The cover of the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology features the latest research efforts involving University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UKCD) faculty from the Center for Oral Health Research and Division of Orthodontics. The Journal of Clinical Periodontology was founded by the British, Dutch, French, German, Scandinavian and Swiss Societies of Periodontology and has one of the highest impact factors among dental publications.
The new University of Kentucky Dentistry West Regional Clinic was celebrated Friday, May 20 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new general dentistry clinic, located in the Marshall County Health Department in Benton, Kentucky, will open in early June. "The opening of the UK Dentistry West Regional Clinic marks the culmination of a lot of people working toward achieving a common goal," said Laura Hawes-Hammons, director of the Marshall County Health Department. "The clinic is going to be so wonderful for this county and the people in the surrounding area.”
During a routine 20 week prenatal checkup, Stacey and Brock Westlund learned their baby, Jensen, would be born with a cleft lip, a condition where tissue that makes up the lip and roof of the mouth (palate) doesn't join completely during pregnancy and a baby will be born with an opening in the lip and roof of mouth, known as a cleft lip, palate or oral cleft.
After being treated for a crossbite in 1988 Mary Hennessy-Kukla joined the more than 100 million people in the United States who suffer with chronic pain. After adjusting her jaw and wiring her mouth closed for six weeks, Mary began to feel pain in the muscles in her face. Initially, the pain was mild but over time it continued to get more and more severe.
When Dr. Daria 'Nikki' Stone, associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, became the director of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile program in Hazard, she realized she was finally in the right place at the right time; where her piece of the puzzle fit in the big picture.
Multi-disciplinary University of Kentucky student teams recently vied for the honor of competing in the second annual Global Health Case Competition, which this year is focused on finding solutions to tackle childhood obesity in Mexico. The competition was hosted on the UK campus by the Global Health Initiative, whose goal is to provide advanced research and educational programs for students to improve the health of people throughout the world.
The opportunity for six UKCD students to receive a $1000 research fellowship is available for 2016-2017. Proposals are due May 6, 2016. Research fellowships provide students a great opportunity to receive mentorship from a faculty member, investigate an important research question, create new knowledge, and receive funding. More information can be obtained by reviewing the fellowship award memo (PDF), contacting Dr. Craig Miller, or connecting with one of the following SRG officers: President: Mike McQuinn President Elect: Josh George
The Kentucky Oral Health Coalition (KOHC) has named University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UKCD) faculty member Dr. Laura Hancock Jones a Kentucky Oral Health Champion. Jones received the inaugural award at the November Kentucky Oral Health Summit, the first statewide oral health summit in nearly four years. As part of the UKCD Department of Public Health Dentistry, Jones currently works at the UK Dan A. Martin MD Dental Clinic and Dental Outreach in Madisonville, Ky.
Studies show that mindfulness, the skill of learning to pay attention without judgment to one’s present–moment experience, offers a way to improve a person’s well-being. Mindfulness-based techniques and tools have been proven to provide significant improvement with anxiety, stress, and mood issues. Students in the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UKCD) are increasingly engaging in mindfulness training to feel better balanced and address these and other potential problem areas.
The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award for 2015 was awarded to Mark Davis, DMD. Davis, a 1967 UKCD graduate, received many nominations from classmates and peers, as well as from his daughter and fellow UKCD alum, Dr. Lea Wheeler.