Ann Arbor, Mich., June 30, 2020 – The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is again rated as the top dental school in the world by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, an international organization that annually rates universities and their programs. The U-M dental school is ranked as No. 1 in Dentistry and Oral Sciences in Shanghai’s 2020 Global …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, April 23, 2020 – Dr. William Giannobile, a longtime faculty member and department chair at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been named Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, effective Sept. 1, 2020. Giannobile is currently the William K. and Mary Anne Najjar Professor of Dentistry and …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, April 20, 2020 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Mark Fitzgerald has received an award for innovation and excellence in interprofessional education and shared a second award with a task force working to advance IPE. Fitzgerald was recognized by the University of Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education as part of …
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 5, 2020 – Two of the 11 new fellows in the University of Michigan Interprofessional Leadership Program are from the School of Dentistry. Dr. Elizabeth Hatfield, a house officer and resident in the dental school’s Orofacial Pain program, and Martha McComas, a clinical assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene program. were …
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 4, 2020 – The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is rated as the top dental school in the United States for the sixth consecutive year by an international publication that rates universities. The 2020 QS World University Rankings also lists U-M as the third best dental school in the world, …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 26, 2020 – The School of Dentistry presented its annual Ida Gray Awards Tuesday to a student, staff member and an associate professor who have actively contributed to the school’s welcoming and inclusive environment. The awards were the centerpiece of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Day program that called attention to …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 13, 2020 – A paper published by Dr. Romesh Nalliah, Associate Dean for Patient Services at the School of Dentistry, has been cited as one of the 10 best articles of 2019 in the Journal of Dental Education (JDE). Nalliah, a clinical professor at the dental school, described how patient service …
Dr. Tatiana Botero, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics at the School of Dentistry, received the 2019 Outstanding Alumni Abroad award given by CES University in Medellin, Colombia, this fall. Botero was selected from a large group of overseas alumni from different schools, including medicine, dentistry and nursing. The …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 23, 2019 – Two oral and maxillofacial surgery faculty members received awards at the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) conference in Boston last month. • Dr. Sean Edwards, the James R. Hayward Endowed Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Clinical Professor of Dentistry, received the Oral …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 22, 2019 – School of Dentistry faculty member Stephanie M. Munz has been appointed as the Dr. Walter H. Swartz Professor of Integrated Special Care Dentistry. The U-M Board of Regents approved the appointment last week at its October meeting. Munz was recommended by the dental school’s Executive Committee and Dean …
