Tag: College of Dental Medicine

College of Dental Medicine Join Mission of Mercy Outreach

Some of the NSU CDM students and faculty volunteers give the Fins Up.

NSU College of Dental Medicine faculty and student volunteers participated in the Florida Dental Association Foundation’s 2023 Florida Mission of Mercy in West Palm Beach on February 24-25.

Dr. Bruce Tandy

As the philanthropic arm of the Florida Dental Association (FDA), the FDA Foundation is committed to promoting dental health for all Floridians, and at NSU CDM we are proud to represent the values of the Dental Profession.

Special thanks to Dr. Bruce Tandy, our own NSU College of Dental Medicine Faculty for his knowledge and experience in helping organize Mission of Mercy(MOM).

With all the volunteer’s help, the FDA Foundation was able to accomplish the following for the communities in Palm Beach County:

  • Treat more than 1300 patients
  • Provide more than $1.8 million in donated dental care
  • Utilize nearly 2,100 volunteers including:
    • 360 Dentists
    • 175 D1-D4 Students
    • 225 Dental Hygienists
    • 345 Dental Assistants
    • 75 Foreign-Trained Dentists
    • 15 Lab Technicians
    • 28 Physicians, Nurses and EMTs
    • 525 Pre-Dental and Pre-Medical students
    • 185 Community Volunteers

Posted 03/12/23

Hispanic Dental Association Student Chapter Kicks Off

On Friday February 17, 2023, members of the newly established Hispanic Dental Association Florida Chapter met with the leadership of the Hispanic Dental Association at NSU College of Dental Medicine to inaugurate the Hispanic Dental Association Florida Chapter and Student Chapter.
In attendance were:

  • Dean Steven Kaltman
  • Mercedes Mota-Martinez, HDA Past-President
  • Martha MutisElected President & National Chair of Research, Grants and Professional Development

Dr. Alexander Bendayan D.D.S.

Members of the newly established Hispanic Dental Association Florida Chapter from NSU College of Dental Medicine:

  • Dr. Alexander Bendayan D.D.S., C.A.G.S., M.B.A., President (currently serving as Professor and Chair of Prosthodontics at College of Dental Medicine)

Other Board members from NSU College of Dental Medicine:

  • Dr. Liliana Mosquera, Vice-President & Faculty Adviser
  • Dr. Elias Moron, Treasurer
  • Dr. Mauro Mesko, Secretary
  • Dr. Eva Chiang, Social Media Chair & Faculty Advisor
  • Dr. Josefina Vazquez, Outreach
  • Dr. Norberto Coerezza, Liaison Missions
  • Evelyn Casas, Student Liaison

 

Our own NSU Hispanic Student Dental Organization was welcomed as NSU Hispanic Student Dental Association Florida Chapter, represented by:

  • Francesca Fech, President
  • Kyra Jiménez, Vice-President
  • Elizabeth Horta, Secretary  
  • Argenis Ferrebus, Treasurer
  • Selena Sánchez, Social Media Chair
  • Michel Valladares, Community Service Chair
  • Karla Garcia and Evelyn Casas, Events Coordinators
  • Michelle Pinon, D4 representative
  • Sabrina Montiel, D3 representative
  • Brittany Urena, D2 representative
  • Priscila Sevil, D1 Representative

Students will work side by side with the faculty advisers and student liaison to continue to promote oral health and service to the community and to also represent the school in Hispanic Dental Association National Meeting.

Bendayan as President of the HDA Florida Chapter will expand the network to other schools in Florida, increase membership and participation and inspire future leaders. He welcomes any member of the faculty to become a member as he will be bringing programs and value to its members.

HDA trusts that we at NSU will be able to expand in the State of Florida and recognizes the amazing contributions of our students during these past years.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Week Features Several Events

NSU College of Dental Medicine; the University Advisory Council Member for Belonging, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; and Humanism and Diversity Committee, honored Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday during their Third Annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness Week January 17-20. The week emphasized the importance of maintaining and enhancing humanism, diversity, equity, and inclusion and a sense of belonging and providing informative and educational information and opportunity for students, faculty, and staff.

