Education

Dental Hygiene student named CEW+ Scholar

September 23, 2019

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 …

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Student Profile: Jordan Brown

September 23, 2019

This profile is one in a series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Fourth-year dental student Jordan Brown is not shy about sharing his enthusiasm for dentistry. Whether it is talking to him in person or paging through the dozens of photos and videos he posts on his Instagram social media page, it’s …

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Marita Inglehart among U-M faculty to receive new diversity professorship appointment

September 19, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 19, 2019 – School of Dentistry faculty member Marita Inglehart is one of nine University of Michigan Professors who have been named the inaugural recipients of University Diversity and Social Transformation Professorships. The U-M Board of Regents approved the appointments Thursday at its September meeting. The professorships were created to recognize …

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Standardized Patient Educators award presented to Margaret Liu

September 19, 2019

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. …

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Faculty part of team receiving Interprofessional Education grant

August 29, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 29, 2019 – A team of educators that includes two School of Dentistry faculty members has received a Community Engagement Grant from the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education and the Ginsberg Center. Drs. Diane Chang and Stephanie Munz are part of a team that received the grant for a project at …

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Dental Hygiene division celebrates 10 years of E-Learning Program

August 15, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 15, 2019 – The online degree completion program for Dental Hygiene at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry recently celebrated a decade of success in providing an alternative for off-campus dental hygienists who want to expand their career options. When the Dental Hygiene Degree Completion E-Learning Program was established 10 …

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Inaugural Dental Hygiene Symposium offers hands-on training in latest technology

August 13, 2019

Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 13, 2019 – Hands-on demonstrations of some of the latest technology for dental hygienists were among the Continuing Education presentations at the 2019 Dental Hygiene Symposium held at the School of Dentistry earlier this month. The symposium, in its first year, drew about 70 dental hygienists and dentists from around Michigan …

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Advancing Dental Education & Patient Care

January 31, 2014

Ann Arbor, MI — January 31, 2014 — Even though he retired seven years ago, Dr. Jack Gobetti wants his teaching and patient care experiences to benefit students well into the future. That’s why he is allowing Dr. Theodora Danciu to use some of the clinical oral pathology images he captured with a camera during …

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School’s Interprofessional Education Efforts Noted

June 17, 2013

Ann Arbor, MI — June 17, 2013 — American Dental Education Association president and CEO, Dr. Richard Valachovic, cited the U-M School of Dentistry as one of several dental schools in the nation leading the way in efforts to get other units on campus to collaborate and provide a holistic approach to health care that benefits patients. …

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