Ann Arbor, Mich., March 15, 2024 – Members of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) have elected University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member Nisha D’Silva as vice-president of the national organization. Dr. D’Silva assumes the leadership position for 2024-25 at the conclusion of AADOCR’s 53rd annual meeting, being held …
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 12, 2024 – A major clinical trial led by a University of Michigan School of Dentistry professor has shown that silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is effective in stopping tooth decay when applied to the teeth of young children. Dr. Margherita Fontana led a team of researchers in the multi-year study of …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 24, 2024 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Rodrigo Maia is the new director of the school’s Continuing Dental Education program. This newly expanded position is responsible for leading the design and development of a continuing education program business plan for the school. Working closely with the Faculty CDE Advisory …
Ben Swanson’s seven-year sojourn in Ann Arbor has been an educational tour de force packed with clinical dentistry training, advanced scientific research, and business and entrepreneurial studies. When he leaves the University of Michigan School of Dentistry after commencement in May, he’ll hold a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and a PhD in the Oral …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 16, 2024 – School of Dentistry dental hygiene faculty member Jennifer Cullen has been appointed director of the school’s Dental Hygiene Division. Dr. Purnima Kumar, chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, which oversees the division, announced the appointment Friday, ending a national search. Since 2016, Cullen has served …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2023 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Isabelle Lombaert, a principal investigator for research on finding solutions for dry mouth, or xerostomia, has received a major funding award of $500,000. She is one of the 2023 recipients of the University of Michigan Medical School’s Frankel Innovation Initiative Award, a …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 17, 2023 – A School of Dentistry faculty member and an alumnus of the school who is an adjunct faculty member have been appointed to the Michigan Board of Dentistry by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Dr. Dennis Fasbinder, Clinical Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, was …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 11, 2023 – Two leadership appointments for the School of Dentistry have been announced by Dean Jacques Nör. Dr. Mark Fitzgerald is the school’s new Senior Associate Dean, and Diane Thomas has been named Director of Budget and Financial Planning. Both appointments were effective Oct. 1. Fitzgerald is a professor in …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 15, 2023 – Three students in the School of Dentistry’s graduate dental hygiene program have each received a significant state grant that encourages the development of faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education. Ellese Blackmon Smith, Edith Dana and Rowie Fuertes each received the King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program grant. The three are …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 1, 2023 – Faculty member Dr. Todd Ester has been appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at the School of Dentistry, effective Sept. 1. Dean Jacques Nör, with the support of the School of Dentistry Executive Committee, made the announcement. The appointment, for a term of five years, …
