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SCOOPS - Seminar on Community Outreach Opportunities in Public Service

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A special shoutout to #GatorDentist alumna Dr. Paayal Bhakta, dental director at ACORN Clinic in Alachua County, who spent an hour at #UFCD this afternoon talking (candidly and with humor!) about her career journey and about her passion — public health dentistry. Our community is lucky to have her, our students are lucky to have such a fantastic mentor, and we are grateful she’s a Gator!

Bravo to our Office of Admissions and UF chapter of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry for co-sponsoring a successful SCOOPS event - Seminar on Community Outreach Opportunities in Public Service - complete with ice cream sundaes, sandwiches and ALLL the toppings

 
 
 
 
 

Silver Central Award Winner

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Congratulations to D1 Zully Beck, who kicked off the first week of dental school at #UFCD by winning our annual Silver Central Award, AKA "The People's Choice Award," for her maxillary central incisor soap carving. The manual dexterity exercise is required of all incoming students prior to orientation; they then submit photos from all angles for anonymous peer-judging

Safe to say Zully earned the overwhelming majority of votes from her DMD Class of 2027 #GatorDentist fam.

The trophy, presented by Assistant Director of Admissions Abel Gilbert, is hand-crafted each year by our talented Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, Dr. Pam Sandow ✨

 
 
 
 
 

UF DMD Freshman Earns Top Honor at Hinman

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Natasha Patel, a first-year dental student, took top honors in a research competition during the 28th Annual Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 10-12.

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Congratulations to Tumader Khouja, whose article is the cover story for the Journal of the American Dental Association’s January 2024 issue.

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The article discusses the trajectories of opioid prescribing by general dentists, specialists, and oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the United States, 2015-2019

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UF, ECU Opening DOOR for Practice-Based Research

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UF College of Dentistry and ECU School of Dental Medicine Collaborate on $3.7 Million NIDCR Grant for Multidisciplinary Practice-Based Research Network. The five-year project: Development of Opportunities for Research (DOOR) in Dental Schools: Future Academic Interdisciplinary Workforce and Collaborators for the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.

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Becoming a Competitive Applicant

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All the information you need about how to become the most competitive applicant.

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Upcoming Pre-Dental Events

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Considering becoming a dentist? Thinking about applying to UF College of Dentistry? Have questions for the UFCD Office of Admissions?

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Commitment to Diversity

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For the ninth consecutive year, the UF College of Dentistry was recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity with the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.

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DMD Program Highlights

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