Two faculty members receive Roberts Professorships

July 31, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., July 31, 2020 – Two School of Dentistry faculty members have received named professorships, effective Aug. 1, 2020: Vesa Kaartinen is the Dr. Roy H. Roberts Professor of Dentistry and David Kohn is the Natalie C. Roberts Professor of Dentistry. Dean Laurie McCauley announced the appointments, with the support of the School …

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Three new faculty members join School of Dentistry

July 29, 2020

New Faculty Updates are published in January and July each year to introduce full-time faculty who have joined the School of Dentistry. Ann Arbor, Mich., July 29, 2020 – The three new full-time faculty members who joined the School of Dentistry since Feb. 1, 2020, specialize in cariology, restorative sciences, and oral and maxillofacial surgery. …

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Dental school advances discussion on racism and racial injustice

July 13, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., July 13, 2020 – The impact of racism and racial injustice on individuals, communities and society was the focus of the first in a series of schoolwide discussions organized by the School of Dentistry that will continue into the fall. “A Listening Session on Race, Anti-Racism and Racial Healing” on June 25 drew …

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Dental school again ranked No. 1 in the world

June 30, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 30, 2020 – The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is again rated as the top dental school in the world by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, an international organization that annually rates universities and their programs. The U-M dental school is ranked as No. 1 in Dentistry and Oral Sciences in Shanghai’s 2020 Global …

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School’s new OHS MS program approved for launch

June 16, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 16, 2020 – The School of Dentistry has received university and state approval for the development of a new Master of Science (MS) degree in Oral Health Sciences (OHS). U-M will be the only dental school in the country to offer the degree. The one-year program will prepare students to apply …

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Medical, dental school researchers collaborate on connection between oral health and gut inflammation

June 16, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 16, 2020 – A new collaborative study from researchers at the University of Michigan medical and dental schools examines the link between poor oral health and inflammatory bowel disease. Nobuhiko Kamada, assistant professor of internal medicine in the division of gastroenterology, studies the collection of bacteria that are normally present in the …

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School conducts COVID-19 antibody testing

June 11, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 11, 2020 – The School of Dentistry has joined a national effort to increase antibody testing related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, the school began testing local front-line healthcare workers, and more recently expanded to a wider community including all faculty, staff, and students of the School of Dentistry as …

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Jacques Nör reappointed chair of CRSE department

June 10, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 9, 2020 – Jacques Nör, the Donald A. Kerr Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, has been reappointed as chair of the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, effective Sept. 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025.  He has led the department since 2015. In making the announcement, Dean Laurie McCauley noted that faculty and …

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