
Putting on that White Coat
UAB School of Dentistry honors Class of 2024 at 22nd White Coat Ceremony

Back to school means back-to-school checkups

Louis named Charles A. McCallum Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

UAB partners with Oakwood University to prepare students from underrepresented areas to enter the dentistry field

Dental research network receives wide acceptance within scientific community

Study shows pandemic increased depression and anxiety in dental health care workers

Ask the Expert: UAB School of Dentistry’s Dr. Kau highlights early orthodontic management in cleft lip and cleft palate patients
Cleft lip and cleft palate defects show up in approximately one of every 700 babies born worldwide. It is a condition that can cause feeding problems in infancy, and lead to social embarrassment for pre-teens. UAB School of Dentistry Professor and Chair at the Department of Orthodontics Chung H. Kau, BDS, MScD, Ph.D., works with more than 100 such infants each year through the Cleft and Craniofacial Center at Children’s of Alabama.
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Dr. Kimberly Carr appointed Co-Director of UAB Sparks Dental Clinic
Kimberly R. Carr, D.M.D., M.A., has accepted the position of Co- Director of the UAB Sparks Dental Clinic. The announcement was made by Janice Jackson, D.M.D., chair of the UAB School of Dentistry’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry. The appointment is effective immediately due to Dr. Stephen Mitchell, the current Sparks Dental Clinic director, assuming the duties of director of the SOD International Dentistry Program.
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Dental research network receives wide acceptance within scientific community
Since 2005, the UAB-led National Dental Practice-Based Research Network has conducted dozens of studies involving thousands of dental practitioners and patients. Now there is statistical evidence that the results of those efforts are being well received by the scientific community.
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Joy White Fund Lifts Student Burdens
The Covid-19 pandemic hit home for several UAB School of Dentistry students the past couple of years. One student was greatly impacted when her father passed due to COVID and her mother was also hospitalized for several weeks. Subsequently the family and the student suffered financially. The student, and others, who had financial hardships last year, were aided by the School of Dentistry Alumni Association’s Joy White Fund. All told, the association awarded $8,000 in emergency aid to four students.
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Alumni Association presents Fuller Award to Dr. John Anderson
John P. Anderson, DMD of Rainsville, Ala was named the 2022 H. Moren Fuller Award winner by the University of Alabama School of Dentistry Alumni Association.
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Dr. Stephen Mitchell named next director of International Dentist Program at UAB School of Dentistry
Dean Russell S. Taichman has named Stephen (Steve) Mitchell, D.M.D., M.S., as codirector of the International Dentist Program (IDP) effective July 1, 2022. On December 1, 2022 he will take over the directorship. He will replace Dr. Sonya Mitchell, who intends to step down from the position in December.
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Alumni Spotlight: Buckley enjoys serving hometown patients
Graduates from the UAB School of Dentistry can guarantee they will leave with an excellent dental school education and clinical experience. Many will also take with them life-long friendships with classmates and faculty members, and fond memories of living in Birmingham. But every so often, students also leave with something (or, better yet, someone) even more special.
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Bridging a dental gap
New Blaze to D.M.D. program provides pathway for promising new School of Dentistry students
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UAB School of Dentistry celebrates graduates, recognizes student accomplishments during 2022 commencement ceremony
UAB School of Dentistry honored more than 75 Doctor of Dental Medicine graduates at its commencement ceremony for the class of 2022. Dean Russell S. Taichman, D.M.D., D.M.Sc., presided over the June 4 event at UAB’s Bartow Arena.
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Alumni Spotlight: Miller takes leap of faith to open ‘hometown practice’
Growing up in Montgomery, Ala., Dr. Keri Miller’s childhood interests looked a bit different from what you might expect of an aspiring dentist. Instead of focusing on science and healthcare, Dr. Miller spent her childhood engrossed in the fine arts.
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Dentistry at Two Hundred Miles Per Hour
One of South Florida’s favorite and fastest sports is Jai-Alai. The ball used in Jai-Alai is called a pelota and it travels at nearly 200 miles per hour. The two contestants bounce the smaller than a baseball pelota off walls with a curbed wicker scoop to score points. The game is fast, furious, and hard to keep up with. The same can be said for Dr. Anissa Broussard Holmes (‘99), who now makes her home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Shaffer embarked on a Navy adventure after graduating from UAB School of Dentistry
It was supposed to be just a quick bite of lunch. Instead, it turned into a chance meeting that propelled second-year UAB School of Dentistry student Gayle Shaffer down the path toward becoming Rear Admiral Gayle Shaffer, Deputy Surgeon General in the United States Navy.
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Ask the Expert: UAB School of Dentistry’s Dr. Nate Lawson explores 21st century innovations and advancements in dentistry
A lot has changed in the dental industry since the days of George Washington’s dentures (which actually were made of ivory, not wood). Innovations and advancements have regularly taken place over the centuries, from the invention of the dental drill in the late 1700s to the creation of the modern nylon toothbrush in 1938.
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So many stories to tell: UAB School of Dentistry helps provide free dental care to more than 400 underserved through rural medical initiative
UAB School of Dentistry faculty, residents, students, and alumni took part in Alabama’s first remote medical event, helping provide dental care to more than 400 underserved people in Gadsden, AL.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Leigh Bayer Curtis enjoys journey through dental school and residency at UAB
When asked about her favorite aspect of being an orthodontist, Dr. Leigh Bayer Curtis doesn’t miss a beat.
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Oral cancer survivor uses story to warn others about the dangers of oral cancer

