School of Dentistry
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Members in Action: Team-Based Care Leads to Improved Value for Patients
Posted on January 14, 2021 | No CommentsCHI Health and Creighton University Medical Center, partnered to design and build University Campus, a new primary care-based medical facility that functions as a learning laboratory for interprofessional health sciences... -
Sedillo Awarded Fellowship in Special Care Dentistry
Posted on August 25, 2020 | No CommentsTeryn Sedillo, DDS, associate professor in Community and Preventive Dentistry, was awarded the Fellowship in the Special Care Dental Association (SCDA) in April and presented with the distinction in August... -
Norton Honored with Distinguished Service Award
Posted on July 22, 2020 | No CommentsNeil S. Norton, PhD, professor in the Department of Oral Biology and associate dean of Admissions in the School of Dentistry, was recently awarded the R. Benton Adkins Jr. Distinguished... -
Grant Awarded to Community and Preventive Dentistry
Posted on May 29, 2020 | No CommentsThe Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the board of directors of the Gary and Mary West Foundation to support the Geriatric Collaborative... -
Dental Faculty Publish in Hearing Research
Posted on April 14, 2020 | No CommentsSonia M. Rocha-Sanchez, PhD, professor of Oral Biology and dean of Research at Creighton University School of Dentistry along with faculty members and colleagues, Shikha Tarang, MS, PhD, assistant professor of... -
Health Science Faculty Publish Research Grant Work
Posted on April 3, 2020 | No CommentsSeveral health science faculty members were published in the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice for “Clinician, Caregiver and Patient Perspectives of the Continuum of Care for Autism A Focus... -
Chehal Elected to AAOMP Executive Council
Posted on March 25, 2020 | No CommentsHardeep K. Chehal, DDS, professor of Diagnostic Sciences and Dr. Oscar S. Belzer Endowed Chair in the School of Dentistry has been elected to the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial... -
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 University Founders Week Honorees
Posted on January 15, 2020 | No CommentsEach year, Creighton University bestows awards during the University Founders Week to outstanding men and women who have made an impact to our campus and community. This year’s honorees will... -
Brown Accepts Chair Postion
Posted on January 14, 2020 | No CommentsLaura E. Brown, DDS, assistant professor and interim chair of the Department of Periodontics, has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Periodontics effective Jan. 1, 2020. Brown has... -
Radniecki Named Director of Emergency Services
Posted on January 7, 2020 | No CommentsScott M. Radniecki, DDS’12, assistant professor in the Department of General Dentistry has been named the director of Emergency Services in the School of Dentistry. Radniecki is currently the course... -
Haunted Hospital: Interprofessional Patient Safety and Medication Error Simulation Competition Winners
Posted on November 21, 2019 | No CommentsCongratulations to the interprofessional student teams who won the Interprofessional Education Passport Activity, Haunted Hospital: Interprofessional Patient Safety and Medication Error Simulation Competition on Nov. 1. First Place Team John... -
Lang Receives Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award
Posted on August 26, 2019 | No CommentsMelissa Lang, DDS, associate professor in the Department of Periodontics, was selected as one of the 2019 American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) award recipients for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in Periodontics. This... -
Dental Building Honored for Best Project
Posted on August 19, 2019 | No CommentsEngineering News Record (ENR) recently announced that Creighton University School of Dentistry won Best Project in Higher Education and Research submitted by the architecture firm RDG Planning & Design. The... -
Cerutis Receives NIH Award
Posted on August 9, 2019 | No CommentsRoselyn Cerutis, PhD, associate professor of oral biology in the School of Dentistry, received a three-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) award. The title of Cerutis’ study is “The Role... -
Miyamoto Elected Treasurer
Posted on July 16, 2019 | No CommentsTakanari Miyamoto, DDS, PhD, MSD, MBA, associate professor of the Department of Periodontology and diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, was elected treasurer of the Southwest Society of Periodontists. The... -
Miyamoto Keynote at International Conference
Posted on July 16, 2019 | No CommentsTakanari Miyamoto, DDS, PhD, MSD, MBA, associate professor of the Department of Periodontology and diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology was invited to speak at a two-day symposium at the... -
Howard Presents at 50th College Reunion
Posted on July 9, 2019 | No CommentsJames H. Howard, DDS, MS, contributed services faculty with the Department of Endodontics presented at his 50th college reunion on June 22 at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia.... -
Miyamoto to Speak at PEERS
Posted on July 1, 2019 | No CommentsTakanari Miyamoto, DDS, PhD, MSD, MBA, associate professor of the Department of Periodontology and diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, was selected to speak at the 2019 PEERS NA... -
Miyamoto Collaborates and Presents Nationally, Internationally
Posted on July 1, 2019 | No CommentsTakanari Miyamoto, DDS, PhD, MSD, MBA, associate professor of the Department of Periodontology and diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, was chosen as speaker for 2019 Schoolman Lecture at Boston... -
New Classification of Periodontal Disease
Posted on June 17, 2019 | No CommentsTakanari Miyamoto, DDS, PhD, MSD, MBA, associate professor of the Department of Periodontology, class of 2020 dental student Shakeel Khan along with co-authors Takashi Kumagai, DDS and Michael Reddy, DMD,... -
Dental Research Team Publishes in Journal
Posted on April 4, 2019 | No CommentsTakanari Miyamoto, DDS, PhD, MSD, MBA, associate professor of the Department of Periodontology along with Melissa Lang, MS, DDS, associate professor of Periodontics and director of Predoctoral Periodontics Program in... -
Dean Latta Elected to National Post
Posted on March 29, 2019 | No CommentsMark Latta, DMD, MS, dean of the School of Dentistry, was elected president of the Supreme Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU). OKU is a national dental honor society that... -
Harris, O’Meara-McKinney Present at Young Professionals Summit
Posted on March 25, 2019 | No CommentsBarb Harris, PhD, adjunct associate professor, Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry and director, Program for lgnatian Mindfulness, and Colette O’Meara-McKinney, MEd, assistant dean, Office of Student Affairs, and assistant... -
Recognizing Academic Service-Learning Faculty
Posted on March 6, 2019 | No CommentsThe Office of Academic Service Learning would like to recognize Creighton faculty teaching academic service courses in spring 2019. This semester 26 academic service courses are offered in a wide... -
Franco Named Assistant Dean for Clinics/Chief Dental Office
Posted on February 1, 2019 | No CommentsJoseph Franco, BA’80, DDS’84, assistant professor and interim assistant dean for clinical operations in the School of Dentistry accepted the position of assistant dean for clinics/chief dental officer effective Feb. 1, 2019....
