Ann Arbor, MI — November 18, 2013 — A University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member has been recognized by the University for her international outreach initiatives. Dr. Yvonne Kapila, director of the School’s Global Oral Health Initiative and a professor of dentistry in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, was one of …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 8, 2013 — Three University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty members have been inducted as Fellows into the International College of Dentists (ICD). Drs. Sunil Kapila, Yvonne Kapila, and Bill Piskorowski were among 300 dentists from across the U.S. who were inducted during ICD’s annual convocation in New Orleans. …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 7, 2013 — Dr. Carl Pogoncheff, an adjunct clinical lecturer in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics, at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, was recently awarded board certification by the American Board of Prosthodontics. It’s the highest credential a prosthodontist can receive. Pogoncheff is …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 6, 2013 — Six graduates of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s dental hygiene program were honored by the Michigan Dental Hygienists’ Association during the organization’s recent annual House of Delegates meeting in Lansing. Christine Farrell (DH 1981) received the Roger Hill Friend of the Profession Award for her contributions to dental …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 2, 2013 — Dr. William Giannobile, professor of dentistry and chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been recognized by the Student Clinicians of the American Dental Association (SCADA) Board of Governors for outstanding service to the dental profession, …
Ann Arbor, MI — October 2, 2013 — Digital imaging is making significant inroads at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. New digital imaging equipment was recently installed in 22 clinics throughout the School to enhance the quality of care patients receive as well as prepare students in dental, dental hygiene, and graduate programs …
Ann Arbor, MI — September 26, 2013 — Dr. Daniel Edwards (DDS 1997), an adjunct clinical lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, recently received the American Dental Association’s Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Leadership in Mentoring. The award recognizes an ADA member dentist who has demonstrated a commitment to helping students during …
Dr. Laurie McCauley, DDS, MS, PhD, is the 14th dean of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and the first woman to hold this important post. A native of Ohio and an OSU graduate, Dean McCauley has been “true Blue” since joining the U-M School of Dentistry faculty in 1992. McCauley earned her professional degrees …
Ann Arbor, MI — August 27, 2013 — Dr. Renée E. Duff, clinical associate professor in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences and Division of Prosthodontics at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been named assistant dean for Student Services. The announcement of her appointment, effective Sept. 15, was made by Dean …
Ann Arbor, MI — July 22, 2013 — A University of Michigan School of Dentistry professor recently delivered one of the profession of orthodontics most prestigious lectures, the Jacob A. Salzmann Lecture, during the American Association of Orthodontics annual session in Philadelphia. Dr. Sunil Kapila, the Robert W. Browne Endowed Professor and chair of the …