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Student Q&A: Michael Bankes (DDS Class of 2025) brings intensity and commitment as a dental student and as a national-class ultra-distance triathlete

December 12, 2024

____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni and students. ____________________________ The challenging course of study and clinical care required for dental school produces a wide range of stress-relief strategies among students. Fourth-year student Michael Bankes has taken his idea of relaxation to a somewhat counterintuitive level of high-end …

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DDS Class of 2028 arrives at School of Dentistry

June 22, 2024

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 22, 2024 – Members of the School of Dentistry’s Class of 2028 arrived this week from around the country to start their 4-year journey to a DDS degree. The 109 members of the class were admitted from a pool of 1,716 applicants. The class statistical snapshot: • The 62 women and …

School of Dentistry faculty, staff and students continued to advance scientific research with a broad array of publications in 2023

February 8, 2024

Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 8, 2024 – The University of Michigan School of Dentistry continued its leadership in important dental, oral and craniofacial research in 2023 with faculty publishing 263 papers, articles and reviews in a variety of leading scientific journals. The school’s annual research expenditures totaled $24.9 million and faculty received 38 grants, the …

U-M Dental Student Wins Gold Medal in Parapan American Games

December 12, 2023

Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 12, 2023 – Fourth-year University of Michigan School of Dentistry student Leo Merle has added a world title to his resume. Merle recently returned from Santiago, Chile, where he took first place and the gold medal for Team USA in the 1,500-meter run at the 2023 Parapan American Games. The Parapan …

Alumni Profile: Dr. Rohit Reddy (DDS 2008) – An immigrant success story in dentistry and business, built with an insistence on excellent patient care

September 19, 2023

This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. ________________________________ Rohit Reddy has a spirit of gratitude about him. Time and again as he describes his very successful life’s journey so far, he stops to praise those who helped him along the way. He describes himself as “a …

Student Profile: Leo Merle nears the finish line for dental school with another goal – improving on his world-class success as a para athlete in the 1,500-meter run

August 14, 2023

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 …

New DDS students arrive, bringing together their 109 stories to comprise the Class of 2027

June 27, 2023

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 27, 2023 – The DDS Class of 2027 has arrived at the School of Dentistry with 109 students bringing lofty academic credentials and compelling personal stories from across Michigan and around the country. The dental students were greeted at orientation last week with a series of introductory meetings, equipment check-outs and …

U-M Regents approve Jacques Nör as Dean of the School of Dentistry

June 16, 2023

Ann Arbor, Mich., June 16, 2023 – Dr. Jacques E. Nör was approved Thursday by the University of Michigan Board of Regents as the next dean of the School of Dentistry. His five-year renewable appointment is effective Aug. 1. He will be the school’s 15th dean since its founding in 1875. Nör was recommended for …