Dentistry

Dentistry

Jake Do and faculty mentor Sherry Babbage

Experience as a patient inspires Vietnamese immigrant to pursue dental degree from UofL

As a teenager, Jake Do and his family left Vietnam to pursue new opportunities in the United States. Through the mentorship of School of...
Seth Walsh, who received a Kentucky Derby Festival miniMartahon medal from med student David Means as part of the Medals4Mettle program.

UofL med students run Kentucky Derby Festival races for kids in a tougher race

For the first time in three years, University of Louisville medical, dental and other students who ran the Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon or Marathon...
Candlelight vigil at a previous Take Back the Night event

A tragic story prompts UofL faculty member to educate students about relational violence UofL’s...

“Her boyfriend beat her to death.” Those were the horrific words from a patient’s sister who stopped by P. Gay Baughman’s dental practice to deliver...
Ribbon cutting at the new Shelbyville dental practice

UofL expands its reach to Shelbyville, providing dental care for the underserved

A new clinical site in Shelbyville, Kentucky, makes it possible for the UofL School of Dentistry to further fulfill its mission of improving the...
Two student officers of the American Association for Women Dentists talk with P. Gay Baughman.

How one UofL dental alumna helped break the school’s gender mold in the 1970s

Looking at the UofL School of Dentistry today, you’ll see an equal mix of men and women, but that hasn’t always been the case....
Juhi Bagaitkar, assistant professor, and Richard Lamont, professor and chair of the UofL Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Disease

UofL researchers reveal how oral bacteria suppress protection against viral growth Bacteria that cause...

Proteins produced by oral epithelial cells protect humans against viruses entering the body through the mouth. Researchers from the UofL School of Dentistry and...
Student donors could win a prize and take a selfie against a campaign backdrop at campus headquarters during the Raise Some L day of giving.

Raise Some L, UofL’s annual day of giving, sets record number of donors and...

Raise Some L drew support from a record number of donors, including Cardinal fans in all 50 states for the first time, in pledging...
Virtual program helps faculty reach goals.

UofL faculty learn skills for success through virtual national program

A national program designed to help faculty reach goals is making a big difference for Dereck Barr-Pulliam, assistant professor in UofL's College of Business....
WKCTC Dental assisting program student Lakin Reed (left) assists Dr. Gregory Lord (right) with a recent procedure as UofL dental students Virginia Dunlap (left) and Allison Reed (right) observe.

UofL Dental students begin clinical experiences in Paducah

Fourth-year dental students Allison Reed and Virginia Dunlap are the first two of six students who will have the opportunity this year to build...
UofL dental students took part in the simulation exercise.

UofL law, dental faculty receive international award for novel teaching method

Recognized for creating positive learning experiences through distance and online education, a team of University of Louisville faculty has earned the 2021 Blackboard Catalyst...