The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry’s 2023 Kentucky Early Learners’ Oral Health Surveillance Project survey found dental decay rates for Kentucky children ages 2 through 5 are significantly higher than the national average.
Octavio A. Gonzalez, a professor in the Center for Oral Health Research and Division of Periodontology in the UK College of Dentistry with a secondary appointment in the College of Medicine, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.
The Institutional Multidisciplinary Paradigm to Accelerate Collaboration and Transformation (IMPACT) Awards were launched to champion the necessary and groundbreaking work done by UK faculty and other campus community members.
Luciana Macchion Shaddox, professor of periodontology at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.
Translating Equity into Action
Monday, March 27, 2023 · UK Gatton Student Center · Lexington, KY
Registration open until March 20, 2023 (Register here)
