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FIRST THURSDAY
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY NEWS: MARCH 2024
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From Dean Carroll Ann Trotman
Around this time each year, our students and faculty compete for awards at events here in the college and at professional meetings across the country. I have a lot of good news to share about their successes!
We held our annual Research Day competition just last week. It showcases research conducted by faculty, residents, post docs, as well as dental hygiene and dental students. There are too many awards to name individually, but you will be impressed by the depth and breadth of research that is highlighted in the news item below. As a college, we are uncovering “new” knowledge that impacts researchers and patients worldwide.
At the Midwinter Meeting of the Chicago Dental Society, we had two more “big wins” by graduate students from the Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry. Dr. Christian Loo, a recent graduate of the Advanced Education in Prosthodontics Program, won the prestigious Stanley D. Tylman Award for research from the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. And Dr. Omar Moustafa, the chief resident in the Restorative - Prosthetic Division, presented his research that won the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics’ first-place prize in the Clinical Poster Award category. Drs. Loo and Moustafa competed against graduate students from across the United States and Canada.
Another item is a publication in The Journal of the American Dental Association, which is the nation’s premier dental journal. Drs. Homa Amini, Paul Casamassimo, and Beau Meyer collaborated with other health experts on an article that examines pediatric dental care and health disparities.
Other faculty achievements include Dr. Shereen Azer’s appointment as a member of the University Senate, the governing body of The Ohio State University. He joins other senate members as they advise campus leaders on key educational and academic concerns. And Drs. Dan Claman and Kyulim Lee, both pediatric dentistry faculty members, received Leadership in Education and Administration Program (LEAP) Scholarships from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and its Foundation. The LEAP program helps participants refine their teaching skills, enhance interactions with students, and gain leadership skills.
More good news is related to scholarships that help relieve our students’ debt. In the 2023-24 academic year alone, the college provided more than $1 M in scholarship support for 128 recipients. One of those scholarships, a gift from the late Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Veler, recognizes outstanding academic merit, an interest in professional service, and exceptional character. This year’s Veler Scholar is D1 student Matthew Siefker.
Other scholarships include the Knabe Scholarship, which honors the late Dr. Robert Knabe, an alumnus of the DDS Class of 1960. Three recipients were chosen this year – Summer Jento (D1); Reagan Newton (D1); and Brett Balle (D1). And Piper Sullivan, a senior dental hygiene student, received the MouthWatch Patti DiGangi Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Innovation from the American Dental Education Association.
As you read about these success stories, you should know they are only a sample of the great efforts and accomplishments made by our students and faculty. It would take much more than one newsletter to tell you about the achievements that happen daily in the college – but that is good!
Thank you, as always, for staying connected!
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39th Annual Research Day Award Winners Announced
Research Day is an event that showcases the research projects conducted by dental and dental hygiene students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, residents, and faculty. This year's award recipients include the following:
Dean's Awards for Research Excellence
- Dental Student Awards:
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1st place: Daniel Fleming
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2nd: Quinn Saluan
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3rd: Nicholas Jones
- Graduate Student Awards:
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1st place: Shifa Shahid
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2nd: Samantha Marks
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3rd: Seeun Mok
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Dental Hygiene Student Award: Courtney Gwanzura
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Undergraduate Student Award: Isabella Williams
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Clinical and Translational Science Award: Quinn Saluan
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AADR/DENTSPLY Sirona SCADA Award: Daniel Fleming
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Post-Doctoral Fellow Award: Farah Al-Omari
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Alumni Research Merit Award: Quinn Saluan
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Alumni Research Achievement Award: Nicholas Jones
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AADOCR Research Day Award: Daniel Fleming
Faculty Paper of the Year Awards
Social and Behavioral Science and Public Health Research: Authors: Beau Meyer, et al. Publication: "Silver diamine fluoride-associated delays in procedural sedation in young children: A retrospective cohort study;" Journal of the American Dental Association: 2023 April 154(4):311-320
Basic Science Research: Authors: Clifford Beall, Ann Griffen, Eugene Leys, et al. Publication: "Independent Effects of HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy on the Oral Microbiome Identified by Multivariate Analyses;" mBio: 2023 June 27;14(3):e00409-23
Clinical Research: Authors: Ehsan Azadani, Janice Townsend, Dennis McTigue, et al. Publication: "Characteristics, Treatment Outcomes and Direct Costs of Tooth Avulsion in Children Treated at a Major Hospital;" Dental Traumatology: 2023 June; 39(3):240-7
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Pediatric Dentistry Faculty Collaborate on JADA Publication
Pediatric dentists Homa Amini, Paul Casamassimo, and Beau Meyer recently collaborated on a research paper that was published by The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), which is the premier dental journal in the U.S. The publication is titled "Evaluating the type of pediatric dental care use in the context of neighborhood opportunity," and it examines the association between area-level social determinants of health and dental care use among Ohio's pediatric Medicaid beneficiaries.
