Profiles in Courage
As I reflect on recent months of what the Dugoni School and our society have gone throughâand all that is ahead of usâone of the values that comes to mind is courage.
Dr. Bernadette Alvear Fa | Coming Full Circle
It was while teaching part-time at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry that Fa realized teaching was the intersection of her passion for dentistry and her desire to help others.
Dr. Ronald Borer | A Living Legend
Dr. Ron Borer, former associate dean for clinical services, has been an upbeat inspiration to Dugoni School of Dentistry students and alumni for decades.
Philanthropy Corner
Class reunions are more than âa walk down memory laneâ for alumni. The reunions also offer an opportunity to celebrate together, to make new memories and to connect more deeply with faculty who helped them grow personally and professionally.
Opportunity in Crisis
How could dentistry be taught effectively in the time of COVID-19? And how could the Dugoni School of Dentistry approach this crisis in alignment with its defining characteristic of humanism?
Hitting a Major Milestone
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused dental schools across America to reimagine many aspects of their programs, including clinical operations, infection control, educational technologyâand one of the first major milestones for dentists: initial licensure exams.
Expert on Staff
Eve Cuny calls her career in infection control a âhappy accident,â but itâs one that has spanned 35 years at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistryâpositioning Cuny as a nationally renowned leader in the field with expertise that has guided the schoolâs pandemic response.
Old School: When We Knew the Flu
On October 24, 1918, P&S dental and medical students, who had enlisted in the WWI Naval Reserve as hospital corpsman, were recruited to join in the fight against this âunseen enemy,â