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Holiday Greetings from Dean Guthmiller
Dean Guthmiller reflects on the College of Dentistry's accomplishments this year, thanks everyone for their contributions, and looks forward to new adventures in 2020.
See pictures of the college's holiday events, including the holiday breakfast, cookie exchange, musical performances and more.
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Dialogue with the Dean:
Dr. Jill Wallen, Assistant Dean for Extramural Activities and Outreach
In this month's Dialogue with the Dean, Dean Guthmiller talks with Dr. Jillian Wallen about her new role as the college's assistant dean for extramural activities and outreach and how she is reaching out to students, faculty and alumni to help her plan for the future of these programs.
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Members of the planning team use virtual reality to aid in optimal design of dental suites in the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s new building.
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Planning begins on dental clinic for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Dean Guthmiller and Drs. Jillian Wallen, Amir Farhangpour and Jennifer Kallio are part of a team that is planning oral health care services for the new Munroe-Meyer Institute on the UNMC Omaha campus.
The College of Dentistry is developing a dental clinic that will be uniquely designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities via the
Caring for Champions Program, a collaboration with Special Olympics that will provide sustained vision, dental and weight management services
. The college will be partnering with the Munroe-Meyer Institute to provide this specialized patient care starting in 2021.
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Dr. Jillian Wallen said, "We are honored to be part of the new medical/dental home model that the Munroe-Meyer Institute has developed and to be able to better address the oral health care issues that continue to face individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan."
"It has been ten years now since the pediatric dental clinic relocated from Munroe-Meyer to Children's Hospital and Medical Center. This state-of-the-art building will allow us to better serve these individuals and their families and provide an excellent opportunity for our students and residents to see firsthand how well interprofessional health care works."
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Two College of Dentistry
E-Learning teams receive funding to create interactive modules
Each year through a competitive application process, UNMC's E-Learning program awards faculty and student teams for the creation of online, interactive modules. The
eight teams
selected for 2019-20 were recognized at the E-Learning Awards on November 5. The projects will receive funding provided by the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. They will work with UNMC's E-Learning team to create engaging e-modules that benefit the UNMC learning community and beyond.
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Cultural Awareness
Pictured left to right:
Olivia Straka, Additional Faculty Member: Luana Oliveira-Haas, DDS, MS, PhD, Jordan Brozek, Maddison McConnaughhay, Christine Scanlan, Faculty Director:
Yun Saksena, BDSc, MMSc, DMD
About this project:
"The purpose of our project is to create something that helps students become aware of the cultural differences they may share with our patients and how to go about providing that patient the best care possible. Our goal is to create awareness and help students navigate communicating with people with different backgrounds."
"We are so excited and grateful for the opportunity to work on a project that brings awareness to the cultural differences that are present on our clinic floor, and help our students provide the best care possible for our patients."
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Guess My Age from Dental Radiographs
Pictured left to right:
Safia Rauf, Bo Chao, Faculty Director:
Sung K. Kim, DDS
About this project:
"The purpose of our project is to help students learn how to identify a patient's age through reviewing their panographs. This module will aid students in their dental anatomy classes, as well as students studying pediatric dentistry."
"We are very excited to use our knowledge to create a tool that will help other students to study more efficiently. We are very excited to work with the UNMC E-Learning team to learn how to use animation software to make our module come to life."
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College community comes together to help patients through SHARING Clinic in Lincoln
Students, faculty and staff volunteered their time and talents to provide much-needed dental care at no cost to 78 patients at the SHARING Clinic held at the College of Dentistry on November 7
. The estimated value of the services provided was $42,275. This event is a great example of the College of Dentistry community working together to help those in need!
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Preston Drames
, a second-year dental student, was one of the many volunteers.
"The College of Dentistry's commitment to the community is one of the many reasons that I chose this school. The SHARING Clinic gives us the opportunity to provide care that people would not have access to otherwise, and I’m extremely grateful to be a part of such a rewarding experience."
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Dental and nursing students work together to get patients out of pain in Grand Island
Students and faculty provided care to 29 patients and removed 104 teeth (an average of 3.6 teeth per patient) at a SHARING Clinic held in Grand Island on October 19. The estimated value of the services provided was $22,582, or $777 per patient.
The UNMC-Kearney nursing program also participated. Six senior nursing students and one faculty member took the patients' vitals, went through health histories highlighting important items for dentistry, and assisted the dental students. This event is a great example of an Interprofessional Education learning experience where students from different health professions work together to learn from each other to enable collaboration and improve health outcomes.
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Eric Ahrens
, a fourth-year dental student, volunteered at the SHARING clinic.
"The Grand Island clinic was a great opportunity to help people in need and people in pain who can’t normally afford care. There were a lot of patients from Grand Island and the surrounding communities that couldn’t stop thanking us students for the services we provided. It was also a great opportunity for us students to learn and gain valuable experience. I really enjoyed being a part of the experience!"
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Update on new learning spaces
The new CAD/CAM equipment for the digital design studio is now arriving and being installed. This includes 3-D printers, furnaces, form washes, mill and Trios scanners. Students will use this equipment to design dentures and restorations, gaining cutting-edge digital dentistry skills that will help them reach new levels in their professional careers.
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Ann Alexander, education technology director, works one-on-one with students teaching them how to use the new learning technology.
