Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 6, 2018 -– Noriaki Ono, assistant professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, has new research about skeletal stem cells that is being published in the journal Nature. The study, “Resting zone of the growth plate harbors a unique class of skeletal stem cells,” is important because it will help explain …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 15, 2018 -– Dr. William Giannobile, chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry, has received the Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research from the American Dental Association. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in clinical investigations that have …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 25, 2018 -– Dr. Niklaus Lang is the inaugural recipient of the Distinguished Periodontics Alumnus Awardpresented by the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry. Lang, who earned his master’s degree in periodontics at the school in 1975, received the award during a dinner at the school on Sept. …
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 16, 2018 -– The finer points of operating an intraoral scanner were the focus of a special clinic last week for about 50 first- through fourth-year students at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. The students were invited to the school’s Prosthodontic Implant Clinic over two days during National Prosthodontics Awareness …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ann Arbor, MI — January 20, 2014 — It’s a complex spectrum of disorders that affects as many as 10 million Americans. Its exact causes, however, are unknown. Researchers, dentists and other health care professionals have been searching for decades for clues that may offer insights into what causes temporomandibular joint disorders and orofacial pain …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 25, 2013 — Dr. Peter Ma, the Richard Kingery Endowed Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was among 388 scientists nationwide to …
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 …