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 …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 6, 2020 – The annual Research Day tradition at the School of Dentistry continues on Feb. 19 with the presentation of the latest scientific studies by dental and dental hygiene students, graduate students in various specialties, PhD candidates, postdocs, faculty, staff and visiting scholars. Research is thriving at the school with …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 20, 2020 – Twenty dentists from eight countries were welcomed to the School of Dentistry last week as they start the school’s Internationally Trained Dentist Program (ITDP). Since the dental school created the program in 2005 to meet a growing demand, the ITDP has drawn dentists from around the world to …
Advocating for Healthcare From Personal Experience This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Shyrie Patel is just a few months away from earning her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree, but she would prefer that you not congratulate her on becoming a dentist. Instead, on graduation day next …
Dr. Heather Camhi is not just a Wolverine – she’s a Wolverine times three. As she prepared to speak at yesterday’s University of Michigan Winter Commencement as one of two student speakers, she reflected on her degrees from Michigan – a bachelor’s in Sociology, a master’s of Public Health in Epidemiology and, now, her master’s …
Ever gotten rejected? Ever feel like you’re not smart enough? Ever been in a war? Buoy News creator Jordan Evans starts every student story with a question that hints at a bigger question: What has this student gone through to get to where they are today? The answer is often something that might surprise the …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept 27, 2019 – Sedonni Harris, a third-year DDS student at the School of Dentistry, is featured in the fall issue of Michigan Alumnus, the magazine of the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. Harris shares how an injury at a young age influenced her interest in dentistry and how scholarship …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 23, 2019 – A dental hygiene student at the School of Dentistry has been named a CEW+ Scholar as part of the organization’s 2019-20 cohort of scholarship recipients. Lucero Castillo, in her second year of the three-year bachelor of science degree program in dental hygiene, was named a Jane and Bill …
This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Fourth-year dental student Jordan Brown is not shy about sharing his enthusiasm for dentistry. Whether it is talking to him in person or paging through the dozens of photos and videos he posts on his Instagram social media page, it’s …
Mouth guards offer protection from sports injuries Ann Arbor, Mich., July 18, 2019 — Athletes who will participate in sports this fall and winter can have a free, customized mouth guard made for them during the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s annual Mouth Guard Clinic on Saturday, July 27. Athletes ages 5 and older, including …