UAB School of Dentistry
The School of Dentistry Alumni Association hosted an event at Café 615 in Mobile on May 19. After dinner, Dean Huw Thomas gave a short update on the school and thanked the Mobile Area Alumni for their support. Dr. Thomas will be leaving UAB. He was announced as the new dean of the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
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Dr. James Shamburger, Julie
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Dr. Roberto Pischek and Dr. Mike
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Michael Reddy, DMD, DMSc, named Interim Dean of the UAB School of Dentistry
Dr. Michael Reddy, chair of the Department of Periodontics since 2004 and former assistant dean for Planning and Clinical Activity attended the Harvard School of Dental Medicine where he earned his DMD degree in 1986, and Certificate of Periodontology and Doctorate of Medical Sciences Degree in Oral Biology in 1989. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and the recipient of the Clinical Research Award from the American Academy of Periodontology. He has published more than 200 scientific manuscripts and abstracts and he has had continuous NIH funding for the past 20 years and over 40 grants awarded as an investigator or co-investigator. He is actively involved as a scientist in the UAB Center for Aging and the UAB Center for Metabolic Bone Disease and the Periodontal Research Clinic.
Dr. Reddy has lectured extensively on implant placement and restorative topics. Dr. Reddy has been recognized as a fellow of the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists, and Omicron Kappa Upsilon dental honor society. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Periodontology, and Editor, Clinical Advances in Periodontics.
Reddy says "I look forward to building upon the rich history that has defined the School of Dentistry at UAB. My initial efforts will be to work on consensus building and faculty development along with curriculum refinement focused on prosthodontics and restorative dentistry. The goal is to ensure that the School of Dentistry remains a visible contemporary model for healthcare innovation. "
A national search for a permanent dental school dean will begin soon.