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Patchanee Rungruanganunt, DDS, MSD

Clinical Professor, Division of Prosthodontics, UConn School of Dental Medicine
Academic Office Location:
Prosthodontics
School of Dental Medicine
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
Phone: 860-679-4175
Email: patch@uchc.edu

Dr. Rungruanganunt is board-certified in prosthodontics and maintains a practice limited to prosthodontics. She is the course director of fixed prosthodontics for dental students at University of Connecticut Health Center. She is actively involved in teaching both dental students and residents in dental implantology, fixed prosthodontics and removable prosthodontics. In 2006, she received the Claude R. Baker Teaching Award from the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. Recently she received the faculty development award from the UConn School of Dental Medicine. Her research interests are related to the use of dental ceramics.

Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
DDSChiangmai UniversityDentistry
CertificateChulalongkorn UniversityProsthodontics
MSIndiana UniversityProsthodontics

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
ResidencyIndiana University School of DentistryProsthodontics
FellowshipAmerican College of Prosthodontists

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Kaiser-Permanente Outstanding Teacher AwardUniversity of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Faculty Development AwardUniversity of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
The Claude R. Baker Teaching Award (For Excellence in the Teaching of Predoctoral Fixed Prosthodontics)American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics
ITI International Team for Implantology Scholarships AwardITI
The John F. Johnston Society Scholarship Award (For Excellence in Academic, Technical, and Clinical Performance)Dental School, Indiana University
I. Lester Furnas Graduate Prosthodontics Award (For Academic, Technical, and Clinical Proficiency Award)Dental School, Indiana University
Clinical Research:
Clinical outcome of all-ceramic restoration (CAD-CAM)

Basic Science Research:
Dental ceramic related to dental implants, and fatigue test of dental ceramic

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