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.
In support of the Seal Kentucky program, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry first-year dental students visited four elementary schools in the state this fall. The Seal Kentucky program is a community-based dental sealant program for elementary-aged school children at select schools in rural Kentucky. Schools with high free- or reduced-lunch fee program participation, and few or no local dentists, are generally targeted when selecting treatment locations; as these children may experience higher barriers to receiving oral health care.
Click here to read Kentucky.com's article on UK College of Dentistry graduate Dr. Robert Henry and his efforts through Mission Lexington Dental Clinic.
UK College of Dentistry restorative dentistry faculty Drs. Ahmad KutKut and Richard Mitchell have been published in the October 2015 issue of the Journal of Oral Implantology (JOI). Their contribution to the latest issue was selected as a featured paper by JOI and promoted via press release. The article, "Esthetic Considerations for Reconstructing Implant Emergence Profile Using Titanium and Zirconia Custom Implant Abutments: Fifty Case Series Report," describes a simple method to recreate what is known as the mouth's "emergence profile" with dental implants.
Dr. Jeffrey P Okeson (UKCD '72) recently received an honorary membership in the Peruvian Academy of Somatology. His induction was highlighted in a special evening meeting of the Academy in Lima, Peru on September 10, 2015. The Peruvian Academy of Somatology is the oldest and most prestigious dental organization in Peru. The Academy extended this honor to Okeson for his significant worldwide contributions to dentistry through lectures and textbooks. This honor has not been extended to an international member for almost 30 years. Pictured above is Dr.
Dr. Jeffrey P Okeson (UKCD '72) recently received an honorary membership in the Peruvian Academy of Somatology. His induction was highlighted in a special evening meeting of the Academy in Lima, Peru on September 10, 2015. The Peruvian Academy of Somatology is the oldest and most prestigious dental organization in Peru. The Academy extended this honor to Okeson for his significant worldwide contributions to dentistry through lectures and textbooks. This honor has not been extended to an international member for almost 30 years.
University of Kentucky, UK HealthCare and the UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center celebrated the 10th anniversary and the success story of theat a special ceremony on Sept. 9. UK President Dr. Eli Capilouto, Dr. Nikki Stone, director of the Eastern Kentucky Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, John Sampson, UK HealthCare associate ambulatory director for clinical operations, Fran Feltner, director of the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, Dr. Joe Kingery, CEO/medical director of the UK North Fork Valley Clinic, Dr.
University of Kentucky, UK HealthCare and the UK North Fork Valley Community Health Center celebrated the 10th anniversary and the success story of theat a special ceremony on Sept. 9.