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UTSD hosts 6th annual Give Vets a Smile

More than 65 U.S. military veterans received free urgent, palliative, therapeutic, and/or preventive dental care during the sixth annual “Give Vets a Smile” event Nov. 6 at UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston.

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UTSD has partnered with Harris Health System to provide dental services.

UTSD, Harris Health partner to provide dental care

UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston has partnered with Harris Health System to serve the dental care needs of Harris County residents at the system’s six dental care sites.

Lynnette Lewis displays UTHealth President’s Award won in the category of management/administrative and professional.

Lewis receives 2020 President’s Award for Leadership

UTSD Director of Administration Lynnette Lewis, MBA, SPHR, has received the 2020 President’s Award for Leadership, which recognizes exceptional leaders from across the UTHealth campus.

Third-year dental students completed 196 simulated teledentistry visits across three days in June via Cisco Webex.

Teaching teledentistry: Innovating curriculum during COVID-19

What is teledentistry? That was a question Clinical Simulation Director Shalizeh “Shelly” Patel, DDS, MEd, and Department of Pediatric Dentistry Chair Gregory Olson, DDS, MSc, posed over the summer to 98 third-year dental students at UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston.

In this pre-pandemic photo, UTSD Dean John Valenza, DDS (left), and SBMI Dean Jiajie Zhang, PhD, complete formalities for a new program leading to a certificate in dental informatics. Photo by Queen Chambliss.

UTHealth Houston now offering 1-year certificate in dental informatics

A joint certificate in dental informatics is now available through UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston andUTHealth Biom学院edical Informatics. The one-year program introduces graduate students to practical skills and tools for developing health information solutions in dentistry.

Dr. Shalizeh “Shelly” Patel (left) of UTSD and a SHPEP 2019 scholar practice suture techniques on a sponge (simulated wound).

SHPEP celebrates 15 years of helping undergraduate students

For 15 years, the UTHealth Summer Health Professions Education Program has been providing an informational opportunity for undergraduate freshman and sophomore students interested in working in health professions.

Holiday recipe deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 1

Let’s get cooking! As the holiday season approaches, the Wellness Committee at UTHealth School of Dentistry at Houston is calling for recipes for a festive-themed cookbook. The deadline to submit is Tuesday, Dec. 1.