Archived News and Events - 2009
The Scope E-Newsletter March 2009
Read the March 2009 issue of The Scope to learn more about innovations at the Graduate School of Medicine and accomplishments of our faculty, staff, residents and fellows.
Posted: March 17, 2009
Fellows’ Research Workshop July 6-10
A Fellows’ Research Workshop is planned for July 6-10, from 7:30-11:30 a.m. each day in the Dean’s Conference Room, third floor, UT Graduate School of Medicine. All incoming and current fellows are required to attend. The sessions will be taught by Lorraine Wallace, PhD, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, and William Metheny, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical and Dental Education. Topics will include clinical research, clinical trials, data management, measuring, the IRB, writing for publication, qualitative research, observational studies and many more. A complete agenda, including all topics, is available at http://gsm.utmck.edu/news/agenda0709.pdf. For information, call the UT Graduate School of Medicine Office of Graduate Medical and Dental Education at 865-305-9339.
Posted: March 11, 2009
Growth Factor, Technology in Oral Surgery Topics of Sullivan CDE Lecture
No other CDE lecture in the region offers two divergent topics with one important goal: educate dental professionals to improve oral surgery outcomes.
The 2009 John E. Sullivan, D.D.S. Endowed Lecture: Growth Factor Use in Surgical Techniques and Technology-Driven Treatment in Dental Implant Techniques, April 29, 2009, Wood Auditorium, UT Medical Center, will closely examine options for oral surgery, including the use of rhBMP-2 (recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2) growth factor with surgical techniques and the use of technology, such as cone beam CT (CBCT) and CAD/CAM in dental implant techniques. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons, prosthodontists and dentists will benefit from this lecture.
Expert speakers include Alan S. Herford, D.D.S., M.D., Chair and Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Loma Linda University, and Stanley E. Rye, D.D.S., Atlanta prosthodontist.
This CDE lecture will offer up to four hours credit through Academy of General Dentistry, and CEUs also are available. AGD credit is accepted by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry for re-licensure credit. Participants licensed outside of Tennessee should check with their licensing board.
The event is sponsored by the UT Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is directed by Eric Carlson, D.M.D., M.D. Register today at www.tennessee.edu/cme/Sullivan2009. Call 305-9190 for more information.
Posted: March 4, 2009
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