DSB WEEKLY. Issue Christine White, Editor. The College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics Welcomes Dr. Scott McNaughton. Recognize Your Co-Worker

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1 Issue August 2015 Christine White, Editor DSB WEEKLY The College of Dentistry Welcomes Scott McNaughton Recognize Your Co-Worker 1 The College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics Welcomes Dr. Scott McNaughton Honda Foundation Grants 2 College of Dentistry Hands Out Nearly 3,000 Toothbrushes at the Johnson County Fair Honoring Elaine Brown s Retirement Reception: Tuesday, September 1, from 2-4 p.m. Transitions 4 ADEA 2016: Call for Programs 5 Filling Station Menu & Notice 3 4 The College of Dentistry and Clinic Administration welcome Dr. Scott McNaughton, who will be practicing both in Faculty General Practice and in the Urgent Care/ Admissions Clinic overseeing dental students. Dr. McNaughton graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in biology in 2007; he received his DDS from Iowa in He and his wife, Marisa, have two dogs: Beaker is a lab-collie mix and Libby is a terrier mix. Recent Publications Houchen Bindery Schedule All-College Book Read and Discussion: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Courage Ride: August 22, 2015, to Raise Money for UI Sarcoma Research IASDA Prophy Cup: September 20 at Finkbine 6 7 Recognize Your Co-Worker The Ambassador Club Program recognizes a staff person who has shown a special commitment to promoting excellence in the teaching, research, patient care, or administrative functions of the College of Dentistry. One individual is recognized semiannually from a list of nominations, which are screened and selected by a committee made up of previous Ambassador Club awardees. Eligible for consideration is any merit staff or professional and scientific employee who has demonstrated special qualities in performing their daily tasks. Nomination forms, program guidelines, and a listing of ambassadors are available on the IntraDent under Services > Dental Human Resources > Rewards & Recognition-COD. Guidelines and nomination forms are also available from Jan Swartzendruber, assistant to the dean, N307 DSB. Flowers in Normandy, France

2 Page 2 Honda Foundation Grants Program Summary The American Honda Foundation engages in grant making that reflects the basic tenets, beliefs and philosophies of Honda companies, which are characterized by the following qualities: imaginative, creative, youthful, forwardthinking, scientific, humanistic and innovative. We support youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment. Limitation Organizations may only submit one request in a 12-month period. This includes colleges and universities with several departments/outreach programs. Award Information The grant range is from $20,000 to $75,000 over a one-year period. Deadlines Internal WINS deadline: Monday, September 7, 2015 Sponsor deadline: Monday, November 2, 2015 WINS submission site: get=uiwins&grantid=18107&type=2 Sponsor s website: WINS (full listing):

3 Page 3 The College of Dentistry Hands Out Nearly 3,000 Toothbrushes at the Johnson County Fair Several volunteers manned the College of Dentistry booth at the recent Johnson County Fair. Approximately 1,480 children s toothbrushes were handed out, including 210 Hello Kitty toothbrushes. There were also 1,496 adult toothbrushes given away. Overall, the fair s attendance was respectable given the stormy weather that day. (Above): Scott Arneson, Penni Ryan and Cathy Solow, all Dental Administration. (Above): A photo taken by Deb Hoyle, Dental Administration, a collegiate booth volunteer, shortly before another storm rolled through. (Left): Penni Ryan, Dental Administration; Chris White, Dows; and Jesse Hahn, a UI undergraduate student who is working in Dental Facilities Services. (His mother, Teresa Hahn, is a dental assistant in the Department of Orthodontics.) (Above): Cathy Skotowski, Pediatric Dentistry, with Brenna Trump and Heidi Miller, both Kirkwood dental hygiene students. Next to them is the display, How Much Sugar Do You Drink a Day? (Left): Kids receiving their toothbrushes.

4 Page 4 Transitions (Note: The group below was originally listed in the DSB Weekly under Terminations. The header should have been Departures.) Departures Sandra Fox Pediatric Dentistry Terrance Riley Operative Dentistry/Oral Surgery Jason Bouska Endodontics Lance Crawford Endodontics Sindhura Anamali OPRM Supitcha Talungchit Operative Dentistry Beth Gray Dental Assistant Oral Surgery Anthony Dungey DIMT Clinic Administration/Instrument Processing

5 Page 5 Filling Station Notice The Filling Station is now open from 7:30 AM-3:00 PM, Monday-Friday. Note: on Monday, August 17 (All-College Conference), the Filling Station will be open from 7:30-2:00 and will have a limited menu. All-College Book Read and Discussion Book: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. Date: Wednesday, September 9 Time: 12:00-1:00 pm Where: W220A Cookies will be provided. All CoD faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. Brought to you by the CoD Diversity Committee. Dental Filling Station August 17-21, 2015 Monday Hot Ham & Cheese $5.25 Grilled Cheese $4.00 Deli & Paninis Tuesday Chicken Enchilada with Rice & Beans $6.00 Soup du Jour $2.65 / $3.65 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Wednesday Smoked Pork Sandwich & Chips $4.80 Soup du Jour $2.65 / $3.65 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Thursday Meatloaf with Potato & Vegetable $6.00 Soup du Jour $2.65 / $3.65 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Friday Chicken Parmesan with Pasta $6.00 Soup du Jour $2.65 / $3.65 Salad Bar, Deli, Pizza, & Paninis Recent Publications Houchen Bindery Schedule: August 24-27, 2015 The above dates reflect Monday-Thursday pickup and delivery. Please have orders ready by Monday at noon. Routes may change without warning. Da Fontoura CS, Miller SF, Wehby GL, Amendt BA, Holton NE, Southard TE, Allareddy V, Moreno Uribe LM. Candidate gene analyses of skeletal variation in malocclusion. J Dent Res Jul;94(7): Geisinger S, Kwon SR, Qian F. Employment of reservoirs in at-home whitening trays: efficacy and efficiency in tooth whitening. J Contemp Dent Pract May 1;16(5): Lam MT, Kwon SR, Qian F, Denehy GE. Evaluation of an innovative digital assessment tool in dental anatomy. J Contemp Dent Pract May 1;16(5): Kwon SR, Dawson DV, Schenck DM, Fiegel J, Wertz PW. Spectrophotometric evaluation of potassium nitrate penetration into the pulp cavity. Oper Dent Jul 7. [Epub ahead of print]

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