Ann Arbor, MI — June 4, 2013 — University of Michigan Medical School researchers, working with colleagues from the U-M School of Dentistry, have discovered a bacterium that is responsible for causing periodontitis, a common but largely preventable oral infectious disease. Periodontitis is characterized by a progressive loss of bone around the teeth. Without proper …
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 …
Ann Arbor, MI — May 1, 2013 — Dr. G. Rex Holland is the new vice chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). He assumed the position today following his election in March. SACUA is the executive arm of the University of Michigan Senate that advises and consults with the U-M president, …
Ann Arbor, MI — April 22, 2013 — A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning program has received top honors from the American Association of Public Health Dentistry for her efforts to improve the oral health of low-income families in Michigan. Tiffany Mendryga, who earned a Bachelor …
Ann Arbor, MI — April 10, 2013 — Dr. Peter Ma, a professor of dentistry in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, is one of three scientists worldwide to receive a prestigious award from the Society for Biomaterials. The Society today presented Ma with the Clemson Award …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 28, 2013 — Dr. Nisha D’Silva, professor of dentistry in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, was recently recognized for her research and mentoring. She received the Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award during a Michigan Institute of Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) symposium March 15. The award was established …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 20, 2013 — Dr. Peter Ma, a professor of dentistry in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has received the Distinguished Scientist-Isaac Schour Memorial Award for his outstanding scientific contributions in tissue engineering, regeneration, and stem cell research. Presented during the annual meeting …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 11, 2013 — It’s an idea that, if successful, could benefit many, including war veterans who have sustained battlefield injuries and, ultimately, children and adults with developmental or acquired facial defects from trauma or disfiguring cancer surgery. Dr. Stephen Feinberg, a professor of dentistry in the Department of Oral and …
Ann Arbor, MI — February 27, 2013 — Jane Halaris, an adjunct clinical lecturer in dental hygiene at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, will receive an award next month for her graduate student research. Halaris will receive the Joan K. Wilder Graduate Studies Research Award from the University of Detroit Mercy during its annual honors …
Ann Arbor, MI — January 22, 2013 — University of Michigan School of Dentistry dental hygiene educator and clinician Anne Gwozdek has been named the 2013 Mentor of the Year by Philips Sonicare and PennWell Corp., the publisher of RDH magazine. Her photo will appear on the cover of the April issue of the magazine along with a feature …