FIRST THURSDAY
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY NEWS
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Dear Colleagues:
As I prepare for this holiday season and the start of the New Year, I continue looking for ways to let those around me know how much their efforts make a difference – every day. This is not a difficult task. As a college that educates students, conducts research, and provides care for patients, we have many responsibilities. We could not meet our obligations as we do without everyone pitching in, giving it their best effort, and finding new and improved ways to accomplish our goals.
One very real example is “Postle Reimagined,” developed to help us enhance coverage that supports every aspect of our students’ clinical progress and clinic efficiencies. Although it will be a temporary change until we overcome challenges as a result of COVID-19 and the need for additional faculty, planning these enhancements has taken a great deal of hard work by our faculty, staff, and students, and we look forward to its implementation in the New Year.
Also, I would like to highlight individual achievements seen in this newsletter: Drs. Pegah Khosravi-Kamrani and Seeun Mok who received University Fellowships; dental hygiene seniors Ranya Bousfiha, Hailee Hartmann, Faith Holder, Victoria Lohr, Yasmin Mahammad, and Hanan Omar who won Table Clinic awards; Dr. Mark Hochberg's ABOMP diplomate status; Dr. Brandon Yeager's Tylman research award; and Drs. Amini, Bean, and Townsend who contributed to an innovative and award-winning program. It is all good news!
Thank you for helping to make The Ohio State University College of Dentistry a place that is truly special.
I wish you all the best for the holiday season!
Sincerely,
Dean Carroll Ann Trotman
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Gartner Innovation Award Given to Collaborative "MPATHI" Project
With the goal of creating innovations that enhance the dental care provided for patients, three faculty members contributed to a project that recently won a Gartner Eye on Innovation Award for Healthcare and Life Sciences for the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH). Those faculty are Homa Amini, DDS, MS, MPH, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry; Canise Bean, DMD, MPH, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry and Director of Community Education; and Janice Townsend, DDS, MS, Chief of Pediatric Dentistry at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) and Chair of the college's Division of Pediatric Dentistry.
Working with other healthcare professionals at Ohio State and NCH, Drs. Amini, Bean, and Townsend contributed to the development of a project called MPATHI -- also known as "Making Professionals Able THrough Immersion." This virtual reality-based program helps train dental professionals to be more empathetic by exposing them to "virtual" situations in which they provide simulated dental care for [virtual] patients who struggle with financial challenges, food insecurity, limited health literacy, and language barriers.
The program was developed by a team that included Ohio State's Colleges of Dentistry and Medicine; Nationwide Children's Hospital and its Department of Pediatric Dentistry; and the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Mark Hochberg, DMD, is ABOMP Diplomate
The process for achieving Diplomate status involves rigorous examinations that include written and clinical components related to such areas of study as oral and maxillofacial pathology, head and neck pathology, general pathology, bone and tissue tumors, histology, immunohistochemistry, dermatopathology, and imaging. The Diplomate designation certifies that Dr. Hochberg has achieved the highest requirements of competence within his field.
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Graduate School Awards University Fellowships
The College of Dentistry's first-year orthodontics residents Pegah Khosravi-Kamrani, DDS, and Seeun Mok, DMD, have received University Fellowships for the 2021-22 academic year.
Dr. Khosravi-Kamrani is a graduate of Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in neuroscience and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry. Dr. Mok earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and she received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
The Ohio State University's fellowships are sponsored by the Graduate School and are awarded through a university-wide competition. Fellowships provide recipients with a stipend, tuition support, and healthcare benefits throughout their time in the program. |
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Brandon Yeager, DMD, Receives Tylman Research Award
Dr. Brandon Yeager, a third-year resident in the Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, has been selected as a recipient of a Stanley D. Tylman Research Grant from the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. Tylman grants are highly competitive awards that are given to full-time students enrolled in any post-doctoral program in the U.S. or Canada who conduct "outstanding research" that is pertinent to fixed prosthodontics.
Tylman grants are named in honor of Dr. Stanley D. Tylman, who was a Professor of Dentistry and head of the Department of Fixed Partial Prosthodontics at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry from 1920 to 1962. Dr. Tylman is renowned for his foundational textbook, "Theory and Practice of Crown and Bridge Prostheses."
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Dental Hygiene Students Win Top Prizes at Table Clinics Competition
At this year's Ohio Dental Association Annual Session, senior dental hygiene students won first- and second-place prizes in the Table Clinics competition.
For their poster presentation that presented research on "Fluoride Effectiveness in the Pediatric Population," Ms. Ranya Bousfiha (DHY4), Ms. Yasmin Mahammad (DHY4), and Ms. Hanan Omar (DHY4) received the first-place prize. The second-place prize was won by Ms. Hailee Hartmann (DHY4), Ms. Faith Holder (DHY4), and Victoria Lohr (DHY4) for their presentation on "Fluoride Effectiveness in the Pediatric Population."
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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 notes and photos to: DentalAlumni@osu.edu. Be sure to include your full name and graduation year! [Class notes may be used in an upcoming edition of our alumni publication, The Ohio State University Dental Journal.]
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On-Demand Continuing Education Courses:
Available online -- anytime, anywhere!
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The self-paced course discusses the history of opioid use in medicine and the Ohio guidelines for prescribing opioids. The presentation also reviews OARRS, non-pharmacologic and non-opioid pain treatment options, addiction and substance use disorders, and more. The course satisfies the two-hour Ohio State Dental Board biennial CE requirement for mandatory opioid prescribing education
- Digital Intraoral and Panoramic Imaging: Digital radiography offers instant access, easy transmission, and manipulation of images. Get an overview of the different types of digital imaging, including CCD, CMOS, PSP systems, and panoramic imaging.
- Infection Control and Prevention: In the era of COVID-19, infection control and prevention are vital topics for dental professionals. Learn about common infectious agents, and review infection prevention protocols from the Centers for Disease Control and the State of Ohio Dental Board.
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