Dr. Jack Caton Honored with Endowed Fellowship

A public celebration to mark reaching the initial goal of the endowed fellowship to honor Dr. Jack G. Caton, of Pittsford, chair and program director for Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Periodontics program will take place at 3 p.m., May 8 at Eastman Institute for Oral Health, 625 Elmwood Avenue. Attendees will hear remarks from University of Rochester Medical Center CEO Dr. Mark Taubman, EIOH Director Dr. Eli Eliav, and alumni from Eastman’s Periodontics program.
 

Heng Lin, DDS, PhD, Earns Research Award

Heng (Henry) Lin, DDS, PhD, a new postdoctoral associate in EIOH’s Center for Oral Biology, received a Young Investigator Award from the Worldwide Chinese Association for Dental Research.

 

Lenora Colaruotolo Named Social Worker of the Year

EIOH Social Worker Lenora Colaruotolo, LMSW, was named 2015 Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers, NY State Chapter, Genesee Valley Division. The award recognizes exceptional leadership qualities, outstanding client and public education efforts, risk taking and upholding NASW’s Code of Ethics.

Dr. William Bowen Receives Distinguished Mentoring Award

The American Association for Dental Research named William H. Bowen, PhD, DSc, the 2015 recipient of its Irwin D. Mandel Distinguished Mentoring Award.

Missions Trip Becomes Life-Changing Experience for EIOH Alumni

Working for two weeks in an extreme climate and underserved area did not exactly sound like the ideal way to spend precious vacation time for Gregory Cygan, DDS.

But after learning more about the medical and dental missions trip to an undeveloped village in  Honduras, the Eastman Institute for Oral Health resident decided he wanted to give it a try.