Two ASDOH students, Tedi Howell, D3, and Rena Christman, D3, recently were awarded third place in the national poster competition at the Special Care Dentistry Association meeting in Chicago. Their poster was entitled “C.A.R.E. Provides Dentists New Perspectives in Special Care Dentistry.” The results demonstrated that a project of this type can increase knowledge as well […]
Madeline Werner, OMS II, was selected to receive the 2011 Denzil Reid Award. Dr. Reid was a 1925 graduate of ATSU, and this foundation was established in 1977 by funds willed to the institution. This award is given to students who have completed their freshman year, and selection is based on academic ability, financial need, […]
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons (MAOPS) held its annual convention last week. MAOPS 2011-12 officers were installed at the Annual President’s Banquet on April 16. Victoria Damba, D.O., ’97, was installed as president . Dr. Damba hails from Farmington, Mo., where she practices as a hospitalist for the Mineral Area Regional Medical Center. MAOPS […]
Beltone Electronics awarded the Larry Mauldin Award for Excellence in Education to Juliëtte Sterkens, Au.D., ’06, at the AudiologyNOW! Convention in Chicago, heldApril 6-9. The Mauldin Award is unique because honorees are solely nominated and selected by their industry peers. “Beltone is proud to present this award to Dr. Sterkens,” said Todd Murray, president of Beltone North […]
Heritage Preservation is pleased to announce the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine has been chosen to participate in the 2011 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP). The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine joins 2,600 museums that have participated in CAP in its 21-year history of serving small museums. Heritage preservation’s CAP is supported through a cooperative agreement with the […]
Two ASDOH students recently presented a poster at the National Oral Health Conference (NOHC) held in Pittsburgh. Steve Hutton, D3, and Amy Conrad, D3, presented their poster entitled “Screening for Oral Lesions in Major League Baseball Players”. It is thought that approximately one-third of major league baseball players use smokeless tobacco, which leads directly to […]
KIRKSVILLE, MO. – Heritage Preservation is pleased to announce the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine has been chosen to participate in the 2011 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP). The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine joins 2,600 museums that have participated in CAP in its 21-year history of serving small museums. Heritage preservation’s CAP is supported through a cooperative […]
Hundreds of Washington County residents in Maine are receiving both preventative and emergency dental care free of charge through an NYU outreach program that provides these services to areas with low access to care. Many community organizations worked together to bring the dental program, including Timothy Oh, D.M.D., ’08, member of ATSU-ASDOH’s alumni chapter Board of […]
Philip C. Slocum, D.O., ’76, has retired from his position as dean of ATSU-KCOM. Dr. Slocum has served as KCOM’s dean since 2004. Jeff Suzewits, D.O., ’88, who had been acting dean while Dr. Slocum was on medical leave, will now serve as interim dean. There will be a search for a permanent dean, but […]
[cincopa A4MAgjKru7bj] Approximately 350 underprivileged elementary school children went home with brighter smiles because of Give Kids a Smile Day (GKAS) held April 15 on the A.T. Still University campus in Mesa, Ariz. Students from the Mesa and Apache Junction Public School Districts and, for the first time children from the Catholic Healthcare West dental […]