Dentistry

Dental Campus data/phone lines

The Dental Campus has been experiencing an outage of telephone & data lines since this morning. AT&T estimates the repair time as between 3-4 this afternoon.
*Edit* Service was restored at 2:30 pm.

Dental Library – Winter Break Hours

The Dental Library will be open from 8 am to 5 pm on Wednesday and Thursday, December 21st and 22nd, and from 8 am to 4:30 pm on Friday, December 23rd. Regular hours (8 am to 8 pm) will be observed on Monday and Tuesday, December 19th and 20th.

Dental Library is Open!

The Dental Library has re-opened! The Library has been closed to the public since mid-August for HVAC & ceiling work.
The Dental Library hours are:
Sunday 11:30 am – 8 pm
Monday – Thursday 8 am – 8 pm
Friday 8 am – 5 pm
Saturday Closed

Dental Library to Re-Open

The Dental Library will re-open on Sunday, December 11th! The Dental Library hours will be:
Sunday 11:30 am – 8 pm
Monday – Thursday 8 am – 8 pm
Friday 8 am – 5 pm
Saturday Closed

Welcome Kandice Osborne to the Dental Library

Kandice Osborne has joined the Dental Library staff as Sunday and evening supervisor. She will work Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Kandice is a native of Kenner and a graduate of UNO. She most recently worked at the UNO Credit Union.

Kandice’s arrival coincides with the reopening of the library after our August closing for air conditioning system renovations. We’re happy to welcome her to the Dental Library staff.

Dental Library closing for AC upgrade

Beginning Tuesday, August 16, the Dental Library will be closed for several months, to allow for work on the air conditioning system. Library staff can best be reached by email after the 15th.

As of Monday, August 22:
Elizabeth Strother estrot@lsuhsc.edu will be located in room 2111 (2nd floor Clinic Building) 504-941-8160
Julie Schiavo jschia@lsuhsc.edu will be located in room 2115 (2nd floor Clinic Building) 504-941-8162
Zerita Dupre zdupre@lsuhsc.edu will be located at the Isch?® Medical Library in the LSUHSC Resource Building. 504-568-6101

Although the library will be closed, we may be able to retrieve books for you to borrow. Please contact Liz or Julie if there is anything you need. We are still available to help with online searches, reference questions, accessing articles, etc.

The PayPaw printer and the coin-op/PayPaw photocopier will be moved to Room 5316 and will be available whenever the school is open. For assistance during regular business hours, contact Computer Services in Room 5312.

Thank you for your patience. We will do our best to accommodate your information needs during this time.

Dental library hours

Effective Sunday, July 17, 2011, the LSU School of Dentistry Library hours will be:

Sunday Closed

Monday through Thursday 8 am ÔÇô 8 pm

Friday 8 am ÔÇô 5 pm

Saturday Closed

Congratulations to one of our own!

Congratulations to Liz Strother, Associate Director for Dental Library Services, on her academic promotion to Professor/Librarian. Liz has worked long and hard to merit this most deserved promotion!

Liz has worked at LSUHSC for more than 30 years, she has more than 30 publications to her credit and has taught classes to dental students for many years. She has served the University in many ways and has been on more than 30 committees in service to professional organizations.

We, here in the library, are very proud of you, Liz!!

School of Dentistry in La. Life

“‘Chew’sing An Education: LSU’s Dental School Makes Its Mark” appears in the May-June 2011 issue of Louisiana Life. The article, which includes remarks from two fourth-year students, a faculty member, and Dean Gremillion, emphasizes the family-like atmosphere, state-of-the-art technology, and expertise of the faculty. Read the article at http://www.myneworleans.com/Louisiana-Life/May-June-2011/-ldquoChew-rdquosing-An-Education/.

Dental Assistant Recognition Week

LSUHSC-NO School of Dentistry Library honors the Dental Assistants that make our clinics great. Thank you!

Contributing to quality dental care, todayÔÇÖs dental assistants are role models of professional development. Strengthening the entire dental team, they enhance patient satisfaction throughout the world.

March 6-12, 2011, has been designated by the American Dental Assistants Association, along with the American Dental Association, the Canadian Dental Association and the Canadian Dental AssistantsÔÇÖ Association, as the perfect time to acknowledge and recognize the versatile, multitalented member of the dental teamÔÇöyour Dental Assistant.

Happy Mardi Gras!

King of Carrollton; taken by JKL on Feb. 27, 2011

We know that in most of the United States, it’s just another Tuesday…but here in New Orleans, it’s Mardi Gras. The LSUHSC Libraries (and our entire campus) is closed today in celebration.

Carnival Weekend Hours

Both the Dental and Isché Libraries will have altered schedules for carnival weekend and will be closed on Mardi Gras day; additionally, Dental will have reduced hours for days after Mardi Gras for Spring Break.
The hours are as follows:

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Cultural Topics Lecture Series

On February 15, Tessie Prevost Williams, administrative assistant in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, presented “Integrating New Orleans Schools: The Civil Rights Movement Through the Eyes of a Child,” the second in a series of lectures sponsored by the School of Dentistry Library. In 1960 Tessie was one of four black children selected to integrate two New Orleans elementary schools. Tessie described her experiences to an audience of faculty, staff, and students. More of her story is available on the School of Dentistry web site.

Master Your Exams

The LSUHSC Libraries provide access to Exam Master, an online resource that helps students prepare for exams. Exam Master includes USMLE and NBDE practice tests, as well as medical subject reviews.
First time users must create an Exam Master username and password.
Username is your lsuhsc email address.
Password is one you create.

MLK, Jr Day Holiday

The LSUHSC Libraries (both Isché and Dental) will be closed on Monday, January 17th in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday. Both Libraries will be open regular hours, 1:30-10 pm, on Sunday, January 16th.