Department news
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Frank Cortez-Flores, PhD, DDS, MS, MA, MPH, recently returned from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, University of the Health Sciences symposium “Medical Preparedness and Planning of Man-made Disasters” held in conjunction with the U.S.–Mexico Border Health Association 59th Annual Meeting, “Health Along the Border, a Shared Commitment,” in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He presented the results of his study “Dengue, aedes aegypti, and hurricane reconstruction: a shared commitment following a natural disaster.” He also contributed his third lecture, “Dengue, aedes aegypti, and hurricane reconstruction in the Caribbean and Central America: prevention and control following a natural disaster” to the Supercourse web site. The Supercourse provides Internet-based distance learning material for health-related students who are beginners in epidemiology and global health.
Dental Hygiene
- Congratulations to Debi Gerger, assistant professor, who received her Master of Public Health degree June 10 from the School of Public Health.
Orthodontic Department
- Mark Batesole, DDS, MS (’00) has joined the department as a part-time faculty member. Dr. Batesole is a 1998 graduate of the University of Southern California dental school and a 2000 graduate of the LLUSD orthodontic program. His main areas of involvement in the program will be in research, graduate, and predoctoral instruction, and ZeroBase system administration and education. Dr. Batesole will also be involved in the evaluation and management of the recently acquired NewTom 3D imaging system.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Alan Herford, DDS, MD, assistant professor, recently presented a paper at the 3rd International Conference on Distraction Osteogenesis in Paris. The study was titled “Maintaining Vector Control During Distraction Oseogenesis.”
Pediatric Dentistry
- The department welcomes four new dental assistants: John Ayon, Claudia Oronoz, Michelle Mosley, and Patty Stoles.
Restorative—Implant Dentistry
- Two articles were recently published by Periklis Proussaefs, PG’00, assistant professor, implant dentistry.
- The first article, “Histologic evaluation of threaded HA-coated root-form implants after 3.5 to 11 years of function: a report of 3 cases,” was published in International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, 2001: 21:21-29.
- The second article, titled “Immediate loading of single root form implants with the use of a custom acrylic stent,” was published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2001: 85:382-385. Both articles were co-authered by Jaime Lozada, PG’87; ’95, director, implant dentistry program.
New employees
The School family welcomes the following new employees:
Rock Renner, Dental Laboratory Services; Amy Miller, Orthodontics; Cecilia Vargas, Implant Dentistry; Daniel Valdez, SCD; Claudia Oronoz, Pediatrics; Irene Hernandez, CSD; Michelle Perrin, Peds; Freddy Ruiz, SCD; Connie Garcia, Sterilization; Summer LaMoureaux, International Dentist Program.
Congratulations
- Congratulations to Jennifer Christian, clinic administration,
who was married June 17th, 2001 in a private ceremony to Daryl Osborne.
Congratulations to the following employees who have earned certifications: Teresa Nenn, faculty dental office, earned her RDA, Michelle Tindall (faculty endodontics) earned her CDA, and Michelle Ayon, Surgery Center, Dentistry, earned her OSA.
Employee changes
- Shannon Harris now works part-time as a secretary for grad
endodontics. She transferred from dental assisting; Cheryl Bellrose
in now a full-time records analyst for endodontics; and Maria Melgoza
is the new supervisor for oral implantology.
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