FAC U LT Y P R O M OT I O N S
Daniel Claman, ’09 DDS
Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor-Clinical Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Claman earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2012, he joined the college as an assistant professor-clinical and Nationwide Children’s Hospital as part of the pediatric dentistry team. In 2019, he assumed the role of associate program director for the Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry as well as director for the Pediatric Dentistry Service Fellowship at the college and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. As a clinical faculty member and associate program director, Dr. Claman provides instruction for pre-doctoral students and pediatric dentistry residents while also caring directly for pediatric dental patients. He is the immediate past president of the Ohio Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Kimberly Hammersmith, DDS, MPH, ’11 MS
Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor-Clinical Division of Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Hammersmith earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery and Master of Public Health degrees from the University of North Carolina. She then completed her pediatric dentistry residency at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and was awarded a Master of Science degree from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. In May 2016, she began serving as the outreach coordinator at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and as an adjunct assistant professor in the Ohio State College of Dentistry’s Division of Pediatric Dentistry. In July 2019, she assumed the role of director of the Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry. As a clinical faculty member and program director in the college, Dr. Hammersmith provides instruction for pre-doctoral students and pediatric dentistry residents while also caring directly for pediatric dental patients. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Christine Harrington, ’86 DDS, ’11 MS
Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor-Clinical Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Dr. Harrington earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery and Master of Science degrees as well as a Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at The Ohio State University. She also earned a General Practice Residency Certificate from St. Luke’s Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Her professional career has included more than 20 years in private practice. In 2013, she assumed the position of assistant professor-clinical in the college’s Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. She previously served for several years as the director of the college’s Sterilization Monitoring Service. In 1986, Dr. Harrington received the American Association of Women Dentists (AWD) Award from the Ohio State College of Dentistry’s AWD chapter. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.
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