Below were the highlights of the event:

CDM BEDI Speakers Series Presentations

  • Topic: “Building Belonging: How Do We Do It, and Why is It Important”
    • Speaker: Robin Cooper, Ph.D. Cooper is the assistant dean/ professor of Conflict Resolution and Ethnic Studies with NSU’s Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
  • Topic: “The Impact of Implicit Bias and Cultural Humility in Patient-Centered Care”
    • Speakers: Archana Vatwani PT, DPT, Ed.D., MBA & Diana Cherkiss, MMS, MPH, PA-C. Vatwani is an associate professor with NSU’s Physical Therapy Department at Nova Southeastern University. Diana Cherkiss is an associate professor and the Academic Director of the Physician Assistant program at Nova Southeastern University

The Student “Diversity” Essay Competition was intended to increase awareness, promote understanding, and engage students in a discussion to help foster diversity and inclusion within our Dental Community. Danny Minh Nguyen, a D4 Dental Student, received the 2023 Diversity Essay competition First Place. He received the Dean’s Coin Award and a check for $500 presented by Dr. Steven Kaltman, dean of College of Dental Medicine, Dr. Hal Lippman, Executive Associate Dean of Operations, Dr. Aryia Amini, Director of CDM BEDI

CDM BEDI, SGA and Student Clubs presented Sock Drive to Benefit Local Homeless Shelters in our community

Posted 02/19/23

College’s Give Kids a Smile Event Reaches 139 Children

Thanks to volunteer dental students, faculty members, and staff at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, 139 children recently got a reason to smile.

Center right, Dr. Steven Kaltman, Dean, and center left, Dr. Hal Lippman, Executive Associate Dean with student volunteers.

Give Kids a Smile is a day of charity organized by the Pediatric Dental Society at the college. The theme of this year’s event was “Outer space.”

At this event, students provided about 885 dental procedures for free to the underserved children ages from 2- 16 in the South Florida community. Along with dental treatment, children enjoyed a fun atmosphere with face painters, live music, costumed characters, and met a friendly “robot.”

Give Kids a Smile events take place annually throughout the United States as part of an initiative started by the American Dental Association to improve access to dental care for children.

Posted 02/19/23

NSU’s ASDA Chapter Wins Community Service Award

NSU’s College of Dental Medicine American Student Dental Association (ASDA) Chapter won the District 5 Community Service Award out of seven dental schools from the district held during the ASDA Annual District Five Conference in Tampa on January 7-8, 2023.

The members of ASDA took part in hosting beach clean ups, a clothing drive that donated more than 20 bags of donations to the migrant workers of Homestead via the Care Closet of Caring for Miami.

In addition to these community services events, many of our members dedicated their Saturdays to serving the underserved by volunteering with the mobile dental unit of Caring for Miami and also participating in numerous Remote Area Medical mission trips.

Mary Victoria Wick, M.P.H., NSU College of Dental Medicine, Class of 2024 and Vice President of American Student Dental Association has received the District 5 nomination for the ASDA National Community Builder of the Year Award.

This new ASDA award is being presented for the first time this year. This award recognizes dental students from across the country who dedicate themselves to serving others through community service and dental outreach. Out of ASDA’s 11 nominations from each district, one person will receive this National Community Builder of the Year Award. During the week of Service, the recipient of the National Community Builder of the Year Award will be announced.

Posted 01/21/23

Dental Medicine Students Serve the Underserved in Tennessee

The commitment of NSU’s College of Dental Medicine to underserved communities was on full display recently during a trip of dental students and faculty at the Remote Area Medical mission that took place in Cleveland Tennessee November 11-12, 2022.

Led by Assistant Dean of Community Programs and Public Health Mark Schweizer,  and Assistant Professor Norberto Coereza,  Department of Prosthodontics and D-3 dental students Mary Wick, Alexis Hagmann, Brett Skillet, Sekhar Gil-Uppal, Melissa Gonzalez Herrera, Soline Pierre-Gilles, Najwa Naami, Tra Ngo, Shaan Paroya, Vanessa-June Ovbiagele, Rosangela Salabarria Morejon, Matie Lestayo, Giselle Navarra, and Vuong Nguyen provided oral health care to the underserved rural populations of Tennessee.

Together they provided care to more than 200 patients and about $150,000 in donated dental services.

This was truly an amazing and memorable event and NSU-CDM looks forward to future collaborations with RAM.

Posted 11/20/22

NSU, Patel Family Celebrate International Dental Program

Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Dental Medicine on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, thanks to the continued support of Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel, unveiled its expanded International Dental Program at its Tampa Bay Regional Campus.

