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What's
New in Advanced
Education?
Resident
Graduation
On June 23, LSUSD
presented certificates to
32 residents in seven
advanced education
programs. Residents in the
programs of endodontics,
orthodontics, pediatric
dentistry, periodontics,
and prosthodontics also
received a master’s of
dental sciences. In
addition, six interns and
fellows in the General
Practice Residency, Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery,
and Periodontics received
certificates.
Denis "Chip"
Simon, III, DDS, MS,
delivered the graduation
address, "ACES and the
Challenges They Face". A
1976 graduate of LSUSD,
Dr. Simon completed an
endodontic residency at
Wilford Hall USAF Medical
Center in San Antonio and
the University of Texas
Health Sciences Center in
Houston in 1980. In
addition to his full-time
practice limited to
endodontics in Baton
Rouge, he is part-time
assistant professor in
endodontics at the dental
school. Active in national
and local professional
organizations, Dr. Simon
was recognized as LSUSD
Alumnus of the Year in
2005 and received the LDA
Distinguished Service
Award in 2009. In 2011 he
was honored with the
Coolidge Award, the
highest honor bestowed by
the American Association
of Endodontists. He is a
well-known lecturer,
locally, nationally, and
internationally.
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Dr. Kent Sabey,
endodontics
advanced
education
program
director; Dr.
Sandra Andrieu,
director of
advanced
education; Dean
Henry
Gremillion; Dr.
Chip Simon |
Dr.
Sandra Andrieu Directs
Advanced Education
With the retirement of
Dr. Eric Hovland in
January, the functions of
the office of advanced
education are now under
the umbrella of the LSUSD
Department of Academic
Affairs and Curriculum.
Sandra Andrieu, PhD,
professor and associate
dean for academic affairs,
will be working with
department chairs to
ensure a smooth
transition. A graduate of
the LSUSD program in
dental hygiene, Dr.
Andrieu received her PhD
in education
administration from the
University of New Orleans
in 1991. She has played an
active role in the
American Dental Education
Association, having served
as president in 2011-2012,
as well as on numerous
committees and
governmental bodies. An
early champion of
interprofessional
education at LSUHSC, she
is currently a member of
the Association of
American Medical Colleges
Interprofessional
Collaborative Practice
Education Panel. Dr.
Andrieu has been
instrumental in leading
LSUSD through successful
CODA and SACS
accreditation processes.
She is a member of the
LSUHSC Threat Assessment
Team and has been a member
of numerous LSUSD
committees.
Prosthodontics
Resident Recognized for
Posters
During both years of his
advanced education program,
Bashar Snober, DDS, MSD,
who completed the LSUSD
prosthodontic residency in
June, received second
place in the poster
competition at the
American Equilibration
Society (AES) Scientific
Meeting held in Chicago.
In 2016 his winning poster
was entitled "Gaining a
Ferrule Effect Using a
Simple Essix Retainer".
His 2017 poster,
"Fabricating an Implant
Surgical Guide: A
Different Approach", also
won second place. AES is
the leading organization
of dental professionals
advancing the science and
clinical application of
knowledge in occlusion,
TMD, and comprehensive
oral care. Dr. Shawky
Mohamed, emeritus
professor of
prosthodontics, served as
president in 2000.
A native of Amman,
Jordan, Dr. Snober
received his DDS from
Jordan University in 2012.
He served as chief
prosthodontic resident
during his studies at
LSUSD.
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Prosthodontics
graduates and
faculty (l-r)
Drs. Kevin Vu;
Luis Alvarado;
Marco Brindis,
interim chair;
Jonathan
Esquivel; Bashar
Snober; Luis
Infante,
advanced
education
program director
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