Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene Alumni Profile: Elizabeth Chislea

July 16, 2019

“I see my dental hygiene career as a ladder, and my education in the E-Learning program helped me continue my climb.” Elizabeth ChisleaRDH, BSDH, MA, Degree Completion, Class of 2015 Beth earned her associate degree in 1997 where she was a student member of American Dental Hygienists’ Association. After graduating, she practiced clinically for 16 …

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Dental Hygiene Alumni Profile: Becky Domagalski

June 15, 2019

“You can pursue your degree at any and every age.” Becky DomagalskiRDH, BSDH, Degree Completion, Class of 2016 Becky earned an associate degree in 1997 and worked for 20 years in clinical practice. However, Becky’s long-term career goal was to work in a corporate environment. In order to achieve that goal, she knew she would …

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Dental Hygiene Program Presents First Hard-Welke Scholarship

April 11, 2018

Ann Arbor, Mich., April 11, 2018 — A new scholarship that honors the late Dorothy Hard, the longtime director of the Dental Hygiene program at the School of Dentistry, has been established with a gift from an alumna. The Dorothy Hard and Susan Welke Endowed Scholarship was created with a $50,000 gift from Welke and her …

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2 DH degree completion students receive CEW scholarships

October 2, 2017

Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 2, 2017 -– Two students in the School of Dentistry’s Dental Hygiene online degree completion program received scholarships Sunday during the 47th annual Center for the Education of Women awards program. Rebecca Merryfield received the Robert Bruce Dunlap Memorial Scholarship and Brandy Zantello received the Jane and Bill Bloom Scholarship. CEW is …

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Study examines program that pays for dental care with community service

August 15, 2017

Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 15, 2017 -– A program that provided free dental care for low-income Michigan residents in exchange for volunteer work received good reviews, according to a study by Dental Hygiene faculty member. Most of the people in the study reported that their oral health had improved after participating in the Care Free Pay …

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Klausner Dental Hygiene Scholarship to Diana Kott

November 6, 2013

Ann Arbor, MI — November 6, 2013 — A dental hygienist who is among the first to participate in the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s online graduate dental hygiene program has been awarded a scholarship named for a late faculty member. In addition to her graduate dental hygiene studies, Diana Kott provides oral health …

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Dental Hygiene Alumnae Receive Awards

November 6, 2013

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 …

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U-M DH Alumnae Reunite in Boston

July 26, 2013

Ann Arbor, MI — July 26, 2013 — More than 50 U-M School of Dentistry alumnae reunited during the American Dental Hygienists’ Association’s annual session in Boston last month.  The annual session celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the dental hygiene profession and the 92ndanniversary of the creation of the School of Dentistry’s …

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Another Major Award for Online DH Graduate

June 24, 2013

Ann Arbor, MI — June 24, 2013 — For the second time in three months, a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning program has received a major award from a national organization for her efforts to improve the oral health of low-income families in Michigan. Tiffany Mendryga …

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DH Alumna, Students Honored

May 7, 2013

Ann Arbor, MI — May 7, 2013 — An alumna of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s dental hygiene program and graduates of the Dental Hygiene Class of 2013 have been recognized for their contributions to the profession and their academic achievements. Christine Farrell, Outstanding Alumna Christine Farrell (DH 1981) received the Outstanding Dental Hygiene …

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