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Divakar Karanth

Clinical Professor & Program Director

Dr. Divakar Karanth is the Program Director of Graduate Orthodontics and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthodontics. He is a certified orthodontist by the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Karanth completed his MS and Certificate in Orthodontics at the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the prestigious Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists. Dr. Karanth is a Past-President of the Society of Educators of the American Association of Orthodontists. He is the Director of the Karanth Ortho Innovation Lab. His research interests are the application of artificial intelligence and virtual reality in orthodontics. Dr. Karanth has published numerous orthodontic articles and serves as a reviewer for various journals. Dr. Karanth is involved in teaching orthodontic residents, pediatric dentistry residents, and Predoc students. He also runs a very successful orthodontic practice at the UF Faculty Clinic.

Emile Karam Receives Travel Award

Emile has been awarded the prestigious UFCD Research Conference Travel Award by the University of Florida College of Dentistry! This honor provides up to $2,000 in support for Emile’s upcoming presentation at the 2026 IADOCR Conference in San Diego, recognizing outstanding research contributions in dental science. Congratulations on this…

Dr. Tyler B. Magill Receives UFCD Student Seed Grant

Dr. Tyler B. Magill, an Orthodontic Resident at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, has received a $3,000 UFCD Student Seed Grant for his project on developing an AI-driven interceptive orthodontic diagnostic and treatment planning system using natural language processing. Under the mentorship of Drs. Jay Patel and…