ATSU-ASDOH Dean Jack Dillenberg, DDS, MPH, has been named the 2012 East Valley Fresh Start Man of the Year. The East Valley Man and Woman of the Year award is an honor given to two individuals each year that have made a difference in the lives of women in the community. According to East Valley […]
For 10 days in July, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) students provided oral healthcare for special needs children at the Mwereni Integrated School for the Blind in Moshi, Tanzania, a town which sits near Mt. Kilimanjaro. Many of the children have albinism or an inherited skin condition, xeroderma pigmentosa , which can […]
Christopher Halliday, DDS, MPH, dean, ATSU Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, has been appointed to the State of Missouri’s student loan authority. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Dr. Halliday on Aug. 27 to serve on the board for the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA). Prior to becoming dean at ATSU-MOSDOH, Dr. Halliday […]
Kirksville, Mo.– Christopher Halliday, DDS, MPH, dean, ATSU Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health, has been appointed to the State of Missouri’s student loan authority. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Dr. Halliday on Aug. 27 to serve on the board for the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA). Prior to becoming dean at ATSU-MOSDOH, […]
Corbin Popp, D4, ASDOH, is a co-creator of Lightwire Theater (http://www.lightwiretheater.com/index.php). They were in the quarter finals of America’s Got Talent and now have advanced to the semi-finals which will be held September 4 and 5. Be sure to tune-in and cast your vote for Lightwire Theater.
ATSU-ASDOH is the recipient of a $10,000 National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) grant to provide education, and preventive and treatment services for at-risk children. The funds will be used to continue the ATSU-ASDOH Pinal County Tooth Fairy project in Apache Junction. ATSU-ASDOH works with the Apache Junction Unified School District to have dental students […]
ATSU Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) postgraduate orthodontic program celebrated the graduation of its fourth class of residents at the Arizona Country Club in Phoenix on Aug. 16. Residents Jamie Haas, DMD, DHSc; Leo Toureno, DDS, DHSc; and Chase O. Dansie, DDS, DHSc, gave presentations at the event. Graduates received a certificate […]
ATSU has partnered with the internationally known Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Ariz., in their Barrow Concussion Network. The network is the most comprehensive concussion prevention, treatment, and education program for young athletes in the nation. Under the leadership of Barrow physicians and the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA), the network will include mandatory concussion education, […]
The Arizona School of Health Sciences Alumni Board met Saturday, August 4, following the ASHS graduation ceremonies to begin planning several initiatives for engaging ASHS alumni with ATSU. Six new members were inducted, bringing greater representation from each ASHS program to the board. The board members now include (new members’ names are in bold): Physical […]
David W. Smith, DO, KCOM ’62, has been selected by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) as one of its Great Pioneers in Osteopathic Medicine. The award is given to those who have made pioneering differences in osteopathic medicine. Dr. Smith has been a member of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO) since 1966 and […]