NSU CDM Impressions Fall/Winter 2019

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 41 Rashondia W. Gaines, D.D.S., M.S., CDM associate professor and director of the CDM Faculty Practice, the Predoctoral Clinic, and the Evening Clinic, left, received the 2019 National Dental Association Found- ation (NDAF)/Colgate-Palmolive Faculty Recognition Award in the teaching category. Winners were honored at the NDAF/ Colgate-Palmolive Faculty Recognition Awards Luncheon during the 106th National Dental Association Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., in July. The faculty awards program honors indi- viduals who have demonstrated excellence in professional development and a willing- ness to support and help others in their quest for knowledge and advancement. Each recipient receives a cash award from the Colgate-Palmolive Company. u Rashondia W. Gaines Honored with National Faculty Award Farnaz Younessian, D.D.S., a third-year resident in the CDM’s Department of Orthodontics and Dentofa- cial Orthopedics, is one of six orthodontic residents from the United States and Canada to receive the annual Research Aid Award, presented by the Ameri- can Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Foundation— the charitable section of the AAO. The foundation provides support to orthodontic education programs and orthodontic research. Younessian’s research project “Effects of Local Administration of Denosumab and Bisphospho- nate (Clodronate) on Orthodontic Tooth Move- ment and Root Resorption in a Rat Model” was completed under the supervision of Shiva Khatami, D.D.S., Ph.D., associate professor in the CDM’s Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. “This research project will benefit both ortho- dontic clinicians and researchers by introducing a clinical solution for management of severe root resorption in orthodontic patients,” said Younessian, who will graduate in December 2019. She completed her dental education and orthodontic residency in Tehran, Iran, then worked for two years at the Dento- facial Deformity Research Center at the University of Shahid Beheshti in Tehran. Following her graduation from the CDM program, Younessian wants to con- tinue to focus on her role as a clinician-researcher. u Orthodontic Resident Receives National Accolade