The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) recently honored A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) with the Outstanding Educational Program Award at its annual meeting, TEACHING PREVENTION, that took place on March 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Three distinguished awards were honored to individuals or programs who have contributed […]
Students from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) and ATSU’s Arizona School of Health Sciences physician assistant (PA) program came together on Feb. 14 to participate in an interprofessional education (IPE) program. With a growing oral health disparity in the United States, ATSU-ASDOH students recognized that PAs could be very […]
Students from A.T. Still University, Arizona campus, will be participating in a Student Government Association (SGA)-sponsored event, the 6th Annual Free Community Health & Wellness Day, that offers free health services for the underserved community at Chandler CARE Center on April 20, 2013. To increase interest in the event, the SGA asked students to participate […]
A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) students reached out to A New Leaf’s La Mesita Family Homeless Shelter in Mesa, Ariz., on March 5, to increase awareness among residents of preventing oral disease and the need for regular preventive oral care. Through ASDOH’s Students United for America’s Tooth Fairy (SUAT), […]
Stanley E. Grogg, DO, FACOP, FAAP, ’71, received the 2013 Outstanding Physician of the Year Award from the Osteopathic Founders Foundation in February. This honor is given annually to an osteopathic physician who has demonstrated extraordinary service to his or her patients, to the education of future physicians, to the profession, and to the community. […]
Barbara Maxwell, PT, DPT, MSc, Cert. THE, ’06, vice dean, interprofessional education, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS), has been appointed interim director of interprofessional education (IPE) and collaboration for A.T. Still University (ATSU). She will serve this position from the University’s Office of Academic Affairs. “Dr. Maxwell has an outstanding background […]
Physician assistant alumni gathered March 8 during the Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants (ASAPA) Primary Care Conference in Sedona, Ariz., to reconnect with one another and receive updates from A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) leadership. Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, dean, ATSU-ASHS, and Bert Simon, DHSc, PA-C, chair of physician […]
Yvette Thornton, RDH, BS, participation coordinator for A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), has received the Maricopa County Oral Health Leaders Advocates and Resources (MOLAR) Member of the Month Award for March 2013. Active in MOLAR since 2011, Thornton’s many responsibilities include coordinating ATSU-ASDOH’s “Dentistry in the Community” and “Smiles […]
Jim Farris, PT, PhD, chair, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences physical therapy department, was recently interviewed regarding the growth of physical therapy as a profession and career opportunities. According to the article in Advance for PT & Rehab Medicine, the Bureau of Labor Statistics sites physical therapy as one of the fastest […]
On March 2, ATSU-ASDOH sent a student taskforce to Desert Garden Elementary school in Glendale, Ariz. Their mission: educating schoolchildren on the importance of oral healthcare through Serves and Smiles. Serves and Smiles is one of several community service projects that comprise ATSU-ASDOH’s Dentistry in the Community program. To motivate the young participants, D2 students […]