Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Tom Willis – A Lifelong Learner
Each year, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry graduates enter the field ready to put the knowledge and techniques learned over the previous four years to work. But for Dr. Tom Willis, who graduated from the School of Dentistry in 1977, the school provided him with much more than just dental skills.
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Celebrating 31 years of service to the school
Dr. Madelyn Coar has been a valuable part of the School of Dentistry and the Department of Endodontics.
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Alumni Spotlight: The Orthodontist Who Never Graduated College – Dr. Paul Sproul
Dr. Paul Sproul, an orthodontist at Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates, has a master’s and a doctorate degree, but never actually graduated from an undergraduate program.
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Mazer named Fellow of International College of Dentists, USA Section
Raquel Mazer, DMD, MS, MPH, has been honored as a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, USA Section, within the district encompassing Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. She was sponsored by Dr. Toni Neumeier.
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Alumni Spotlight: Todd Chastain – A Family Man (with a House Divided!)
Dr. Todd Chastain is a big believer in family.
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Alumni Spotlight: A Man of Service to Others, Dr. Ralph Kurry Wyatt
It doesn’t take long after meeting and speaking to Dr. Ralph Kurry Wyatt (‘73) to realize he is a fantastic storyteller, and he does not like to be bored.
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Necessity is the mother of invention: Dentistry’s CE program launches virtual lineup amid pandemic
The courses and speakers were set. The contracts for venues were signed. The brochures were printed and ready to send. UAB School of Dentistry’s continuing education program was geared up for a busy, yet normal spring. That is, until the pandemic changed everything.
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School’s fellows serve, empower vulnerable populations
Since the inaugural Alabama Schweitzer Fellows class kicked off in 2016, UAB School of Dentistry fellows have made the most of their time in the prestigious program. Though they use different tactics, their projects have one thing in common: improving oral health and overall health in vulnerable populations.
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Alumni Spotlight: The Talented Dr. Kimbell
For more than thirty years, members of the UAB School of Dentistry Class of 1988 have gotten together in the heat of August to play in the Terry Barrett Golf Invitational, named after Dr. Terry Barrett, a fellow classmate who passed away in 1999. Dr. Frank Kimbell attends the tournament every year.
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UAB School of Dentistry Alumnus’ Hound Dog Brings Joy to Patients
If Elvis Presley is the King of Rock and Roll, then Presley Pruitt is the Queen of the Dental Office.
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How the Alumni Association Makes a Difference
I had the privilege of handing out t-shirts to third and fourth year students last Friday with Alumni Association President Bruce Camp, Dean Russ Taichman, and Alumni and Special Events Coordinator Abby Vinson.
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Alumni Spotlight: Spreading the UAB School of Dentistry Legacy in Georgia
“I’m sorry, I have to step out for a moment,” Dr. Coggin interrupted. “We have a patient who is apparently refusing to receive their injections from anyone other than me. I’ll be right back.”
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Call it destiny
Dr. Kumar Patel (’03) traveled across multiple continents to claim the UAB School of Dentistry as his alma mater. Patel is originally from Ahmedabad, India but he calls London his home town because that’s where he spent his formidable years and “…discovered myself as a person.”
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First Comes Love, Then Comes… Dental School!
Charles Crowder met Kristen Flowers at a fraternity party in 1995, when the two were undergrads at Birmingham-Southern College.
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Cumbus Receives UAB’s Highest Alumni Honor
Dr. Ben Cumbus (’72) of Montgomery, Ala received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the UAB National Alumni Society.
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Alumni Spotlight: Making History at the School of Dentistry – Dr. Karen Clements-Crunk
In 1965, Karen Fox walked into her first day of classes at the University Of Alabama School Of Dentistry in Birmingham, Alabama. She was the only woman in the room. In fact, she was the only woman in her entire class of 52 students.
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Scholarships are a Two-Way Street
Being awarded the Dr. Charles E. Smith Endowed Scholarship means everything to Steven Beard. The Birmingham native plans to graduate from the UAB School of Dentistry in 2023, and he’s hoping to do it without taking on a lot of debt.
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Alumni Spotlight: He’s Still At It! – A Profile of Dr. Thomas “Tommy” Weatherford
If you ask UAB School of Dentistry alumni to list the professors they remember from their time in school, chances are good that Dr. Tommy Weatherford’s name will be on that list.
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Alumni Spotlight: Discovering A New Balance During Quarantine
Dr. Michelle Dandridge (’06) opened Dandridge Dental Family Dentistry in Dothan, Alabama in 2011, just five years after she graduated from UAB’s School of Dentistry.
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Alumni Spotlight: A Dentist, Air Force Pilot, and Antique Automobile Enthusiast: The Legacy of Dr. George P. Petznick
George P. Petznick, D.M.D. served the Birmingham community for over 55 years before retiring just this summer, at the age of 86.
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Taking Care of Business: A message from the Alumni Association Executive Director
Scott Huffman reflects on his time with UAB and relationships like the one with Oral Arts.
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