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Dr. Paul Schwartz Installed as AAOMS Vice President

Dr. Paul Schwartz

Paul J. Schwartz, DMD, Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, was elected Vice President of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) for 2020-21 during the organization’s virtual House of Delegates sessions in September.

Dr. Schwartz previously was District II Trustee, serving the Middle Atlantic States and the United States Military, for the past four years for AAOMS–the professional organization representing more than 9,000 oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

He also has served as President of the Maryland Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and examiner and Co-chair of Medicine and Anesthesia for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). Before joining Pitt Dental Medicine, he practiced full-scope oral and maxillofacial surgery in the Washington, D.C., metro area for more than 30 years.

Dr. Paul Schwartz

Dean Announces First Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

Dr. Adriana Modesto-Vieira
Recent events have caused us to focus more intently on how we interact with each other, what we value in our communities, and how we approach the challenges facing us all—particularly those involving inclusion, diversity, and social justice. It is well past the time in our history for us to acknowledge our failures and commit to taking actions to improve our culture and to rectify the social injustices that continue even to this day. As you have seen from my colleagues in our administration, including Dr. Shekhar, we are committed to improving diversity and inclusion in our schools, fighting racism broadly, and improving the culture of our institution with purpose and vigor as we move forward. We must acknowledge that we need to do better, and we must also make action happen by achieving visible and measurable results in these areas. While we have had dedicated efforts in these areas, it is clear that we need to do more.
Dr. Adriana Modesto-Vieira

Pre-AADR Student Research Awards 2020

Pitt Dental

This annual competition took place in February, 2020, but announcement of the results was postponed until now.
These awards are announced annually as part of the Pitt Dental Medicine Research Symposium held each year in May, which was postponed this year.

Please join us in congratulating the following outstanding Pitt Dental Medicine students on their research achievements.

Dr. Alexandre R. Vieira
Director of Student Research

 

SCADA and Dentsply Sirona Student Clinician Program Award

 

Yejin Ki
DMD class of 2023
Faculty mentor: Dr. Charles Sfeir
"An Immunomodulatory Strategy for Treating Murine Periodontitis"

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