{"id":118648,"date":"2025-01-15T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T07:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=118648"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T20:06:49","slug":"new-faculty-spotlight-gail-rohlfing-dds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/01\/15\/new-faculty-spotlight-gail-rohlfing-dds\/","title":{"rendered":"New faculty spotlight: Gail Rohlfing, DDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Gail Rohlfing, DDS, is a new faculty member at UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Gail Rohlfing, DDS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Title: <\/strong>Clinical instructor, UNMC College of Dentistry, Department of Growth and Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Roca, Nebraska<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DDS, UNMC College of Dentistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Dentistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MS, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Dentistry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research and professional interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing my pediatric dental residency, I spent 28 years in private practice in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I am eager to share my private practice experience with pediatric dental residents and dental students. In addition to my role as a pediatric dentist, I am a certified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/cliftonstrengths\/en\/252137\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clifton Strengths<\/a> coach. I use Clifton Strengths to mentor pre-dental and pre-medical students through the application process. Additionally, I work as an executive coach and serve as an invited speaker for career development offices at several universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did you fall in love with dentistry?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a very young age, I fell in love with the idea of becoming a dentist. While I enjoyed brushing my dolls\u2019 teeth, I didn\u2019t initially enjoy going to the dentist myself. 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