"Students
are excited to start using the Simodonts, the virtual reality simulators, and can't believe how realistic they are. The first-year dental students now have Simodont cases assigned to them for ADRS 532 Operative Dentistry I with Dr. Johnson. The fourth-year dental students have access to two board study cases that Dr. Bennett set up. Dr. Marshall is planning to put together a case for the second-year dental students for ADRS 574 Fixed Pros I Lab."
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Weeth Lecture on January 10, 2020
The annual Weeth Lecture will be held Friday, January 10, 2020, at the Kimball Recital Hall on UNL's City Campus.
The speaker is Dr. Sergio Kuttler, a world-renowned endodontist and internationally recognized lecturer. Dr. Kuttler has presented over 600 national and worldwide courses and lectures in over 47 countries during the past 42 years. Dr. Kuttler is the former founding chair and postgraduate program director at the Universidad Tecnologica De Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico, and a former chair and associate dean for advanced education programs at Nova Southeastern University College Of Dental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla
. Currently, Dr. Kuttler is the co-founder of the International Dental Institute Forever Learning (IDIFL) and Founder of the International Endodontic Institute (IEI) in Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Dr. Kuttler's presentation is titled 'Making Sense Of File Systems and Scientifically Proven 3D Obturation.' Learn more and register
here.
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Richard K. Bokemper, D.D.S., inducted into the American College of Dentists
Richard K. Bokemper, D.D.S., assistant professor, adult restorative dentistry, was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Dentists at the organization's annual meeting on September 5 in San Francisco. The American College of Dentists (ACD) is a dental honorary whose values include ethics, professionalism and leadership. Membership is by invitation only.
"I was honored and humbled to learn that several Iowa dental colleagues had nominated me for my efforts in both my community and leadership in organized dentistry. It is nice to be recognized by your peers and I continue to try on a daily basis to uphold the ACD's values. I entered the college through the Iowa section, but have since moved my membership to the Nebraska section," said Dr. Bokemper.
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Fourth-year dental student presents at Hinman Student Research Symposium
The Hinman Student Research Symposium, organized by the
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry,
was held November 1-3 in Memphis, Tennessee. The symposium featured poster and oral presentations by students and graduate trainees participating in dental research. Representing the UNMC College of Dentistry was Dr. Bill Johnson and fourth-year dental student Michael Weber. Michael's presentation was titled "The Influence of Tack-curing on the Polymerization of Resin Cement."
Michael’s faculty mentors are Drs. Luana Oliveira-Haas, Henry A. St. Germain Jr., Julie A. Marshall, and Mark W. Beatty.
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Amir Farhangpour, D.D.S., assistant dean of Omaha clinics, featured in UNMC Today
Amir Farhangpour, D.D.S.,
joined the College of Dentistry's leadership team as the new assistant dean for Omaha clinics. Dr. Farhangpour comes to UNMC after serving as an associate professor and co-director of the pre-doctoral clinic at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Students learn how to approach difficult patient situations through cultural awareness workshops
This semester, second-year dental students learned how to approach difficult patient situations in cultural awareness workshops taught by Dr. Yun Saksena, associate professor and associate dean for education. Through role-playing, the students navigated different scenarios, such as when a patient prefers a male doctor or when a patient's spouse won't let the patient speak, and practiced different methods for handling the situations.
The students said that the key takeaways from the role-playing exercises were there are many different ways to look at situations and it's important to ask patients thoughtful questions to get a better understanding of the patient's point of view. The students appreciated this learning experience because they recognized they were building the interpersonal skills they need to handle a variety of difficult patient situations. The students also appreciated being able to learn from each other through sharing their own diverse points of view.
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Upcoming alumni reception in Denver
Join Dean Guthmiller, Dr. Jim Jenkins and fellow College of Dentistry alumni for a reception during the Rocky Mountain Dental Conference in Denver, Colorado.
Friday, January 24, 2020
Henry’s Tavern
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
RSVP requested, but not required. RSVP
here.
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College of Dentistry to host site visit for Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program
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The College of Dentistry was granted initial accreditation status by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Education (CODA) for an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program. CODA serves the public and the profession by developing and implementing accreditation standards that promote and monitor the continuous quality and improvement of dental education programs. CODA is responsible for accrediting dental, advanced dental and allied dental education programs.
Some highlights of the residency program include:
- One-year program extending the new dentist's knowledge and skills beyond that obtained in dental school.
- Capacity to accept up to six residents.
- The clinical home for the program is in the Durham Outpatient Center at the UNMC Omaha campus, alongside the current General Practice Residency program, which is hospital-based.
Rotations for the program include:
- Several federally qualified health centers in Nebraska to provide health care to underserved communities.
- The College of Dentistry Clinic in Lincoln, treating patients with complex needs.
- The Pediatric Dentistry Clinic at the Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha.
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On
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, CODA will return to evaluate the program for full accreditation status. The visit will take place on the UNMC Omaha campus.
CODA Policy on Third-Party Comments:
As part of the site visit policies and procedures, CODA invites all interested parties to submit written comments related to the CODA-assigned standards and policies. Instructions for viewing the standards and for submitting comments can be found
here.
For further questions, please contact CODA at
1-800-621-8099, ext. 4653. If you have any questions or wish to learn more, please contact Dr. Yun Saksena at
[email protected].
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