Community

Emphasis on Public Health with New Programs

A dual specialist in periodontics and public health, Stefanie Russell looks for solutions to common problems for many. As an associate professor of pediatric dentistry and community health, she will help the school create academic programs in public dental health.

Innovation

Brushing Away Hurdles

Ever wondered how astronauts brush their teeth? Often, they end up swallowing their toothpaste, just like children and persons with special care needs, which can harm overall health. Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Associate Professor of Diagnostic Sciences Maxine Strickland has a healthier solution for all: MaxVac.

Patient Care

Experiences with Imprint

Seventy-eight years ago, Gertrude Gompers, along with her two brothers and parents, sailed to a new life. The family left the UK, where they found temporary shelter from Hitler’s reach, for a permanent home in the US.

“Experiences like that leave their imprint,” said Gompers, who, at the time, was nine years old.

Rutgers Student National Dental Association attended the Maranatha SDA Church Health Fair in Newark. They shared tips for maintaining good oral hygiene and offered attendees dental hygiene products.

Congrats to Faculty Recognition Awards recipients Robert Montemurno, Norah Khan, Zelig Wong, Nathalie Scarpa-Lota, Georgios Kotsakis, Carla Falcon, Heba Elkassaby, Pinky Bhavsar, and Marisa Yellin-Handelman.

Kinga Dabek of the Class of 2025 has received the Executive Women of New Jersey Graduate Merit Award.

Associate Professor of Orthodontics Anil Ardeshna has been named the president of the American Association of Orthodontists Society of Educators.

 Professor of Orthodontics Padma Mukherjee represented RSDM at the Council on Orthodontic Education for the American Association of Orthodontists, which develops and implements all orthodontic education and research guidelines.

In the News

Douglas J. E., Wei K., Panara K., Lee D. J., Kohanski M. A., Shanti R. M., Panchal N., Palmer J. N., and Adappa N. D., "Combined Transnasal, Transoral Excision of Odontogenic Cysts Offers Reduced Recurrence Rates and Favorable Sinonasal Outcomes," The Laryngoscope

Iturriaga V., Velasquez N., Eliav E., and Thomas D. C., "Stress and Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis: Effect on Prognosis of Dental Treatment," Dental Clinics of North America

Kotsakis, G. A., Xie, L., Siddiqui, D. A., Daubert D., Graham D. J., and Gil F. J., "Dynamic assessment of titanium surface oxides following mechanical damage reveals only partial passivation under inflammatory conditions," npj Materials Degradation

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