Ann Arbor, Mich., June 16, 2023 – Dr. Jacques E. Nör was approved Thursday by the University of Michigan Board of Regents as the next dean of the School of Dentistry. His five-year renewable appointment is effective Aug. 1. He will be the school’s 15th dean since its founding in 1875. Nör was recommended for …
Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 9, 2023 – A School of Dentistry alumnus who earned his graduate degree in prosthodontics in 1993 is making a major financial gift to support future generations of graduate students. Dr. Jamie Kaukinen and his wife Cathy are committing $10 million to create the Kaukinen Family Fellowships to fund the tuition …
Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 2, 2023 – Jacques E. Nör, the Donald A. Kerr Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, is being recommended as the next dean of the School of Dentistry. His five-year appointment, recommended by Laurie McCauley, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, would be effective Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of …
Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 26, 2023 – Dr. William Mason, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Dentistry, has authored his first book, “The Dentist’s Guide to Atraumatic Extractions.” Mason, a periodontist who practices in Saginaw, Michigan, is a member of the Dean’s Faculty. An alumnus of the school (DDS 1981, MS perio 1984), he’s been an …
____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. ____________________________ Over the course of her career as a pediatric dentist, Dr. Susan Carron made the comfort of children and their parents a top priority. She also made supporting the profession of dentistry a priority, serving on an …
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 8, 2023 – The power of collaboration and interprofessional teamwork in creating excellent healthcare was a prominent theme delivered Friday at the School of Dentistry’s 2023 commencement ceremony. Graduates were applauded for their persistence and resilience in the face of a world pandemic during their time at the dental school and …
__________________ Steven Lash is highly accomplished in two worlds where he thrives on very different types of challenges. There is Dr. Steven Lash, the West Bloomfield dentist who specializes in orthodontics and is an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. As he nears retirement, he has performed hundreds of orthodontic …
_______________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _______________________________ Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 9, 2023 – Dr. Raymond Gist has long since reached the point where he could retire from dentistry and be entitled to sit back and reflect on his rewarding and pioneering career, all …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 3, 2023 – The energy, commitment and leadership of today’s dental students, combined with the School of Dentistry’s longstanding history in supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, were among the causes for celebration Saturday during the school’s 42nd annual King’s Feast. The annual event to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin …
This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _________________ It’s been a productive early career for Dr. Kevin Goles in the seven years since he was a dental student treating patients in the pre-doctoral clinics at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. A DDS graduate with the …
