Faculty

Honors at AADR/IADR–Faculty, Students, Resident Win Awards

March 27, 2019

Ann Arbor, MI — March 27, 2013 — Faculty and students from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry won several major awards during the recent annual sessions of both the American Association for Dental Research and the International Association for Dental Research in Seattle. Dean Peter Polverini was installed as the new AADR president at the conclusion …

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School, administrator honored with Gies Awards at national ADEA conference

March 21, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., March 21, 2019 -– The School of Dentistry and one of its top administrators were presented with national awards Monday evening in Chicago at the annual session of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). The school was honored with a 2019 William J. Gies Award in Achievement for Academic Dental Institutions for its initiatives promoting …

Dr. Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch named dean of Indiana School of Dentistry

February 26, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 26, 2019 -– Dr. Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been named Dean at the Indiana University School of Dentistry. The appointment is effective July 1, 2019, subject to approval of the IU Board of Trustees. She will be the 10th …

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DEI Day, Ida Gray Awards emphasize the strengths of diversity

February 20, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 20, 2019 -– A fourth-year dental student, a staff member who supports numerous programs and an Ann Arbor dentist who is an alumnus were honored Tuesday with Ida Gray Awards by the School of Dentistry. The awards were the centerpiece of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Day program that called attention to …

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2019 King’s Feast theme: Build on your strengths

February 11, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 11, 2019 -– The message for current and prospective dental students at the School of Dentistry’s annual King’s Feast was about building on strengths: Focus on your talents, find a greater purpose and strive for greatness. The 38th annual dinner, which celebrates the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., …

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Jacques Nör elected vice-president of AADR

January 30, 2019

Position leads to presidency of national organization in two years Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 30, 2019 -–Dr. Jacques Nör, a professor and department chair at the School of Dentistry, has been elected vice-president of the American Association for Dental Research, which puts him in line to lead the national organization in two years. Nör is the …

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School of Dentistry’s newest faculty bring wide variety of expertise

January 22, 2019

New Faculty Updates are published in January and July each year to introduce full-time faculty who have joined the School of Dentistry. Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 22, 2019 -– New faculty who joined the School of Dentistry in the last year are an international mix with clinical and research specialties that include such diverse topics as …

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2018 Research Paper Round-up

January 16, 2019

Dental school faculty published significant research in a variety of high-impact journals Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 18, 2019 -– With more than $16 million in annual research expenditures, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry supports a large research operation that ranges from innovative clinical trials for dentistry to advancing our understanding of cancer to leading …

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Faculty member Dr. Diane Hoelscher is named U-M Interprofessional Leadership Fellow

January 11, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 11, 2019 — Dr. Diane Hoelscher, a clinical assistant professor at the School of Dentistry, has been named a University of Michigan Interprofessional Leadership Fellow for the 2019-20 cohort. Hoelscher teaches in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, and is assistant director of Community-Based Collaborative Care and Education (CBCCE) and …

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