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Preserving the dignity of special needs patients This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Ann Arbor, Mich., May 21, 2019 — Ann Arbor resident Thea Glicksman is joining with the University of Michigan School of Dentistry to improve the way patients with specialized healthcare needs receive dental care. …
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., 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 …
This profile, posted Feb. 26, 2019, is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors, faculty and students. The lure of Escanaba in the moonlight is not fiction for Eric and Beth Knudsen. With no apologies to actor and playwright Jeff Daniels, the Knudsens love the Upper Peninsula town all day long, not …
From private practice to healthcare management on a national level This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors, faculty and students. Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 30, 2019 -– It’s been 30 years since Olivia Croom graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, but at least once a year she …
For Dr. Carrie Ehinger, paying it forward is about respect and gratitude This article was originally published in the Fall 2018 Dentalum alumni magazine in a section called ‘Why I Give’ that features alumni who make financial gifts to the dental school. Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 1, 2018 — Dr. Carrie Ehinger earned her DDS degree …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 8, 2018 —The wide-reaching impact of an impressive fundraising campaign that exceeded its goal of $35 million was the focus of a School of Dentistry celebration on Nov. 2. Alumni and friends of the school who made gifts to the Victors for Dentistry campaign joined students, faculty and staff to applaud the …
Mobile dental clinics for school kids became a national success story This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2018 -– It was an interesting idea that started small 21 years ago and easily could have failed. Today, its astounding success proves it was …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 10, 2018 -– School of Dentistry administrators and university officials led a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday that kicked off construction of the school’s $140 million renovation and expansion. WATCH highlights from the groundbreaking ceremony The event signaled the beginning of a four-year construction phase that the school is calling Blue Renew. After several …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 14, 2018 -– The School of Dentistry Class of 1968 marked its 50th anniversary Thursday during the school’s annual Reunion Weekend, which included the presentation of three awards honoring past and present service to the school and profession. Nineteen alumni from the class – 15 with DDS degrees and four with Dental …