"Orthodontics is not just about enhancing smiles. It is a thinking game that challenges me," says Dr. Michail, a resident in the EIOH orthodontics program.
Using digital dentistry, clinical procedures can be simplified and treatment time can be significantly reduced with the same accurate results. Eastman Institute for Oral Health's Dr. Konstantinos ...
How Eastman Institute for Oral Health and other New York state institutions are training the next generation of dentists and dental specialists to competently and confidently treat the increasing ...
Despite the fact that tobacco use can have detrimental effects on oral health, patients revealed in a recent study that while their providers often ask about tobacco use, they are unlikely to provide ...
The American Dental Association has appointed EIOH Associate Professor Jin Xiao, DDS, PhD (GenDen ’13, GPR ’14) to its Council on Scientific Affairs. The prestigious Council assists the ADA in ...
Because of medications, Joe Ferrari's teeth were broken and decayed, seriously impacting his ability to chew. He became isolated and depressed. Not wanting to lose his teeth, he found Dr. Thakkar at ...
Eastman Institute for Oral Health part-time faculty members Dr. Michael Grassi and Dr. Alf Bunes have donated a Global Dental Operating Microscope to the General Dentistry Department.
Dr. Shalom Benzaquen's role models are his parents, who instilled in him the importance of never taking anything for granted, working hard and appreciating what you have in life.
Dr. Pablo Acuna traveled from Spain to advance his training at Eastman Institute for Oral Health, but dentistry wasn't the only career he was considering.
Likely the youngest to receive this major recognition, Dr. Konstantinos Chochlidakis (Prostho ’13, MS ’13) was honored with the American College of Prosthodontists 2023 Distinguished Researcher ...
The Eastman Institute for Oral Health associate professor was the only dentist to be accepted and complete the 2022 Association of American Medical Colleges' Leadership Education and Development ...
In our latest feature celebrating part-time faculty members, we’re honoring alum Dr. Edward Sommers, who has been teaching part time for more than 42 years!
Dr. Dorota Kopycka-Kedzierawski provides an update from her $6 million NIDCR grant on how iodine may help prevent children with severe tooth decay from recurrence.
Dr. Dimitrios Michelogiannakis, one of the youngest EIOH program directors, says pursuing academic grants and awards was beneficial to his career and academic development. He encourages junior ...
Eastman Institute for Oral Health resident Dr. Luis Mendez had no idea the impact his music had on patients and family members at Wilmot Cancer Center.
The demanding four-year EIOH faculty development program wasn’t enough for Naemah Alkhars. Four years later, she has earned a research award, published eight papers and secured her PhD.
A smartphone app that detects signs of tooth decay developed by University of Rochester scientists is one step closer to reality, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.
An EIOH alum, Dr. DiDonato (GPR '1982) believes he owes it to the community to help. One of the many ways he does this is to teach part-time at Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
EIOH Part-time faculty member Dr. Katherine Strong grew up with her dad quoting coach John Wooden. One his sayings embodies the sense of fulfillment she gets from working in community dentistry: “You ...
Graduating resident Dr. Radhika Thakkar, BDS, MPH, does not think she has ever been, or ever will be surrounded by as many talented and intelligent faculty and co-residents as she was at Eastman ...
Dr.Hui Ling (Hayley) Cheah is graduating from the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, and will become a resident in the EIOH Prosthodontics Residency Program. Her goal is to become an ...
Meet the graduate: Dr. Shahneel Ada Ahmed is completing her master's in Dental Science and Orofacial Pain Residency Program at Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
Before graduating this year from a GME AEGD, Nisreen AL Jallad, DDS, MS completed a four-month EIOH Preceptorship and a one-year Research Fellowship and a two-year AEGD Residency. She published 11 ...
Kevin Winegar, DDS, of Midland, Michigan, was named the Chief Resident in the EIOH Periodontics Residency Program. After graduation, he is headed to Kalamazoo, Michigan to join fellow alum Dr. Chris ...
