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Recent dental school grad Leo Merle to compete in 2024 Paralympics in Paris
Ann Arbor, Mich., July 24, 2024 – Leo Merle, a 2024 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, is heading to...
Alumni Profile: Dr. Khaled Sinjab, MS in Periodontics, 2020 – Blending artistry and compassion into dentistry
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _____________________ Dr. Khaled Sinjab wanted to learn...
DDS Class of 2028 arrives at School of Dentistry
New students Chloe Stensrud (left) and Shelby Stammen talk with faculty member Rodrigo Maia during the opening session at the Michigan League ballroom....
School’s strengths cited after accreditation review team completes site visit
Dean Jacques Nör (front, center) talks with faculty members Rodrigo Maia (gesturing) and Ron Heys during a reception thanking faculty and staff for...
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Recent dental school grad Leo Merle to compete in 2024 Paralympics in Paris
Ann Arbor, Mich., July 24, 2024 – Leo Merle, a 2024 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, is heading to...
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Alumni Profile: Dr. Khaled Sinjab, MS in Periodontics, 2020 – Blending artistry and compassion into dentistry
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _____________________ Dr. Khaled Sinjab wanted to learn...
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DDS Class of 2028 arrives at School of Dentistry
New students Chloe Stensrud (left) and Shelby Stammen talk with faculty member Rodrigo Maia during the opening session at the Michigan League ballroom....
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School’s strengths cited after accreditation review team completes site visit
Dean Jacques Nör (front, center) talks with faculty members Rodrigo Maia (gesturing) and Ron Heys during a reception thanking faculty and staff for...
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Alumni Profile: Dr. Amy Winston, DDS Class of 2002 – A leader in both practicing and teaching compassionate care for special needs dental patients
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. ________________ The origin story for Seattle Special...
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School of Dentistry launches ‘Mental Health First Aid’ training program
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 17, 2024 – The School of Dentistry recently launched a new program to positively impact the mental health and...
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Commencement 2024: Praise for graduates who confronted – and conquered – unique challenges during their dental school journey
Faculty react to a funny line in the keynote address by University of Michigan Provost Laurie McCauley, the school's former dean. Ann Arbor,...
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A century-old commencement program is found in California and returned to the School of Dentistry; its original owner was a 1923 dental grad who performed as a hypnotist in vaudeville shows
This week’s 2024 commencement at the School of Dentistry marks another milestone in the school’s 149-year history of educating dentists. The following story...
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School of Dentistry faculty member Joshua J. Emrick named Kavli Fellow by National Academy of Sciences
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 29, 2024 – The National Academy of Sciences has named School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Joshua J. Emrick...
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Two dental school faculty named as 2023 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 22, 2024 – Two School of Dentistry faculty members are among 12 University of Michigan faculty and staff who...
Recent dental school grad Leo Merle to compete in 2024 Paralympics in Paris
Ann Arbor, Mich., July 24, 2024 – Leo Merle, a 2024 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, is heading to Paris as a member of the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team that will compete against athletes from around the world. Merle, who specializes in the 1,500-meter run, was named to the …
Alumni Profile: Dr. Khaled Sinjab, MS in Periodontics, 2020 – Blending artistry and compassion into dentistry
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _____________________ Dr. Khaled Sinjab wanted to learn more about dental implants when he approached the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2015 about a fellowship in the Periodontics and Oral Medicine Department. He was accepted for the one-year …
DDS Class of 2028 arrives at School of Dentistry
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’s strengths cited after accreditation review team completes site visit
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 25, 2024 – The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) completed its site visit at the School of Dentistry in March, and preliminary findings identified numerous strengths during the formal review that American dental schools must complete every seven years. The initial, verbal report from the site team members will be followed …
Alumni Profile: Dr. Amy Winston, DDS Class of 2002 – A leader in both practicing and teaching compassionate care for special needs dental patients
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. ________________ The origin story for Seattle Special Care Dentistry sounds like an impossibly complicated idea that could have easily failed, but Dr. Amy Winston’s plan was based on a simple proposition: Everyone in society, no matter their physical, intellectual …
School of Dentistry launches ‘Mental Health First Aid’ training program
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 17, 2024 – The School of Dentistry recently launched a new program to positively impact the mental health and well-being of the members of its community. The goal of the Mental Health First Aid Program is to offer mental health and suicide prevention training for students, staff and faculty at the …
Commencement 2024: Praise for graduates who confronted – and conquered – unique challenges during their dental school journey
Ann Arbor, Mich., May 16, 2024 – “Resilient” was the word of the day on Friday at the School of Dentistry commencement ceremony as faculty, family and friends of the Class of 2024 celebrated what one speaker called “The Class of Irrepressible Spirit.” The school graduated 128 dental students, 35 dental hygiene students, 47 master’s …
A century-old commencement program is found in California and returned to the School of Dentistry; its original owner was a 1923 dental grad who performed as a hypnotist in vaudeville shows
This week’s 2024 commencement at the School of Dentistry marks another milestone in the school’s 149-year history of educating dentists. The following story revolves around a dental school graduation a century ago. _________________________ The offer of a California man to return a 100-year-old artifact to the School of Dentistry was thoughtful and generous, but what …
School of Dentistry faculty member Joshua J. Emrick named Kavli Fellow by National Academy of Sciences
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 29, 2024 – The National Academy of Sciences has named School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Joshua J. Emrick as a Kavli Fellow, part of a program that brings together outstanding young scientists to discuss advances and opportunities in a broad range of scientific disciplines. Emrick, an assistant professor of dentistry …
Two dental school faculty named as 2023 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 22, 2024 – Two School of Dentistry faculty members are among 12 University of Michigan faculty and staff who have been named 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Nisha D’Silva and Margherita Fontana were among the 2023 cohort named Thursday by the AAAS, the world’s largest …