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Annual Research Day at School of Dentistry emphasizes the importance of how science improves health and changes lives

February 18, 2025 Achievements & Awards Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics Dental Hygiene Faculty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry Periodontics & Oral Medicine Research Researchers Science Students

During the busy afternoon poster session at the Michigan League, School of Dentistry faculty member Elizabeth Hatfield (far left) listens to Ryan Rezania, a first-year DDS student, discuss...

School’s annual Ida Gray Awards emphasize the strengths of diversity

February 25, 2025

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 …

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Alumni Profile Q&A:  Dr. Brent Frey, DDS 2008

February 25, 2025

____________________________ 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

February 18, 2025

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 …

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Dental student will work on Lake Erie project as part of 2025 Dow Sustainability Fellows Program

February 11, 2025

Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 11, 2025 – School of Dentistry student Xiaojia (Nicholas) Zhang is one of 32 University of Michigan graduate students who have been named to the 2025 Dow Sustainability Fellows Program. Administered by the university’s Graham Sustainability Institute, the program fosters sustainability leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration with funding from the Dow Company …

Dental school community honors MLK’s legacy with 44th annual King’s Feast

February 7, 2025

Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 7, 2025 – The courage and commitment of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the power of community bonds, and the importance of staying true to core values were among the themes set out at the School of Dentistry’s annual King’s Feast on Feb. 1. Speakers at the 44th annual dinner …

Dental school faculty member Elizabeth Van Tubergen is new director of Oral Health Sciences MS program

January 29, 2025

Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 29, 2025 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Elizabeth Van Tubergen has been appointed Director of the school’s Oral Health Sciences Master’s Degree Program. Van Tubergen is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics. Her appointment, announced by Associate Dean for Research Vesa Kaartinen, …

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School of Dentistry faculty and patients part of new study investigating opioid alternatives for post-surgical pain

January 28, 2025

Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 28, 2025 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty and patients participated in a new study that supports changes in how dentists and oral surgeons treat post-surgical pain. The randomized clinical trial, led by the dental school at Rutgers University, followed about 1,800 patients who had surgeries to remove impacted …

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Alumni Profile Q&A: Dr. Gregg Lurcott (DDS 1998)

January 27, 2025

Dr. Gregg Lurcott credits his parents and growing up in Buffalo, New York, with generating the lifelong work ethic that today keeps him on track in his career as a busy Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with three offices in the Denver, Colorado, metro area. Work ethic is necessary if you are a newspaper delivery boy …

School of Dentistry faculty published 227 research papers, articles and reviews in leading journals in 2024

January 22, 2025

Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 22, 2025 – Faculty at the School of Dentistry in 2024 recorded another productive year of publishing their dental, oral and craniofacial research in numerous leading scientific journals. A total of 227 papers, articles and reviews were authored or co-authored by faculty from across the school. The school’s annual research expenditures …

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