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\"\"SCOTT E. HOWELL<\/strong>, DMD, MPH, who completed his dental public health residency at the School of Dentistry in 2019, is now an associate professor in the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health at A.T. Still University (ATSU) in Mesa, Arizona.<\/p>\n

He also serves as director of Public Health Dentistry & Teledentistry at ATSU.<\/p>\n

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\"\"ANDREW JAMES KNUDSON<\/strong>, DDS Class of 2013, MS, completed the U.S. Air Force\u2019s two-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry program last year. This summer he went to the Philippines in support of Pacific Partnership.<\/p>\n

The photo is from (far right)<\/em> Dr. Knudson\u2019s time lecturing the Filipino Army and Filipino Navy\u2019s dental services on \u201cMilitary Dentistry in the COVID environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\"JEFFREY M. MARRS<\/strong>, DDS Class of 2017, is a general dentist in the United States Army assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State.<\/p>\n

Maj. Marrs was awarded the Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry in June 2021 in Austin. In August 2021, Maj. Marrs graduated as the distinguished honor graduate (No. 1 of 62) from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.<\/p>\n

He will return to San Antonio in June 2022 to begin the Tri-Services Orthodontic Residency Program at Lackland Air Force Base.<\/p>\n

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SAMUEL S. WAKIM<\/strong>, DDS Class of 1990, received the Fellowship Award from Dr. Bruce L. Cassis, president of the Academy of General Dentistry, in Austin on June 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

Dr. Wakim currently resides in Winter Garden, Florida, and is preparing to open another new dental office, Clermont Lakes Dental Care, in Clermont, Florida, later this year.<\/p>\n

He is past president of the Dental School Alumni Association at UT Health San Antonio.<\/p>\n

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MARSHALL K. WARREN<\/strong>, DDS Class of 1988, is proud to announce the addition of KELLI C. JIMERSON, DDS Class of 2021, to the Great Oaks Dentistry family in News Braunfels, Texas.<\/p>\n

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\"SharePlease email the Office of Alumni Engagement at alumni@uthscsa.edu<\/a> or call 210-567-3051 with professional news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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