Study
Club meeting on May 19. For the past several years, the
Coolidge Club has provided some limited financial support
specifically for UIC Endodontics postgrad research.
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General dentist four-day work week. Immediate opening for
office located in Cissna Park, IL, approximately 30 miles north
of Champaign, IL. Salary $120,000-$200,000 with bonuses
and commission. For someone looking to get away from the
corporate stress. Our office is pay per service and accept only
one PPO. Please email your resume to: Windingroaddental@
gmail.com. (FA)
HELPING OUT IN MCKINLEY PARK—Pictured left to right are
dental students Jean Paul Taveras Santos, Annelise Perez
Duran, Sapna Matthews, and Haivy Castillo, faculty member
Dr. Beth Miloro, and student Daniel Pagel. They provided
more than 50 free oral cancer exams at the Vive tu Vida (Get
Up, Get Moving) Chicago! Health Fair held in McKinley Park
in June. Supplies were donated by the Department of Oral
Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences.
Dentists wanted: Associates earn $200,000 while gaining lots
of great experience. We love to teach comprehensive pedo,
surgical extractions, space maintenance, fillings, etc. to the
right person. If you are willing to learn, we will keep you busy.
Malpractice paid. Recent grads and H1B visas welcomed.
Offices in Chicago and just outside Cook County. Email resume
(as Word or PDF attachment only or paste resume in e-mail
message) to [email protected] (FA)
General dentist: Family Dental Care. Full or part time. Several of
our associates have become partners. Come and talk to them.
Very high income potential. Specialists on staff. Currently five
locations and growing. 95% fee-for-service. No Public Aid. (773)
978-7801 (ask for Laura) or email personnel@familydentalcare.
com. http:/familydentalcare.com. (FA permanent)
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION—Dr. Martha Somerman, Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
Research, came to the College in May to discuss “Enhancing
Oral Health through Research and Innovation” as part of the
Faculty Research Seminar Series.
General Dentist Opportunity— full or part-time—greater
Chicagoland area. Join our established mobile practice, perform
basic dental care for nursing home program. Competitive fee
schedule. Dr. Frank L. Karkazis, (847) 491-0660, frank@pddsg.
com. (2/29/16)
For Sale/Lease. Dental suite includes five dental operatoriesfully operational, waiting room, front desk area, two labs, private
office, storage and two indoor parking spaces. Prime location on
North Avenue and Harlem Avenue. Email [email protected]
or call (708) 445-0505 x4. (4/15/16)
Our large Multi-Specialty Practice in a Chicagoland western
suburb has an opportunity for several Pediatric Dentists who
will provide dental care for infants, children, and adolescents.
OKU INDUCTION—The Sigma chapter of the Omicron Kappa
Upsilon national dental honor’s society had its induction
ceremony on May 4. The OKU inductees for the Class of
2016 are: Drs. Ali Al Mustafa, Eva Bici, Carolina Boege, Olga
Kats, Katrina Lo, Jerry McCombs, Alex Moore, Alexander
Munaretto, Sapana Parikh, Shouvik Ponnusamy, and Jelena
Zivkovic. Faculty inductees were Drs. Satish Alapati and Michael Schmerman. Faculty member Dr. Charles Le Hew was
an honorary inductee.
June 2016
SERVING HIS COUNTRY—Faculty and staff were honored to
attend the Oath Ceremony for Dr. Haider Aljewari, ’16, who
was commissioned into the United States Air Force as a
Captain.
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The Pediatric Dentist should be comfortable working with young
patients and enjoy providing excellent patient care to children in
a loving comforting way. The parents in our practice are equally
as important and must have a full understanding of the treatment
being provided to their child. You will enjoy great opportunity for
professional growth and financial reward by treating such a large,
diverse group, and you will enjoy the satisfaction of improving the
health and the lives of the children for whom you provide care.
Send your CV/resume To: [email protected]. (4/28/16)
Henry Schein Inc., a provider of products and services
to dental and other medical practitioners, has launched its
Henry Schein Nationwide Dental Opportunities website, www.
dentalopportunities.com, which is both a recruitment and
placement venue. (FN)
Endodontist. Affordable established full-time endodontic
practice for sale on Iowa Illinois border. Would also consider
associate so owner could work less hours. Beautiful office in
Class A professional building, educated, experienced stable staff.
Please contact me at [email protected] or 563-6506660 for more information. (5/18/16)
INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE—Dr. Courtney Botica and
Dr. Olga Kats, who graduated on May 7, came back to the
College to give an informative and entertaining Lunch and
Learn about their service-learning rotation at the Guanghua School of Stomatology in Guangzhou, China. Dr. Kats is
pictured with some of the young patients at the school. Dr.
Botica is shown giving a lecture. And they both enjoyed hiking on the Great Wall of China.
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University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Dentistry (MC 621)
Room 404-A
801 South Paulina Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612-7211
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