U-M Dentistry News

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 school again ranked No. 1 in U.S., moves up to No. 2 in the world

Ann Arbor, Mich., March 5, 2021 – The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is rated as the top dental school in the United States for the seventh consecutive year by an international publication that rates universities and their specialty programs. The 2021 QS World University Rankings also lists U-M as the second-best dental school in ...

School’s annual Research Day goes virtual to showcase wide variety of scientific studies

Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 – Although the annual Research Day at the School of Dentistry was presented virtually Thursday for the first-time in its history, the emphasis remained on cutting-edge science related to oral health. Dental and dental hygiene students, graduate students in various specialties, PhD students and postdoctoral trainees presented 88 ...

Regenerative Medicine Center led by School of Dentistry receives $31.4 million grant from NIDCR

Ann Arbor, Mich., May 19, 2020 – A $31.4 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research will allow a regenerative medicine resource center led by the School of Dentistry to continue its important research into the restoration of dental, oral and craniofacial tissues lost to disease, injury or congenital disorders. The ...

Online commencement celebration honors Classes of 2020

Ann Arbor, Mich., May 8, 2020 – The School of Dentistry created an online Commencement Celebration for the Classes of 2020 since the coronavirus pandemic prevented the traditional in-person graduation ceremonies this spring. The online presentation includes numerous videos, written messages, photo slideshows and other elements, including the traditional graduation recessional music. Dean Laurie McCauley ...

Faculty Profile Q&A: Dr. Renée Duff – The energy of the dental school encourages learning and growing

April 28, 2025

Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program

April 17, 2025

School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research

April 16, 2025

Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits

March 31, 2025

June symposium to explore Dental School’s 150-year history of research and the vision for the future

March 28, 2025

Dentistry faculty member part of collaborative grant researching how to improve fluoride’s efficacy in preventing childhood caries

March 27, 2025

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Faculty Profile Q&A: Dr. Renée Duff – The energy of the dental school encourages learning and growing

April 28, 2025

Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program

April 17, 2025

School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research

April 16, 2025

Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits

March 31, 2025

June symposium to explore Dental School’s 150-year history of research and the vision for the future

March 28, 2025

Dentistry faculty member part of collaborative grant researching how to improve fluoride’s efficacy in preventing childhood caries

March 27, 2025

Faculty Profile Q&A: Dr. Renée Duff – The energy of the dental school encourages learning and growing

____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry faculty, students and alumni. ____________________________ School of Dentistry faculty member...

Lynn Monson April 28, 2025 8 min

Lynn Monson

Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program

April 17, 2025 Achievements & Awards Faculty Periodontics & Oral Medicine

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...

Lynn Monson

School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research

April 16, 2025 Achievements & Awards Faculty Research Researchers Science Staff

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...

Lynn Monson

Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits

March 31, 2025 Education Events Faculty Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry Patient Care Patients Students Uncategorized

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...

Faculty Profile Q&A: Dr. Renée Duff – The energy of the dental school encourages learning and growing

Lynn Monson April 28, 2025 8 min

Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program

Lynn Monson April 17, 2025 2 min

School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research

Lynn Monson April 16, 2025 2 min

Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits

Lynn Monson March 31, 2025 4 min

June symposium to explore Dental School’s 150-year history of research and the vision for the future

Lynn Monson March 28, 2025 2 min

Dentistry faculty member part of collaborative grant researching how to improve fluoride’s efficacy in preventing childhood caries

Lynn Monson March 27, 2025 3 min

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

Lynn Monson March 25, 2025 8 min

Dr. Renée Duff

Faculty member Dr. Renée Duff to serve as school’s next Senior Associate Dean

Lynn Monson March 21, 2025 4 min

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

Lynn Monson February 25, 2025 5 min

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

Lynn Monson February 25, 2025 8 min

Faculty Profile Q&A: Dr. Renée Duff – The energy of the dental school encourages learning and growing

____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry faculty, students and alumni. ____________________________ School of Dentistry faculty member...

Lynn Monson April 28, 2025 8 min

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...

Lynn Monson April 17, 2025 2 min

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...

Lynn Monson April 16, 2025 2 min

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...

Lynn Monson March 31, 2025 4 min

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...

Lynn Monson March 28, 2025 2 min

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...

Lynn Monson March 27, 2025 3 min

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...

Lynn Monson March 25, 2025 8 min

Dr. Renée Duff

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...

Lynn Monson March 21, 2025 4 min

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...

Lynn Monson February 25, 2025 5 min

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...

Lynn Monson February 25, 2025 8 min

Faculty Profile Q&A: Dr. Renée Duff – The energy of the dental school encourages learning and growing

Lynn Monson April 28, 2025 8 min

Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program

Lynn Monson April 17, 2025 2 min

School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research

Lynn Monson April 16, 2025 2 min

Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits

Lynn Monson March 31, 2025 4 min

June symposium to explore Dental School’s 150-year history of research and the vision for the future

Lynn Monson March 28, 2025 2 min

Dentistry faculty member part of collaborative grant researching how to improve fluoride’s efficacy in preventing childhood caries

Lynn Monson March 27, 2025 3 min

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

Lynn Monson March 25, 2025 8 min

Dr. Renée Duff

Faculty member Dr. Renée Duff to serve as school’s next Senior Associate Dean

Lynn Monson March 21, 2025 4 min

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

Lynn Monson February 25, 2025 5 min

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

Lynn Monson February 25, 2025 8 min

Faculty Profile Q&A: Dr. Renée Duff – The energy of the dental school encourages learning and growing

April 28, 2025

____________________________ This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry faculty, students and alumni. ____________________________ School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Renée E. Duff will be the school’s next Senior Associate Dean, beginning June 1. She will advise Dean Jacques Nör on issues throughout the school, represent the dean at the university …

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Faculty member Dr. Theodora Danciu named Fellow for national Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program

April 17, 2025

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, …

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School of Dentistry staff member receives campus-wide award for support of research

April 16, 2025

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 …

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Dental school’s free kids clinic provides both immediate and long-lasting benefits

March 31, 2025

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 …

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June symposium to explore Dental School’s 150-year history of research and the vision for the future

March 28, 2025

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 …

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Dentistry faculty member part of collaborative grant researching how to improve fluoride’s efficacy in preventing childhood caries

March 27, 2025

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 …

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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

March 25, 2025

____________________________ 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 …

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Faculty member Dr. Renée Duff to serve as school’s next Senior Associate Dean

March 21, 2025

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 …

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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 …

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