Ann Arbor, Mich., May 2, 2019 -– A dental hygiene student at the School of Dentistry has won a national award for her research related to opioid prescription trends. Colleen Freund, an on-campus DH Degree Completion Program student, received a first-place award from the American Association of Public Health Dentistry during the National Oral Health Conference …
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 2, 2019 -– Melissa Karby, Director of Research Administration at the School of Dentistry, has received a University of Michigan award for outstanding service to the research community. Karby received the Research Administrator Recognition Award, one of four campus-wide awards announced by S. Jack Hu, U-M’s Vice President for Research. The award …
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 26, 2019 — Two School of Dentistry faculty recently created a new, entirely-online course to introduce the many facets of the dentistry profession. Designed as both an overview of dentistry and a primer on the steps and requirements to apply to dental school, the four-week Dentistry 101 course features several U-M dental …
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 25, 2019 — Diane Hoelscher, DDS, MS, has been appointed interim associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Dentistry, effective June 1, 2019. Dean Laurie McCauley announced the appointment Thursday after consultation with the leadership of the school and with the approval of the executive committee and the U-M Board …
Providing dental care to the underserved is a big part of this dentist’s mission This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Ann Arbor, Mich., April 22, 2019 — When Scott Hodges was a high school kid working 70 or 80 hours a week all summer long at his …
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 19, 2019 — Dr. William Giannobile, chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry, will be the next president of the Osteology Foundation, an international research organization based in Lucerne, Switzerland. He begins his two-year term in June. The Osteology Foundation is a non-profit organization established …
Class of 2019 presents its projects in Research, Healthcare Delivery and Leadership Ann Arbor, Mich., April 1, 2019 — Student research projects on display at the School of Dentistry Friday ranged from a complex examination of whether certain proteins could be a useful biomarker signaling periodontal disease, to an analysis of state regulations for the profession …
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 1, 2019 — The importance of children’s oral health was the message delivered Saturday by students at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry as they conducted the annual “Give Kids a Smile!” Clinic. Parents from the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area brought 52 children from ages 4 to 17 to the …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 27, 2013 — Faculty and students from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry won several major awards during the recent annual sessions of both the American Association for Dental Research and the International Association for Dental Research in Seattle. Dean Peter Polverini was installed as the new AADR president at the conclusion …
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 21, 2019 — A major gift from Midway Dental will allow the University of Michigan School of Dentistry to create a unique clinic where students, faculty and staff learn how to use the latest innovative dentistry tools and technology. Midway Dental CEO Steven Kizy and Dean Laurie McCauley talk with D3 student …