Free medical, dental and vision services to be provided in Gadsden on April 23 and 24

Two UAB School of Dentistry students are among this year’s Schweitzer Fellowship class
Dara Johnson and Zoie McIntosh did not know each other when they arrived at the UAB School of Dentistry a year ago. But they have become such good friends since then that they are now embarking on a 13-month community health project together as members of the 2022-23 class of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama (ASF).
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17th Annual Scholars Symposium keynote and faculty speakers announced
The 17th Annual Scholars Symposium will feature Gerald Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD, as keynote speaker. He will deliver an address entitled “Who Cares About Research, I’m a Clinician.” The talk will kick off the afternoon session, which will be held virtually on Thursday, April 7 beginning at 2:00 p.m.
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Father and son receive 2021 alumni awards
Dr. Russell Taichman, Dean of the UAB School of Dentistry, used a couple of cliches to introduce the recipients of the School of Dentistry Alumni Association’s 2021 award winners. The recipients are pillars in dentistry and the Gadsden community.
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2022 Alumni Weekend Exceeds Expectations
Every year, alumni from across Alabama and the nation converge on Birmingham, Ala for the Alabama Dental Alumni Association’s Alumni Weekend. This year it was different.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Tara Moncus: The Real-Life Tooth Fairy of Rainsville, AL
When it came to deciding on which career to pursue, Dr. Tara Moncus got a little help… from Oprah Winfrey.
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Student research group recognized for new student involvement
UAB’s Student Research Group, a chapter of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) National Student Research Group (NSRG), has been recognized for having the greatest percentage of new AADOCR student members in 2021-2022.
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School of Dentistry to have a major impact upon future care of oral health nationwide

How to protect your child’s dental health

UAB School of Dentistry partners with Xavier University for Early Assurance Program

Smith selected as Gert Quigley Fellow
Caris Smith, a DMD/PhD student, has been selected for the 2022-23 Gert Quigley Government Affairs Fellowship by the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR).
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Alumni Spotlight: Crossing State Lines
Dr. Bruce Camp (’84) grew up in Alabama, graduated from the UAB School of Dentistry, and has lived and practiced dentistry in Georgia for 37 years. For the better part of those 37 years, he has been crossing state lines to maintain a strong bond with the School of Dentistry and its alumni association.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dentistry helped make Smith’s dreams come true
Dr. Doug Smith is no stranger to long days and hard work. That is because, on top of serving the Dothan, Ala. community as a trusted dentist of almost forty-five years, Dr. Smith works on his family farm where he raises pure bred Black Angus cattle.
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Robinson appointed in NIH Advisory Committee for Research on Women’s Health

Fouad elected to prestigious national dentistry advisory council

Alumni Spotlight: Teichmiller excels in dentistry and in service
At the time she was growing up on the family farm in Western Kentucky, Dr. Stephanie Teichmiller (’90) had no inkling she would become a dentist.
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Alumni Spotlight: Phillips leads and practices with a servant’s heart
Growing up, Dr. Jim Phillips, Jr. didn’t always know he was going to become a dentist. But he did know he was destined to love sports and Auburn University.
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UAB’s banner year boosted higher by record extramural funding

Alumni Spotlight: Wright recalls his leadership roots and journey in dentistry
Dr. Clay Wright (’01) doesn’t look near as big or menacing as he did when he played linebacker and offensive guard for the Troy University Trojans, but he still carries many of the life lessons he learned on the gridiron.
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How much dental damage can Halloween candy do?

Alumni Spotlight: Sasser reaps the rewards of dentistry and service
Charleston, S.C. is home to several nonprofit dental and medical clinics that provide healthcare to underserved communities around the city. And chances are good that, if you walk into any one of these clinics, you might run into periodontist Dr. Bill Sasser.
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Alumni Spotlight: A former traveling dentist and recent Pell City retiree - DeShazer shares words of wisdom for new graduates
If you’ve ever attended the Alabama General Dentistry (AGD) meetings in Destin, Fla., you’ve likely seen and heard the man who emcees the raffle drawing each year, possibly wearing a Hawaiian shirt and winning the crowd over with his laidback charm and clever one-liners. That’s Dr. Bob DeShazer, one of the most fun and easy-going dentists to have ever walked the halls of the UAB School of Dentistry.
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