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CU School of Dentistry and Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation establish new Oral Health Center
A new center that will enhance patient care through educational collaborations between dentists and physicians opened Nov. 30 at the University of Colorado Denver Center’s Fitzsimons campus.

The Delta Dental Foundation Frontier Center, made possible through a $1 million grant from the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, is located in the CU School of Dentistry’s Lazzara Center for Oral-Facial Health.

Dental students from Louisiana State University displaced by Hurricane Katrina receive financial help from Delta Dental
Several Delta Dental member companies, including Delta Dental of Colorado, banded together to donate more than $312,000 to Louisiana State University (LSU) dental school students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Vivat Online publication schedule reduced during holidays
During December, 2005, only the Dec. 1 issue of Vivat Online will be published. There will be no Dec. 15 update. During January 2006, the single publication date will be Jan. 15.

The publication will resume its twice monthly schedule in February.

Arts in Medicine series:
Physician turned author finds her passion

Imagine giving up a successful medical practice to start over, mid-life, to pursue a life-long career fantasy. The Nov. 21 Arts in Medicine speaker did just that.

Gail Waldstein, a physician trained in pediatric pathology, left behind a 30-year medical career to pursue her “dream” of writing. In her new book, To Quit this Calling: Firsthand Tales of a Pediatric Pathologist, she describes the progression of her life in short stories, writing about her marriages, her children and what she refers to as the “man’s world” of medicine.

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