Shreyans ‘Shrey’ Dhanuka, DMD, is graduating from the EIOH GPR Residency Program. He’s always been passionate about becoming a pediatric dentist and is excited to begin that journey after graduation ...
As a child, Julian Kahn didn’t come home from school to the smell of fresh baked cookies or dinner in the oven. Rather, he was greeted each day by the pungent odors of acrylic and dental cement ...
During his two years at Eastman Institute for Oral Health, Edmund Khoo had the opportunity to make several presentations as well as publish four papers. Learn more about him in the latest Resident ...
EIOH Media Services Manager Keith Bullis was named a 鶹ƵBoard Excellence Award winner. He has been providing invaluable assistance to faculty, staff and residents for 20 years.
Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Specialty Care Clinic is the first oral healthcare provider in the nation to be recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant.
Giuseppe Carvelli, DMD (MS ’22), of Italy, is graduating from the Periodontology Residency Program. He plans to start working in private practice and teach part-time.
As the new chair for Eastman Institute for Oral Health's Pediatric Dentistry Department, Dr. Cynthia Wong shares what changes she's making, her leadership style and what it means to run the ...
After an extensive national search, Associate Professor Cynthia Wong DMD, MS (Pedo ’13, MS ‘15) has been named chair of Pediatric Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health. She has been serving as ...
William R. Calnon, DDS (GPR ’79), Eastman Foundation Board president, 鶹Ƶtrustee, professor and past EIOH interim director, was presented with the prestigious 2023 Dr. Mark J. Feldman Distinguished ...
John S. Vorrasi, DDS, has been named chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Eastman Institute for Oral Health. The associate professor also serves as the department’s program director for ...
Fadhaa Al-Janabi used to be a teacher. But since she changed careers to dental assisting, she's never looking back. Check out this Q&A with her to find out why.
Throughout Eastman Institute, faculty and residents treat patients with a wide range of complex medical issues, like Loren Vinal, who has an LVAD heart pump. He travels four hours round trip to ...
It's Dental Assistant Appreciation Week. While we appreciate all our dental assistants all year long, we will feature a couple here. Melissa Storath has been with EIOH for 17 years, and was promoted ...
Thanks to a 鶹Ƶ grant, Eastman Institute for Oral Health Associate Professor Jin Xiao, DDS, PhD, will use artificial intelligence and digital technology to help ...
Happenstance or destiny? Tracy Li was unemployed and looking for a job. Her friend made a recommendation and 20 years later, what started out as an unexpected choice has become a meaningful and ...
Thanks to a new grant, Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the 鶹Ƶ is teaming up with Rochester Institute of Technology to take a closer look at nutritional ...
After Dr. Hansen started shadowing dentists in college, that's when he knew he would become one. Now, he's advancing his training at Eastman Institute to become a pediatric dentist.
After graduating from the EIOH Orofacial Pain Residency Program, Dr. Maryam Altuhafy decided to become a faculty member to help others achieve their goals and dreams.
By the time the surgeon was done removing the cancer in the base of his mouth, Jack Reid had a lot of soft tissue removed and had only three bottom teeth left. His dentist strongly recommended Jack ...
Meet Dr. Paola Moreno, an AEGD resident from Columbia. She is currently a Fellow at UR Medicine's Complex Care Center, where Eastman Institute for Oral Health providers treat adults with intellectual ...
To address critical staff shortages, Eastman Institute for Oral Health developed its own successful training program. The Dental Assistant Graduation ceremony was held this week.
Dr. Raquel Cantillo knew she wanted to be a dentist since she was a teen. After she earned her dental degree, she wouldn't consider any other post-doctoral program except EIOH.
Freddie's case is rare. He was born with both cleft lip and palate and craniosynostosis. His team of 鶹Ƶspecialists, including experts from dentistry, plastic surgery and nuerosurgery, worked ...
Thomas Diekwisch, D.M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., has been named the founding chair of the Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, part of Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester ...
Dr. Dimitrios Michelogiannakis (Ortho ’17, MS ’17) has been appointed program director of the Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Residency Program at Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
When the young Lebanon dentist read about the research being done in the area of pain modulation at Eastman Institute for Oral Health, she knew this was the field she wanted to work in.