Working with pediatric dentistry colleagues and other healthcare professionals, Drs. Amini, Casamassimo, and Meyer have published widely on such topics as social determinants of health, dental public health, and dental education. Their recent efforts aim at better understanding the needs of pediatric dental patients from diverse backgrounds, and finding ways to enhance oral health care options for children in underserved communities.
Homa Amini, DDS, MS, PhD, is a Professor-Clinical in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry, a member of the dental team at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Paul Casamassimo, DDS, MS, is a Professor Emeritus in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry, and a member of the dental team at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He is also a former chair of the college's Division of Pediatric Dentistry; the former Chief of Pediatric Dentistry at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus; and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Beau Meyer, DDS, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry, a member of the dental team at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
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Shereen Azer, BDS, MSc, MS, Joins University Senate
Dr. Shereen Azer is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry. He was recently selected to serve as a member of the University Senate.
As the governing body of the university, the senate is comprised of 141 faculty and staff members, students, and administrators. Senate members' primary responsibility is to advise campus leaders on key educational and academic policy concerns. Dr. Azer will serve a three-year term in this role.
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Daniel Claman, DDS and Kyulim Lee, DDS, MS, PhD, Receive "LEAP" Scholarship
Drs. Daniel Claman and Kyulim Lee are faculty members in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry who were recently selected as recipients of Leadership in Education and Administration Program (LEAP) Scholarships from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and its Foundation.
The LEAP program supports participants as they refine their teaching skills, enhance interactions with students, and gain leadership skills. The program includes such topics as best practice applications for clinical and didactic education, faculty development, and trends in education, as well as leadership and management, team dynamics, and strategic planning.
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Dr. Daniel Claman
Assistant Professor-Clinical
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Dr. Kyulim Lee
Assistant Professor
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Christian Loo, DMD, MS, Wins AAFP Stanley D. Tylman Research Award
Dr. Christian Loo, a recent graduate of the college's Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, is the recipient of a Stanley D. Tylman Research Award from the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (AAFP). Tylman awards are highly competitive honors given to students enrolled in any post-doctoral program in the U.S. or Canada who conduct outstanding research that is pertinent to fixed prosthodontics. Dr. Loo's project was titled "Comparing wear of printed polymer resin and milled polymer infused ceramic network."
Faculty advisers who supported Dr. Loo's award-winning research are Damian Lee, DDS, MS, Prosthodontics Department Chair, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine; Robert Seghi, DDS, MS, Professor Emeritus from the Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry; and Scott Schricker, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of Student Research, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry.
