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 …
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 — 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ann Arbor, MI — June 21, 2013 — A team of researchers from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry has received a first place award for their work that offers new insights into the development and progression of periodontal disease. Their research may ultimately lead to new ways of diagnosing the disorder in its …
Ann Arbor, MI — June 19, 2013 — Dr. Robert Bradley, professor of dentistry in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been appointed by U-M President Mary Sue Coleman to serve the University as a Senior Fellow in the Society of Fellows. Bradley is the …
Ann Arbor, MI — June 13, 2013 — Dr. Josephine Weeden (DDS 1996), an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, placed first among women runners in the Ann Arbor Marathon. The second annual event was held June 9. Weeden, who finished …