“Nova Southeastern University’s relationship with Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel continues to grow, with our students and communities being the biggest beneficiaries,” said Dr. George Hanbury, NSU’s President and CEO. “Expanding and basing our International Dental Program to the Tampa Bay/Clearwater area is just the latest example of that thriving partnership.”

The Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel International Dental Program at NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus means the university is the only one in Florida with a “stand-alone” program.

To celebrate, NSU held a special dedication celebration has been planned with about 200 attendees, including Drs. Kiran and Pallavi Patel, NSU President and CEO Dr. George Hanbury as well as special invited guests, including local and statewide elected officials and business and community leaders.

 We’ve all heard stories of people moving to the United States who have advanced degrees but cannot get a job in their chosen profession because they lack degrees/licensing/certifications needed in our country.

NSU’s Dr. Kiran and Pallavi Patel International Dental Program is designed to address that very issue – many of these students are working in the dental field, but just not as dentists (they are working as dental assistants, etc.) This program is specifically designed to help these students obtain the needed degrees and certifications so they can begin practicing dentistry in the U.S.

“Providing a second opportunity for international dental students is something I’ve wanted to do for many, many years” said Dr. Kiran Patel.

NSU’s International Dental Program began in 1997 at its Fort Lauderdale/Davie campus. In the past, NSU, like other colleges and universities, found a spot for international students in their dental program when space became available.

Now, thanks to the financial support from the Patels, this program will be based at NSU’s Tampa Bay Regional Campus and is expanding to provide space for even more students. When fully enrolled, the Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patel International Dental Program will provide instruction for more than 100 students.

The Business Observer was on hand to cover the occasion. Read the full story!

Posted 11/06/22

Assistant Professor Presents at ADEA Workshop

From left: Aryia Amini, NSU College of Dental Medicine Director of BEDI; Ana Lopez, chair-elect ADEA; and Elias Moron, NSU College of Dental Medicine Faculty presenter.

Congratulations to Elías M. Morón, DDS, MPH, MHL, MHSM, clinical assistant professor at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Dental Medicine, for his publication in the Journal of Dental Educationand for his presentation at the 2022 ADEA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Workshop in Saint Louis, Mo., on October 26th, 2022.

The title of publication and poster presentation was “Oral Health Inequities: Recommended Public Policies to Achieve Health Equity” that was co-authored with Ana Lopez, who is the chair-elect of the ADEA.

This year’s workshop featured scholars and authors from the Sept. 2022 JDE special issue that included Morón, focused on expanding and improving social justice, equity, access, diversity, inclusion and health equity in the academic health professions and oral health.

Posted 11/06/22

College Brings Smiles to ‘Special Olympics Special Smile’

From left, Lieny Padron, PG AEGD resident; Anna Spiller D2 predoctoral student; Dr. Michelle Madera, AEGD faculty; Karen Zapata, PG AEGD resident; Cassandra Gubala, D2 predoctoral student; and Emily Washburn D2 predoctoral student.

Predoctoral students from Special Needs Club, AEGD residents and faculty from Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine provided free dental screening and oral hygiene instruction for special needs individuals at the Special Olympics Special Smile event on Saturday October 15, 2022, at Bamford Sports Complex in Davie.

The Healthy Athletes program launched in 1997, according to the Special Olympics website. It consists of seven areas where Special Olympic athletes can receive free health screenings: podiatry, physical therapy, better health and well-being, audiology, sports physical exams, vision, and dentistry.

Special Smiles is the dental health discipline of Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® that provides athletes and individuals with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to take charge of their oral health. Special Smiles provides comprehensive oral health care information, offers non-invasive dental screenings and instructions on correct brushing and flossing techniques to Special Olympics athletes. This also includes issuing preventative supplies, like toothpaste, toothbrushes, and fluoride varnish.

Posted 10/23/22

Event in Orlando Allows NSU to Reconnect with Alumni

Nova Southeastern University recently held an event in Orlando for alumni from NSU’s College of Dental Medicine and the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. Alumni from the region, NSU President and CEO Dr. George L. Hanbury II, Dean Elaine M. Wallace from the College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dean Steven I. Kaltman from the College of Dental Medicine attended the event, which was held August 4 at the Interlachen Country Club in Winter Park.

Maintaining connections with those who graduated is vital for a robust and vibrant university. Having pride in where you earned your degree is something NSU works hard to cultivate and nurture. To that end, the university’s Alumni Relations Department schedules events in various parts of Florida and the nation for alumni to meet, network and catch up on old times.

Posted 08/14/22

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