This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _______________________ Oluwatobi Dauda is a University of Michigan dental student who had not considered dentistry as a career even as she started college. Her dentist appointments during her childhood had always been regular check-ups and cleanings that were mundane …
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. Leo Merle has a couple of significant quests underway at the moment. Foremost is finishing his final year at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry on his way to his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree after graduation next …
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sept. 1, 2022 – After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the School of Dentistry’s Global Initiatives in Oral & Craniofacial Health resumed its overseas outreach this year, sending teams of students and faculty to four countries on three continents. Teams went to Kenya, Israel, Honduras and Brazil to implement community prevention programs, provide …
Ann Arbor, Mich., June 4, 2021 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Margherita Fontana is the school’s new Director of the Global Initiatives in Oral and Craniofacial Health (GIOCH). The Global Initiatives program offers opportunities for dental students and faculty to travel abroad and perform community service outreach through dental clinics for underserved people. …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 26, 2021 – A student, staff member, professor and alumna of the School of Dentistry were honored Thursday for contributing to the school’s welcoming and inclusive environment. The Ida Gray Award presentations were the centerpiece of a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Day program that called attention to the school’s longstanding vision …
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 22, 2020 – School of Dentistry faculty member Carlos González-Cabezas has been appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs after an extensive national search. The position is responsible for the leadership and oversight of all educational programs in the school, including curriculum development and management, educational quality assessment and improvement, and academic …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, May 8, 2020 – Students and faculty from the School of Dentistry who travel annually to Kenya to treat school children and teach them about oral health are documented in a feature story and video posted on the university’s Global Michigan website. The story documents the two-week trip early this year …
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 12, 2020 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry students and faculty who recently provided dental care for school children in Kenya were featured in a report by a Kenyan television station. Ten dental students, three dental hygiene students and two members of the school’s Internationally Trained Dentist Program went with …
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 19, 2018 -– Four students from the School of Dentistry who traveled to Brazil for an international study program earlier this year are the focus of a story featured on the home page of the University of Michigan website. “A Global Vision of Dentistry” documents the experience of students Mythili Ramakrishna Bhat, …
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 …