Faculty member’s study shows people who receive periodontal care have better outcomes after heart attack
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 26, 2022 – People who are treated for heart attacks have shorter hospital stays if they were previously receiving...
Faculty member Dr. Marco Bottino named Robert W. Browne Professor
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 23, 2022 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Marco Bottino has been appointed as the Robert W. Browne Professor. The school’s Executive Committee...
School of Dentistry caps major Blue Renew building project with open house and ribbon-cutting celebration
U-M President Mary Sue Coleman addresses the audience during the ribbon-cutting ceremony on the south side of the dental school, along North University...
Donor Profile: Maxine DeGaynor (DH 1963) — A fulfilling hygienist career that began with a strong foundation at U-M
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. __________________________________________ Growing up on a farm in western Michigan in a family...
Faculty member Dr. Marco Bottino named Robert W. Browne Professor
Dental school’s White Coat Ceremony provides inspiration for Class of 2026
Dental Hygiene faculty member, graduate student earn national awards
Faculty member’s study shows people who receive periodontal care have better outcomes after heart attack
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 26, 2022 – People who are treated for heart attacks have shorter hospital stays if they were previously receiving...
Faculty member Dr. Marco Bottino named Robert W. Browne Professor
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 23, 2022 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Marco Bottino has been appointed as the Robert W. Browne...
School of Dentistry caps major Blue Renew building project with open house and ribbon-cutting celebration
U-M President Mary Sue Coleman addresses the audience during the ribbon-cutting ceremony on the south side of the dental school, along North University...
Donor Profile: Maxine DeGaynor (DH 1963) — A fulfilling hygienist career that began with a strong foundation at U-M
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. __________________________________________ Growing up on a farm in...
School’s international outreach program returns with students providing care and linking with global partners in four countries
Dental student Kloanna Fetolli guides a group of Kenyan children in the best way to brush their teeth . Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sept....
Dental Hygiene graduates return from around the country to help celebrate program’s centennial
Class of 1948 members Virginia McKown (left) and Myra Breakey were introduced as the most senior hygiene graduates to return for the Centennial...
Alumni Profile: Dee Kelly (BSDH 1951) has contributed in many ways to dental hygiene and dentistry
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _________________________________________________ It’s been seven decades since Dee...
Dental school’s White Coat Ceremony provides inspiration for Class of 2026
First-year DDS student Madeline Cardinal is assisted into her clinic coat on the Hill Auditorium stage during the School of Dentistry White Coat...
Dental Hygiene faculty member, graduate student earn national awards
Ann Arbor, Mich., July 18, 2022 – A faculty member and a former graduate student in the Dental Hygiene program at the School...
Faculty member publishes new cancer research exploring relationship between nerves and tumor cells
Ann Arbor, Mich., July 1, 2022 – New research published by a School of Dentistry faculty member offers clues about cancerous tumors that...
Faculty member Dr. Marco Bottino named Robert W. Browne Professor
Dental school’s White Coat Ceremony provides inspiration for Class of 2026
Dental Hygiene faculty member, graduate student earn national awards
Faculty member’s study shows people who receive periodontal care have better outcomes after heart attack
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 26, 2022 – People who are treated for heart attacks have shorter hospital stays if they were previously receiving regular periodontal care, according to a new study by a team of researchers including a University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member. The study adds to the growing body of evidence …
Faculty member Dr. Marco Bottino named Robert W. Browne Professor
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 23, 2022 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Marco Bottino has been appointed as the Robert W. Browne Professor. The school’s Executive Committee and Interim Dean Jan Hu recommended the appointment, and it was approved Thursday by the U-M Board of Regents. It is a five-year appointment through Aug. 31, …
School of Dentistry caps major Blue Renew building project with open house and ribbon-cutting celebration
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 20, 2022 – The newly remodeled and expanded University of Michigan School of Dentistry was a popular destination for members of the public and the university community on Friday, Sept. 16, during an open house and ceremony celebrating the completion of the major building project. Dental school organizers estimated that more …
Donor Profile: Maxine DeGaynor (DH 1963) — A fulfilling hygienist career that began with a strong foundation at U-M
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. __________________________________________ Growing up on a farm in western Michigan in a family of 13 children, Maxine DeGaynor always thought she would be a nurse. It was a profession that many little girls in the 1940s and ‘50s aspired to, …
School’s international outreach program returns with students providing care and linking with global partners in four countries
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 …
Dental Hygiene graduates return from around the country to help celebrate program’s centennial
Ann Arbor, Mich., August 24, 2022 – A century of dental hygiene education at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry was celebrated last weekend as alumni, faculty and friends gathered from around the country to mark the milestone. The Dental Hygiene Division was created in 1921, among the earliest in the country, after a …
Alumni Profile: Dee Kelly (BSDH 1951) has contributed in many ways to dental hygiene and dentistry
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _________________________________________________ It’s been seven decades since Dee Kelly earned her bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, but she still remembers the strong will of the legendary professor who ran the program. Later …
Dental school’s White Coat Ceremony provides inspiration for Class of 2026
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Aug. 2, 2022 – The latest class of University of Michigan dental students symbolically donned their personalized clinic coats in a ceremony Friday that emphasized their commitment to the ethical treatment and highest standards of care for their future patients. The White Coat Ceremony for the students in the Class of 2026 …
Dental Hygiene faculty member, graduate student earn national awards
Ann Arbor, Mich., July 18, 2022 – A faculty member and a former graduate student in the Dental Hygiene program at the School of Dentistry have received national awards from the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA). Kristin Peltz, an adjunct clinical lecturer, won the 2022 Sigma Phi Alpha Excellence in Journalism Graduate Award at the annual …
Faculty member publishes new cancer research exploring relationship between nerves and tumor cells
Ann Arbor, Mich., July 1, 2022 – New research published by a School of Dentistry faculty member offers clues about cancerous tumors that may help oncologists select the optimal treatment for patients and improve survival rates. A study led by Dr. Nisha D’Silva, published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, focuses on the role of …
