Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 24, 2023 – More young children around Washtenaw County are getting a good start on oral healthcare thanks to an expansion of services in a community service outreach program that sends the school’s Dental Hygiene students to Head Start locations. The Smiles For a Lifetime Program has geared up again after …
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 23, 2023 – The School of Dentistry is expanding the class size for its Masters of Science degree in Oral Health Sciences after the first two years of the new program proved to be a popular with applicants from across the country and internationally. The school has admitted 17 students to …
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 11, 2023 – School of Dentistry faculty member Danielle Rulli has been appointed Director of Interprofessional Education (IPE). In this new position, Rulli will coordinate and lead IPE initiatives and represent the school across the University of Michigan and the broader IPE community. The dental school has a long track record …
____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. ____________________________ Over the course of her career as a pediatric dentist, Dr. Susan Carron made the comfort of children and their parents a top priority. She also made supporting the profession of dentistry a priority, serving on an …
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 9, 2023 – Dental hygienists with associate’s degrees who wish to further their education and career opportunities by obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees have a new option at the School of Dentistry. The school’s Dental Hygiene division has created an innovative new online program that streamlines the time it takes to …
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 7, 2023 – Dr. Stephen Stefanac, professor emeritus from the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, has co-authored a new dentistry textbook with a familiar title. It’s the fourth edition of a book initially published in 2001 – “Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry.” After two years of a major rewrite, …
__________________ Steven Lash is highly accomplished in two worlds where he thrives on very different types of challenges. There is Dr. Steven Lash, the West Bloomfield dentist who specializes in orthodontics and is an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. As he nears retirement, he has performed hundreds of orthodontic …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 22, 2023 – An incredible variety of scientific research projects and a record number of posters energized the annual Research Day on Feb. 16 at the School of Dentistry. The event celebrates the quest for scientific knowledge by students, postdoctoral trainees, staff and faculty members in the research labs and clinics …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 31, 2023 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member and department chair Purnima Kumar has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The science advocacy organization said Dr. Kumar is receiving the prestigious honor for her distinguished contributions to the field of …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 13, 2023 – Generating new research, a core part of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s mission, continued in 2022 with about $25.4 million in annual research expenditures. In addition, more than 240 papers, articles and reviews were published by the school’s faculty in a wide range of topics, including …
