NSU CDM Lasting Impressions Fall 2018

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 47 Jeffrey Ganeles, D.M.D., an adjunct associate professor at the CDM and a Boca Raton, Florida, periodontist, was elected to the Academy of Osseointegration (AO) Board of Directors at its annual business meeting. An AO member since 1990, Ganeles has served as a member of several scientific program committees and chaired the program committee for the 2017 annual meeting. In 2006, he served as cochair of the State of the Science in Implant Dentistry (SSID) consensus confer- ence. In 2005, he was recognized with the “Best Clinical Presentation” award in the Clinical Innovations section. In addition to the AO, he has been an active Fellow of the ITI International Team for Implantology, a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, and an active member of the American Academy of Periodontology. Ganeles is a graduate of Cornell University and received his D.M.D. from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in 1983. This was followed by a general practice residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a periodontal residency at the University of Pennsylvania College of Dental Medicine. He has authored or coauthored more than 45 articles and chapters in books and journals and is a reviewer for several journals. u Jeffrey Ganeles Elected to AO Board of Directors The CDM’s Chi Psi chapter of the national dental honor society Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) welcomed its newest members: Ashley Beck, Michael S. DiSanto, Andrew M. Falestiny, Kalynn M. Foster, Jamie J. Gonzalez, Tiffany Lu, Brianna Mastrianni, Marjan Mirkheshti, Ashvi Mittal, Lily Nguyen, Kelli Orcutt, Derek S. Stallard, Shelby Willoughby, and Brandon L. Zipper. Members consist of senior students from the scholastic top 20 percent of the class. The CDM’s Chi Psi chapter was founded in 2000 as the honor society’s 68th chapter and has 200 members in the categories of alumni, honorary, and faculty. u OKU Welcomes Newest Members Three CDM endodontists achieved Diplomate status from the American Board of Endodontics after completing the board certification process. Diplomates are a distinguished group of endodon- tists who have demonstrated their dedication to professional growth. The new diplomates are Bertram I. Moldauer, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., class of 2004; Jamie D. Ring, D.M.D., class of 2008; and Matthew Miller, D.M.D., class of 2012. u New Diplomates Named Second-year CDM resident Gabriella Ambrose, D.M.D., was awarded first place for her poster presentation “Effects of Adenosine-Receptor- Agonist on Prevention of RANKL-Mediated Periodontal Bone Resorption” during the Florida Sections Symposium and Student Poster Session at the American Association for Dental Research. u Resident Honored