{"id":136008,"date":"2026-10-09T01:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=136008"},"modified":"2026-10-08T14:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:47:51","slug":"unmc-for-the-record-oct-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/09\/unmc-for-the-record-oct-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC for the record, Oct. 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Kohler named director of predoctoral pediatrics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kristin Kohler, DDS, has been named director of predoctoral pediatrics in the UNMC Department of Growth and Development at the UNMC College of Dentistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Dr. Kohler is a 1996 graduate of the UNMC College of Dentistry. She earned her Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Denver, where she also competed as a gymnast. Her interest in pediatric dentistry began early, spending summers working in her father\u2019s pediatric dental practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to bring my private practice and business experience to the dental students and residents at the UNMC College of Dentistry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kohler completed her pediatric dentistry residency at Baylor College of Dentistry at Texas A&M University, earning her certificate through clinical training at Children\u2019s Hospital, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and Baylor College of Dentistry. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. She has been caring for children as a pediatric dentist since 1998 and owns Lincolnshire Pediatric Dentistry in Lincoln.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email UNMC Bookstore to order branded white coats, scrubs, apparel<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All Nebraska Medicine and UNMC lab coats and embroidery, as well as all custom apparel, should be ordered through the UNMC Bookstore via email<\/a>, not on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lab coat and scrubs embroidery specifications<\/a> have been developed to maximize brand recognition and legibility, and the UNMC Bookstore website is not set up for custom orders of this nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The email account is monitored by a manager onsite at the UNMC Omaha Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNMC Bookstore creates \u2018adoption\u2019 portal for textbooks, course materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The UNMC Campus Bookstore has reintroduced its Adoption & Insights Portal (AIP), providing a source for researching, adopting and sharing insights about textbooks and course materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The portal will be open Oct. 15, with an “adoption” deadline of Nov. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submitting adoption requests early and directly to the bookstore ensures that students will get the right course materials for their course at the most affordable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty can use the AIP portal for quick material lookup, along with new edition pending and historical course data. The AIP portal also provides reporting that allows faculty and leaders to see adoption rates by department, down to the course level, along with many other statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the new platform, faculty and department administrators can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n