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Omar Moustafa, BDS, MSc, Wins AAFP Research Poster Prize
Dr. Omar Moustafa is a third-year resident in the college's Advanced Education in Prosthodontics Program, and he is the program's Chief Resident. The research he has conducted as part of his graduate education was recently recognized with a first-place prize that was presented by the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (AAFP) for its Clinical Poster Award competition, which included participants from graduate programs throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Dr. Moustafa's research project was titled "A technique for jaw relations and teeth setup: the screw-in once concept utilizing magnetic connections." His award-winning research was supported by his faculty adviser Damian Lee, DDS, MS, Prosthodontics Department Chair, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
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Matthew Siefker, D1, Receives Veler Scholarship
A native of Lebanon, Ohio, and a D1 student in the College of Dentistry, Matthew Siefker was recently selected as this year's recipient of the Richard C. Veler, DDS, and Betty G. Veler Dental Scholarship. Chosen for his outstanding academic merit, demonstrated interest in professional service, and exceptional character, he will receive an annual, renewable award of $50,000 for in-state tuition throughout his time in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program.
The Veler Scholarship was created in 2009 with a gift from the estate of the late Dr. Richard C. Veler, a College of Dentistry alumnus from the Class of 1946, and his wife, the late Betty Veler, to support scholarships for the college's dental students.
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D1 Students Balle, Jento, and Newton Receive Knabe Scholarship
The Knabe Scholarship provides financial support for students in the college's Doctor of Dental Surgery program. It was created by the late Mrs. Edna Alice Knabe to honor the memory of her late husband, Dr. Robert Knabe, who was an alumnus of the College of Dentistry's Class of 1960. Dr. Knabe was a longtime dental practitioner in Cincinnati, and Mrs. Knabe was a graduate of the Class of 1952 at Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Cincinnati, where she lived until her death in 2016.
This year's Knabe Scholarship recipients are freshman dental students Brett Balle, from Bountiful, Utah; Summer Jento, from Avon Lake, Ohio; and Reagan Newton, from McConnelsville, Ohio.
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Piper Sullivan, DHY 2, Receives ADEA Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Innovation
Senior dental hygiene student Piper Sullivan was recently selected as the recipient of the 2024 ADEA/MouthWatch Patti DiGangi Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Innovation. The scholarship honors Ms. DiGangi, a practicing dental hygienist and author, for her efforts as a "trailblazer, mentor, and advocate who is dedicated to expanding and advancing career opportunities for dental hygienists."
The scholarship recognizes dental hygiene students who express the desire to transform oral health through leadership and innovative care delivery.
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Share Your News with Fellow Alumni!
Have you received an award?
Accepted a new position?
Are you newly married or proud new parents?
Please send your class news, notes, and photos to: DentalAlumni@osu.edu. Be sure to include your full name and graduation year!
[Class notes may be published in an upcoming edition of The Ohio State University Dental Journal.]
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Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist, Two-Day Course: Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21
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This course for dental hygienists in Ohio will cover the basic concepts of administering local anesthesia. Using self-study, lecture, and hands-on instruction, the course prepares participants for the safe and effective administration of local anesthesia and pain control.
Read the full course description
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the neurophysiology of pain and pain control;
- Understand the pharmacology of local anesthetics;
- Undergo an evaluation of the patient, including dental and medical health history;
- Prepare and then demonstrate the use of correct armamentarium for the local anesthetic procedure;
- Describe and use the correct technique for safe, effective administration of local anesthesia under dental supervision;
- Discuss and avoid the complications of local anesthesia, systemically and locally;
- Describe appropriate procedures if complications arise due to the administration of local anesthesia;
- Achieve the correct record keeping for local anesthetic procedures performed;
- Integrate knowledge about local anesthesia into the control of pain during dental procedures.
CE Credits: 29
Dates: Saturday and Sunday - April 20 and 21, 2024
Times: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., both days
Location: Ohio State's College of Dentistry; Postle Hall, 305 W. 12th Avenue; Columbus, Ohio
Presenters: Hany Emam, BDS, MS - Chair, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry; and Rebecca Henderson, BSDH, MS - Associate Professor-Clinical, Division of Dental Hygiene, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
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The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
Postle Hall, 305 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
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