Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 21, 2024 – For the second year in a row, a record number of research posters covered a wide-ranging variety of scientific research by students, postdoctoral trainees, staff and faculty at the annual Research Day held by the School of Dentistry on Feb. 15. The 160 posters provided insight into basic …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 8, 2024 – The University of Michigan School of Dentistry continued its leadership in important dental, oral and craniofacial research in 2023 with faculty publishing 263 papers, articles and reviews in a variety of leading scientific journals. The school’s annual research expenditures totaled $24.9 million and faculty received 38 grants, the …
Ben Swanson’s seven-year sojourn in Ann Arbor has been an educational tour de force packed with clinical dentistry training, advanced scientific research, and business and entrepreneurial studies. When he leaves the University of Michigan School of Dentistry after commencement in May, he’ll hold a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and a PhD in the Oral …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 3, 2023 – The success of a national push to reduce opioid prescriptions for dental procedures is continuing, according to a new University of Michigan study, but the progress slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new findings were published in the online journal PLOS ONE by researchers from the University of …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2023 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Isabelle Lombaert, a principal investigator for research on finding solutions for dry mouth, or xerostomia, has received a major funding award of $500,000. She is one of the 2023 recipients of the University of Michigan Medical School’s Frankel Innovation Initiative Award, a …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 19, 2023 – When Yao Yao left China in 2017 for a summer research internship at the University of Toronto in Canada, she expected it would be an interesting experience after which she would return to her home country, finish her final year of dental school and then decide on her …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 15, 2023 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Margherita Fontana was named president of a prominent European dental caries research group during its recent annual conference, marking the first time the organization has been led by an individual from a university outside of Europe. The European Organization …
Ann Arbor, Mich., June 23, 2023 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member and department chair Dr. Purnima Kumar has received one of the highest honors bestowed by the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR). Dr. Kumar received the IADR Distinguished Scientist Research in Periodontal Disease Award. It was presented Wednesday …
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 23, 2023 – The School of Dentistry is expanding the class size for its Masters of Science degree in Oral Health Sciences after the first two years of the new program proved to be a popular with applicants from across the country and internationally. The school has admitted 17 students to …
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 3, 2023 – The School of Dentistry on Friday celebrated the completion of more than 30 research projects by members of the DDS Class of 2023 who finished the school’s innovative Pathways Program. Pathways is structured to give students latitude to explore topics they are interested in outside the standard dental …
