Ann Arbor, MI — April 22, 2013 — A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning program has received top honors from the American Association of Public Health Dentistry for her efforts to improve the oral health of low-income families in Michigan. Tiffany Mendryga, who earned a Bachelor …
Ann Arbor, MI — April 18, 2013 — A second-year dental student at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry is the first recipient of a new research fellowship from the American Dental Association Foundation. Shalini Kamodia recently received the first Dr. Ray Bowen Student Research Fellowship for her study investigating a new treatment strategy …
Ann Arbor, MI — April 10, 2013 — Dr. Peter Ma, a professor of dentistry in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, is one of three scientists worldwide to receive a prestigious award from the Society for Biomaterials. The Society today presented Ma with the Clemson Award …
Ann Arbor, MI — April 1, 2013 — A third-year resident in the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s graduate periodontics program won first place for her research during the Midwest Society of Periodontology’s recent meeting in Chicago. Dr. Suzanne Mason investigated the possible use of stem cells from alveolar bone marrow to regenerate large …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 28, 2013 — Dr. Nisha D’Silva, professor of dentistry in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, was recently recognized for her research and mentoring. She received the Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award during a Michigan Institute of Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) symposium March 15. The award was established …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 28, 2013 — Three dental students and a dental hygiene faculty member from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry received awards for their work during the recent annual session of the American Dental Education Association in Seattle. J.J. Sae-ung, a fourth-year dental student was one of 12 winners of the ADEA/Johnson …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 20, 2013 — Dr. Peter Ma, a professor of dentistry in the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has received the Distinguished Scientist-Isaac Schour Memorial Award for his outstanding scientific contributions in tissue engineering, regeneration, and stem cell research. Presented during the annual meeting …
Ann Arbor, MI — March 13, 2013 — Dr. Jane Grover (DDS 1979, MSPH 1988) has been named to a leadership role within the American Dental Association. Next month she will become the director of the Council on Access, Prevention, and Interprofessional Relations (CAPIR). The Council is a unit within the ADA’s Division of Government …
Ann Arbor, MI — February 28, 2013 — Imagine going to a dental office to have a wisdom tooth extracted. After the tooth is removed, the dentist then sends the tooth to a laboratory where the stem cells inside the dental pulp of the tooth are collected and stored for possible use later. Instead of …
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