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Ann Arbor, Mich., March 12, 2021 – The generosity of a couple who were longtime supporters of the School of Dentistry was celebrated Monday when two faculty members were installed as the Dr. Roy H. Roberts Professor of Dentistry and the Natalie C. Roberts Professor of Dentistry. Roy Roberts, a 1932 graduate of the School …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 26, 2021 – A student, staff member, professor and alumna of the School of Dentistry were honored Thursday for contributing to the school’s welcoming and inclusive environment. The Ida Gray Award presentations were the centerpiece of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Day program that called attention to the school’s longstanding vision …
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 10, 2021 – It would be difficult to find a resume with more service to the profession of dentistry than the one that Dr. Reggie VanderVeen has lived out over the last 45 years or …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 2, 2021 – The national conversation coming out of 2020 about systemic racism and racial justice prompted a local dentist and alumnus of the School of Dentistry to create a painting that was unveiled Saturday evening during the 40th Annual SNDA King’s Feast. Dr. James Lee (DDS 1990) of Ann Arbor …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 28, 2020 – Dr. Uvoh Onoriobe, a resident in the School of Dentistry’s Graduate Prosthodontics Program, planned to travel to his native Nigeria this year to help develop a predoctoral implant curriculum for the country’s dental schools. The project, which is his master’s degree thesis, was postponed when the coronavirus pandemic …
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 …
Ann Arbor, Mich., June 8, 2020 – The School of Dentistry has received a large, in-kind gift of dental equipment from Bien-Air, USA, Inc., one of the largest dental suppliers in the world, as part of the school’s major renovation project. Bien-Air is donating and installing 388 electric handpiece units used by faculty and students …
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 8, 2020 – The School of Dentistry created an online Commencement Celebration for the Classes of 2020 since the coronavirus pandemic prevented the traditional in-person graduation ceremonies this spring. The online presentation includes numerous videos, written messages, photo slideshows and other elements, including the traditional graduation recessional music. Dean Laurie McCauley …
This profile is one in a series highlighting U-M School of Dentistry dental hygiene alumni. “Hands down, one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. This experience changed my life for the better and opened doors professionally that I never knew existed.”— Valerie Nieto, RDH, MS In 2015, shortly after Valerie completed an associate degree …
This profile is one in a series highlighting U-M School of Dentistry dental hygiene alumni. “I knew that I wanted to further my dental hygiene career beyond a clinical setting and I felt that the University of Michigan would be the best route for the career path I desired.” – Amber Harpster, RDH, BSDH When …
