Dentistry

Dentistry

Custom-made 3D plaster cast of hand holding a baseball.

Dentistry turns art for a good cause

Many people are familiar with sitting in the dental chair with mouthfuls of gooey alginate impression material used in making plaster casts for treatment...
Julie Watts McKee, D.M.D., Jerrica Norvell, D.M.D., Emily Knight, D.M.D., and John J. Sauk, D.D.S., M.S.

UofL dental school grads return home to serve rural Kentucky with a little help...

As girls growing up in rural Kentucky, it was a an easy decision for Emily Knight and Jerrica Norvell to return to the communities...
Health Sciences Center students engaged in community service

Health professional students called to address social justice Health and Social Justice Scholars will...

Health care professionals often are aware of larger social issues facing their patients in disadvantaged communities but feel powerless as individual practitioners to change...
Health Sciences Center students engaged in community service

Health professional students called to address social justice Health and Social Justice Scholars will...

Health-care professionals often are aware of larger social issues facing their patients in disadvantaged communities but feel powerless as individual practitioners to change these...

UofL dental school faculty elected president of the American Academy of Oral Medicine

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Increasing awareness of the specialty of oral medicine will be an important focus for Wendy S. Hupp, D.M.D., associate professor and...

School of Dentistry receives six year reaccreditation

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville School of Dentistry has been reaccredited for the next six years. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA),...
UofL School of Dentistry

School of Dentistry receives 6-year reaccreditation

The University of Louisville School of Dentistry has been reaccredited for the next six years. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), the organization...

UofL dental specialists use digital imaging, 3D printing to make implants easier

Dental implants can be completed with fewer office visits and less recovery time for patients thanks to a protocol developed by faculty members,...
Virtual prosthetically driven surgical plan

A faster route to dental implants Dental specialists at UofL use digital imaging, computer...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dental implants can be completed with fewer office visits and less recovery time for patients thanks to a protocol developed by...
Children receive free dental screenings and oral health education

Children receive free dental screenings and oral health education

More than 2,000 children at six Jefferson County Public Schools on Feb. 5 learned about the importance of proper dental hygiene, and many received...