Annual report

Year in Review

Our new annual report is published. It's themed "Inspiration" and covers stories from the RSDM community in the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

Check it out to see how our students, faculty, and staff make a difference out in the world while inspiring others and being inspired by one another.

Community

Branching out with Skills

In the chair, endodontics resident Olivia Isshak ’21 had a 12-year-old patient. He was suffering from inflamed nerves and needed three root canals on his front teeth. He was in so much pain that even Isshak could sense it.

The moment she got the nerves out of his teeth, both felt an instant relief. So did his mother, who came back the next day just to tell Isshak how much of a difference she made in her son’s life.  

Alumni

Advocate of Dental Education

During dental school, George J. Schmidt of the Class of 1998 learned a lot from others. His mentors shared wisdom. His mother, a dental assistant, and stepfather, a dentist, guided his career.

“Many people inspired me, and that stuck with me all these years,” he said. “I said, if I had ever had the opportunity, I would certainly want to do that.”

Congrats to new International College of Dentists inductees Marisa Handelman-Yellin (center), Gary Heir (fourth from left), and Nihal Kamel (left), with former inductees Herminio Perez (second from left) and Amey Patil (right).

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department Chair Vincent Ziccardi's literature review became Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine's one of most read articles. Read his interview about the review here.

In the News

York J., Kelly S., and Garcia C., "Integrating social determinants into routine dental care for a person-centered approach," Journal of Dental Education. 

Schiavone M., and Ziccardi V. B., "Trigeminal nerve injuries in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a literature review," Frontiers of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine

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