New faculty spotlight: Claire Koukol, DDS

Claire Koukol, DDS, is a new faculty member in the UNMC College of Dentistry.

• Name: Claire Koukol, DDS
• Title: Assistant professor, pediatric dentistry, UNMC Department of Growth and Development, College of Dentistry
• Hometown: Bellevue, Nebraska

Degrees:

• BA, biology and business management, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2013
• DDS, UNMC College of Dentistry, 2017
• Certificate in pediatric dentistry, UNMC College of Dentistry, 2019

Research/professional interests:

• Parental presence in the operatory during procedures
• Prevention of early childhood caries

How I fell in love with dentistry: I loved my dentist growing up and have always loved working with children. I love what I get to do each day!

Professional memberships:

• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Dental Association
• Nebraska Dental Association
• Omaha District Dental Association
• UNMC College of Dentistry alumni board member

Three things people may not know about me:

• I love to travel, especially to places where I can ski or scuba dive.
• I’ve perfected making French macaroons.
• I coach figure skating and skated competitively when I was growing up.