Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 14, 2019 – Darnell Kaigler, Jr., associate professor of dentistry, has been appointed the Major M. Ash Collegiate Professor of Periodontics. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the appointment at its September meeting. The initial, five-year appointment runs through Aug. 31, 2024, and is renewable. Dr. Kaigler was recommended …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 25, 2019 – School of Dentistry faculty member Marita Inglehart has been named a 2019 recipient of the Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change presented by CEW+. Four University of Michigan faculty members and one staff member received the award and will make presentations at …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 23, 2019 – A dental hygiene student at the School of Dentistry has been named a CEW+ Scholar as part of the organization’s 2019-20 cohort of scholarship recipients. Lucero Castillo, in her second year of the three-year bachelor of science degree program in dental hygiene, was named a Jane and Bill …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept 19, 2019 – A School of Dentistry assistant program director has received an international award for her work in the field of standardized patient instructor (SPI) education. Margaret Liu, PhD, MBA, received the Emerging Leader Award from the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) at its annual conference in Orlando in June. …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 27, 2013 — Faculty and students from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry won several major awards during the recent annual sessions of both the American Association for Dental Research and the International Association for Dental Research in Seattle. Dean Peter Polverini was installed as the new AADR president at the conclusion …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 10, 2018 -– School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Margherita Fontana has received the 2018 Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award from the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, or MICHR. Fontana, the Clifford T. Nelson Endowed Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, is …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 7, 2018 -– Dr. Russell Taichman, the Major Ash Collegiate Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine and Associate Dean for Research for the School of Dentistry, has been named Dean of the School of Dentistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Taichman will beome the ninth dean for …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 20, 2018 -– Vesa M. Kaartinen, Professor in the Department of Biologic and Material Sciences and Division of Prosthodontics, is the new director of the Oral Health Sciences PhD program at the School of Dentistry. The appointment was announced by Russell Taichman, Associate Dean for Research, and Dean Laurie McCauley. Professor Kaartinen …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 7, 2018 -– Margherita Fontana, a professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, was installed on Oct. 26 as the Clifford T. Nelson Endowed Professor of Dentistry. Fontana is recognized internationally as a leading scientist in the field of cariology, the study of tooth decay and how cavities develop …
School cited for its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2018 -– The School of Dentistry has won a national award for its initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. The award is one of nine 2019 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement announced by the ADEAGies Foundation, an affiliate of the …