Faculty

U-M highlights Dental School’s Global Initiatives outreach in Kenya

May 8, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, May 8, 2020 – Students and faculty from the School of Dentistry who travel annually to Kenya to treat school children and teach them about oral health are documented in a feature story and video posted on the university’s Global Michigan website. The story documents the two-week trip early this year …

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Dr. William Giannobile named dean of the Harvard dental school

April 23, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, April 23, 2020 – Dr. William Giannobile, a longtime faculty member and department chair at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been named Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, effective Sept. 1, 2020. Giannobile is currently the William K. and Mary Anne Najjar Professor of Dentistry and …

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Faculty member Dr. Mark Fitzgerald receives IPE award

April 20, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, April 20, 2020 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Mark Fitzgerald has received an award for innovation and excellence in interprofessional education and shared a second award with a task force working to advance IPE. Fitzgerald was recognized by the University of Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education as part of …

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Dental Hygiene Alumni Profile: Valerie Nieto

April 9, 2020

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 …

U-M’s XR Initiative funds faculty member’s VR research

April 3, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., April 3, 2020 – School of Dentistry faculty member Hera Kim-Berman is leading one of six projects that have received the first wave of funding under the University of Michigan’s new Extended Reality, or XR, Initiative. Dr. Kim-Berman, Graduate Orthodontic Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics and …

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Faculty member Domenica Sweier collaborates on Healthy Aging poll

March 26, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., March 26, 2020 – A new poll of older Americans that a School of Dentistry faculty member helped develop provides important insights into seniors’ views on dental insurance, oral health and dental care access. Dr. Domenica Sweier, a clinical associate professor at the dental school, helped develop the questions and analyze data …

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Kenyan TV station covers school’s Global Initiatives program

March 12, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., March 12, 2020 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry students and faculty who recently provided dental care for school children in Kenya were featured in a report by a Kenyan television station. Ten dental students, three dental hygiene students and two members of the school’s Internationally Trained Dentist Program went with …

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Two from School of Dentistry named to IPE Fellows program

March 5, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., March 5, 2020 – Two of the 11 new fellows in the University of Michigan Interprofessional Leadership Program are from the School of Dentistry. Dr. Elizabeth Hatfield, a house officer and resident in the dental school’s Orofacial Pain program, and Martha McComas, a clinical assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene program. were …

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School celebrates DEI Day, Ida Gray Awards

February 26, 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 26, 2020 – The School of Dentistry presented its annual Ida Gray Awards Tuesday to a student, staff member and an associate professor who have actively contributed to the school’s welcoming and inclusive environment. The awards were the centerpiece of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Day program that called attention to …

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