Dr. Tatiana Botero, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics at the School of Dentistry, received the 2019 Outstanding Alumni Abroad award given by CES University in Medellin, Colombia, this fall. Botero was selected from a large group of overseas alumni from different schools, including medicine, dentistry and nursing. The …
Ever gotten rejected? Ever feel like you’re not smart enough? Ever been in a war? Buoy News creator Jordan Evans starts every student story with a question that hints at a bigger question: What has this student gone through to get to where they are today? The answer is often something that might surprise the …
The Journal of Dental Research, one of the most prominent research publications in the dental field, turned 100 years old this year. To commemorate and celebrate, the journal created a series of articles, papers and podcasts that highlight topics from its pages over the past century as it continuously transformed dental, oral and craniofacial research …
Dr. William Mason is about to step out of the Graduate Periodontics Clinic briefly when the resident in the operatory closest to the door asks if she can talk to him. Mason breaks off his route to the door and steps over to the side of the cubicle, leans in over the chest-high panel and …
Carolyn Romzick and David Clark came up with a simple but fitting way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their dental practice in July. The married couple had started their practice from scratch in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills in 1984. They were young and independent, just out of the University of Michigan School …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 23, 2019 – Two oral and maxillofacial surgery faculty members received awards at the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) conference in Boston last month. • Dr. Sean Edwards, the James R. Hayward Endowed Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Clinical Professor of Dentistry, received the Oral …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 22, 2019 – School of Dentistry faculty member Stephanie M. Munz has been appointed as the Dr. Walter H. Swartz Professor of Integrated Special Care Dentistry. The U-M Board of Regents approved the appointment last week at its October meeting. Munz was recommended by the dental school’s Executive Committee and Dean …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 18, 2019 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Yu Leo Lei is the principal investigator for research on new cancer prevention therapies that has been funded by a major grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The five-year, $3.8 million …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 14, 2019 – Darnell Kaigler, Jr., associate professor of dentistry, has been appointed the Major M. Ash Collegiate Professor of Periodontics. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the appointment at its September meeting. The initial, five-year appointment runs through Aug. 31, 2024, and is renewable. Dr. Kaigler was recommended …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 30, 2019 – The School of Dentistry’s DDS and Dental Hygiene classes of 1969 were celebrated as they marked the 50th anniversary of their degrees during the school’s annual Reunion Weekend last Thursday through Saturday. A program honoring the emeritus graduates drew 23 dentists, 15 hygienists and one alumnus who earned …
