Ann Arbor, MI — November 18, 2013 — A University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member has been recognized by the University for her international outreach initiatives. Dr. Yvonne Kapila, director of the School’s Global Oral Health Initiative and a professor of dentistry in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, was one of …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 14, 2013 — A third-year dental student at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry won a second place award for her research from the Student Clinicians of the American Dental Association (SCADA). The national competition was held during the ADA’s annual session in New Orleans. Emily Eubanks received the …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 8, 2013 — Three University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty members have been inducted as Fellows into the International College of Dentists (ICD). Drs. Sunil Kapila, Yvonne Kapila, and Bill Piskorowski were among 300 dentists from across the U.S. who were inducted during ICD’s annual convocation in New Orleans. …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 7, 2013 — Dr. Carl Pogoncheff, an adjunct clinical lecturer in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics, at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, was recently awarded board certification by the American Board of Prosthodontics. It’s the highest credential a prosthodontist can receive. Pogoncheff is …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 6, 2013 — A dental hygienist who is among the first to participate in the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s online graduate dental hygiene program has been awarded a scholarship named for a late faculty member. In addition to her graduate dental hygiene studies, Diana Kott provides oral health …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 6, 2013 — Six graduates of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s dental hygiene program were honored by the Michigan Dental Hygienists’ Association during the organization’s recent annual House of Delegates meeting in Lansing. Christine Farrell (DH 1981) received the Roger Hill Friend of the Profession Award for her contributions to dental …
Ann Arbor, MI — November 2, 2013 — Dr. William Giannobile, professor of dentistry and chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been recognized by the Student Clinicians of the American Dental Association (SCADA) Board of Governors for outstanding service to the dental profession, …
Ann Arbor, MI — October 3, 2013 — Three women pursing their education at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry have been awarded scholarships by the U-M Center for the Education of Women. The awards, presented during the CEW’s 43rdAnnual Scholarship and Fellowship Program, honor women whose academic plans were temporarily put on hold …
Ann Arbor, MI — September 26, 2013 — Dr. Daniel Edwards (DDS 1997), an adjunct clinical lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, recently received the American Dental Association’s Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Leadership in Mentoring. The award recognizes an ADA member dentist who has demonstrated a commitment to helping students during …
Ann Arbor, MI — July 25, 2013 — A dual-degree student in the final year of her dental education at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry is one of 10 dental students in the nation to be recognized for her achievements by the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD). Rachel Sheridan was the recipient …