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40
Years of Postgraduate
Education
Since its inception, the
LSU School of Dentistry
has been fully committed
to advanced education. In
1971, even while the
clinic and administration
buildings were under
construction, programs in
oral pathology and
orthodontics were
established. Over the next
five years, programs were
added in general
dentistry, pediatric
dentistry, periodontics,
prosthodontics and
endodontics. The program
in oral surgery was
established at Charity
Hospital in the 1920s. The
first certificates were
awarded in 1974, and since
that time a total of 1,004
certificates have been
awarded.
At the 2011 commencement,
29 certificates were
awarded in the specialties
of endodontics, oral and
maxillofacial surgery,
orthodontics, pediatric
dentistry, periodontics,
and prosthodontics. Nine
additional certificates
were awarded to residents
who completed the General
Practice Residency
Program, which focuses on
hospital-based dentistry
for medically compromised
patients.
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| Dr.
Eric Hovland,
director of the
Advanced Education
Program, second
from left, with
the winners of the
GlaxoSmithKline
Research Awards.
From left, Dr.
Quin Mitchell,
BDS, Endodontics;
Dr. Manmeet Bala,
DDS, Periodontics;
and Dr. Matthew
Milner, DMD,
Prosthodontics. |
Grand
Rounds
A recent initiative is the
Advanced Education Grand
Rounds, founded under the
direction of Dr. Eric
Hovland in 2009. The
program provides the
opportunity for residents
in the seven specialties
to experience an
interdisciplinary approach
to patient treatment. The
residents present cases
that involve activities of
multiple specialties and
advanced general
dentistry. After the
presentations, the
questions and discussions
of faculty and residents
stimulate different and
shared approaches to
patient treatment. Grand
Rounds Day provides an
added opportunity for the
residents to interact with
colleagues in other
programs in both academic
and social settings.
Funding for the program is
provided by LAMMICO.
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All
for education. Dr.
Thomas Grimstad,
CEO of LAMMICO,
center,
with advanced
education
students, from
left, Drs.
Marquita Wallace,
Reid Lester,
Joseph Braud and
Alfredo Arribas at
the 2011 Grand
Rounds Day. |
Graduates
The 2011 graduates of the
LSUSD advanced education
programs are:
- Endodontics:
Andrew Abide, Jr., DMD;
Joseph Braud, Jr., MSPH,
DDS; and Quinn Mitchell,
BDS
- General
Practice Residency:
Vera Dooley, DDS; Mariam
Hanna, DDS; Ashla
Martin, DDS; Lauren
Santarufo, DMD; Casey
Bargas, DDS; Shahin
Chowdhury, BDS; Breah
Burkhalter, DDS; Lynda
Harhad, DDS; and
Veronica Trotter, DDS.
- Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery:
David Bulot, DDS, MD;
Frankie Gomez, DMD, MD;
Christopher Steen, DDS,
MD; and Vernon Burke,
DMD, MD. Also in Oral
and Maxillofacial
Surgery, a one-year
internship was completed
by Sami Nizam, II, DMD;
Aaron Brinster, DDS;
Hisham Hatoum, DDS; John
Nesiba, DDS; Krista
Roquette, DDS; and
Shahrouz Zarrabi, DDS.
- Orthodontics:
Michael King, DMD; Jacob
Koch, DDS; Mohni Shah,
DMD; and Lydia Toso,
DDS.
- Pediatric
Dentistry:
Andrew Heaton, DDS;
Sarah Khani, DDS; Nicole
Staman, DMD; and
Elizabeth Thorson DDS.
- Periodontics:
Manmeet Bala, DDS; Luis
Moncada, DMD; and Mir
Islam, BDS (fellow).
- Prosthodontics:
Darren Norby, DMD;
Matthew Milner, DMD;
Athena Vu, DDS, CDT;
Alejandro Jimenez, DDS
(fellow); and Joaquin
Berron, DDS (fellow).
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