Due to 56-year old Brenda Bidwell's multiple medical conditions, she could only be treated by the specialists at Eastman Institute for Oral Health for her many dental needs.
As part of the new collaboration between Eastman Institute for Oral Health and the Galilee Medical Center’s Galilee College of Dental Sciences, Dr. Hala Karayanni-Matanis is participating in a ...
EIOH Associate Professor Dr. Alexandra Tsigarida has been elected a Trustee of the American Academy of Periodontology’s Board of Directors in its 7th District, representing New York and New Jersey.
“When we are faced with major problems, we must find long term, sustainable solutions,” Dr. Eli Eliav told the 77 Eastman Institute for Oral Health graduates from 21 different countries during the ...
Graduating Resident Dr. Ravnet Kaur Dhillon said she chose EIOH because of the exceptional clinical training, diverse patient base, and incomparable academic program.
The Periodontology and Pediatric Dentistry Residency Programs at the University of Rochester’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health are the best in the United States, according to Universities.com 2022 ...
UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health has been awarded a $3.5 million grant to conduct a first-ever study that will examine early-life biological factors related to severe tooth decay among ...
Sean McLaren, D.D.S., M.B.A. (GPR ’03, Pedo ’06, MS ’19, MBA ’22) has been named Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Chief Quality, Compliance and Safety officer and the director of the Office of ...
Dr. Shalom Benzaquen (Prostho '24) traveled to Uganda for a life-changing experience, and was recently awarded for an article he wrote describing the trip.
Dr. Murray Rosenthal said the time he spent at Eastman Dental Center shaped his whole dental life. That is why he recently donated $100,000 to Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
A long-awaited report on oral health in America recently published by the National Institutes of Health includes contributions and highlights research from several experts at Eastman Institute for ...
As dentists and other healthcare providers continue to navigate the COVID pandemic and the emerging variants, an easy-to-use tool is now available to help them conveniently and accurately assess the ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration selected Eastman Institute for Oral Health to collaboratively establish a first-of-its-kind Primary Care ...
Eastman Institute for Oral Health's Dental Public Health Residency Program has been granted accreditation renewal by CODA, adding to its perfect score of renewals with no reporting requirements for ...
Dry mouth can lead to problems with oral health, speaking, swallowing and infection. A new study awarded to Eastman Institute for Oral Health will help identify high-risk patients to help prevent ...
This 56-year-old counselor never felt he had viable options to replace teeth he had lost over the years. But when he bit into a cheeseburger and his tooth fell out, he knew something had to change.
An original dental cabinet used by the Eastman Dental Dispensary’s founding director, Dr. Harvey Burkhart, is among the many items recently donated by his great grandson.
The Eastman Institute for Oral Health Class of 2021 represents 79 people from 29 countries who earned a master's degree, and or a certificate in an advanced, specialty training program.
Eastman Institute for Oral Health resident Dr. Mayank Kakkar (GenDen ’22) was recently awarded the Future Leader Baton Award by the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD).
One could say it’s in Dr. Jessica St. Martin’s blood to become an orthodontist. After all, her late father and grandfather were orthodontists, both trained at Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
Dr. Tamer Marzouk (GenDen ’21) This week, Dr. Tamer Marzouk is pausing to celebrate his many accomplishments as he completes his three-year AEGD Residency Program. Passionate about education and ...
Dr. Yailin Diaz Pichardo (Perio ’21) started her career at Eastman Institute for Oral Health as a dental assistant. A few years later, she was chosen to be the Chief Periodontics Resident.
Eastman Institute for Oral Health helped Dr. Maryam Rajab Abdulloh Altuhafy (OFP ’21, MS ’21) broaden her horizons and explore ways to think outside the box. As a result, she learned she loves the ...
Dr. Francesca Pietri (Ortho ’21) will soon become an EIOH-trained orthodontist. The award-winning resident appreciated that the emphasis was placed on community, leadership, scientific inquiry and ...