Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 17, 2025 – Dr. Theodora E. Danciu, Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the...
School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 16, 2025 – Patrick Lagua, senior manager of research administration at the School of Dentistry, has received a University of Michigan award for outstanding...
Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits
Diana Hass (left), a third-year dental student, demonstrates tooth-brushing technique for 6-year-old Matylda Passmore as she sits on the lap of her mother Michele in a dental chair...
June symposium to explore Dental School’s 150-year history of research and the vision for the future
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 27, 2025 – An agenda of preeminent experts in dentistry, dental education, patient care, research and history will join a symposium June 12-13 that...
Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 17, 2025 – Dr. Theodora E. Danciu, Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the...
School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 16, 2025 – Patrick Lagua, senior manager of research administration at the School of Dentistry, has received a University...
Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits
Diana Hass (left), a third-year dental student, demonstrates tooth-brushing technique for 6-year-old Matylda Passmore as she sits on the lap of her mother...
June symposium to explore Dental School’s 150-year history of research and the vision for the future
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 27, 2025 – An agenda of preeminent experts in dentistry, dental education, patient care, research and history will join...
Dentistry faculty member part of collaborative grant researching how to improve fluoride’s efficacy in preventing childhood caries
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 27, 2025 – A School of Dentistry faculty member is one of three principal investigators who have received a...
Student Profile Q&A: Shawn Hallett is nearing the end of his 7-year DDS/PhD dual degree program, but his journey of scientific understanding is just getting started
____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni and students. ____________________________ Shawn Hallett Shawn Hallett’s quest to...

Faculty member Dr. Renée Duff to serve as school’s next Senior Associate Dean
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 21, 2025 – The appointment of School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Renée E. Duff as the school’s next...
School’s annual Ida Gray Awards emphasize the strengths of diversity
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 25 2025 – The importance of continuing and celebrating the School of Dentistry’s long history as a welcoming and...

Alumni Profile Q&A: Dr. Brent Frey, DDS 2008
____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni and students. ____________________________ Dr. Brent Frey Brent Frey can...
Annual Research Day at School of Dentistry emphasizes the importance of how science improves health and changes lives
During the busy afternoon poster session at the Michigan League, School of Dentistry faculty member Elizabeth Hatfield (far left) listens to Ryan Rezania,...
Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 17, 2025 – Dr. Theodora E. Danciu, Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry, has been named a 2025-26 Fellow for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program. Hosted by the College of Medicine at Drexell University in Philadelphia, …
School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 16, 2025 – Patrick Lagua, senior manager of research administration at the School of Dentistry, has received a University of Michigan award for outstanding service in support of the campus research community. Lagua received the Research Administration Recognition Award. He is one of 12 recipients from nine U-M schools, colleges and …
Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 31, 2025 – The children who attended the “Give Kids a Smile” clinic Saturday at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry received more than just free and immediate dental care. Beyond fixing cavities, taking x-rays and applying sealants to protect teeth, U-M dental students also made a point of having …
June symposium to explore Dental School’s 150-year history of research and the vision for the future
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 27, 2025 – An agenda of preeminent experts in dentistry, dental education, patient care, research and history will join a symposium June 12-13 that celebrates the sesquicentennial of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. “150 Years of Innovation in Oral Health Sciences” will look at both the history of dentistry …
Dentistry faculty member part of collaborative grant researching how to improve fluoride’s efficacy in preventing childhood caries
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 27, 2025 – A School of Dentistry faculty member is one of three principal investigators who have received a five-year, $5.2 million federal grant to research how to enhance the efficacy of fluoride in preventing childhood caries. The grant, from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), will explore …
Student Profile Q&A: Shawn Hallett is nearing the end of his 7-year DDS/PhD dual degree program, but his journey of scientific understanding is just getting started
____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni and students. ____________________________ Shawn Hallett’s quest to become a dentist-scientist has produced a lengthy CV with incredible breadth and depth in complex scientific research and extensive collaboration with leading researchers around the country. Over the last seven years at the University …
Faculty member Dr. Renée Duff to serve as school’s next Senior Associate Dean
Ann Arbor, Mich., March 21, 2025 – The appointment of School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Renée E. Duff as the school’s next Senior Associate Dean was approved Thursday by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. Dr. Duff’s five-year appointment begins June 1 and continues through May 31, 2030. The position opens in June …
School’s annual Ida Gray Awards emphasize the strengths of diversity
Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 25 2025 – The importance of continuing and celebrating the School of Dentistry’s long history as a welcoming and diverse community was the focus of the school’s annual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Day on Tuesday. A student, staff member and faculty member were presented with the annual Ida Gray Award …
Alumni Profile Q&A: Dr. Brent Frey, DDS 2008
____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni and students. ____________________________ Brent Frey can pinpoint his interest in dentistry to the day when, as a boy, he tagged along to his brother’s orthodontics appointment. He was fascinated by the orthodontist’s demonstration of “bending wire” that day, and he eventually …
Annual Research Day at School of Dentistry emphasizes the importance of how science improves health and changes lives
Ann Arbor, Mich., February 18, 2025 – Confusion and concern in the national higher education community over federal funding cuts for scientific research served as a backdrop for the annual Research Day held at the School of Dentistry. The annual day celebrates the school’s longstanding commitment to scientific research as the essential foundation of its …