Calendars
Scheduled Defenses
Friday February 13, 2026
12:00 CST Andrew Robbins - Dental Sciences
"Assessment of Intracanal Disinfection of Master Gutta Percha Cone in Minimally Instrumented Mandibular Incisors: An In Vitro Study"
Advisor: Yanhui Zhang
Location: Dunn Dental Building Auditorium W401
Monday February 16, 2026
13:00 CST William Kuenzinger. - Biomedical Sciences
"Elucidating the Role of Primary Cilia in Stress Response and Translation"
Advisor: Young-Goo Han
Location: St. Jude Campus M3430
Note: Meeting ID: 221 432 442 663 82 Password: 5n9J8yX6
Friday February 20, 2026
11:00 CST Drew Burnham - Dental Sciences
"Craniofacial Characteristics of Patients with Complete Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Assessed in Late Adolescence"
Advisor: Edward F Harris
Location: Dunn Dental Building, S301 Seminar Room
Note: Zoom ID: 840 2103 2522; Passcode: 252460)
Friday March 6, 2026
11:00 CST Michael Koen - Dental Sciences
"Craniofacial Status of Patients with Complete Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Assessed in Adolescence: A Retrospective Cephalometric Evaluation at End of Treatment"
Advisor: Edward F Harris
Location: Dunn Dental Building, S301 Seminar Room
Note: Zoom ID: 840 8134 0254
Tuesday March 24, 2026
12:00 CDT Kelly Rachel Teer - Dental Sciences
"Orthodontic Stresses in Restored and Non-Restored Teeth: A Finite Element Analysis"
Advisor: Antheunis Versluis
Location: Dunn Dental Building, Graduate Orthodontics Conference Room
Note: Zoom ID: 817 4568 8795 Passcode: 489368
Important Dates
Event times are U.S. Central time zone
- Jul 1, 2025 Fall 2025 term begins
- Aug 8, 2025 deadline for completion of degree requirements for August diploma
- Nov 1, 2025 deadline for oral defense and approval of ETD final content and language for December graduation