
Alumni Profile: Jerome DeSnyder, DDS 1967 – A long, successful career emerged out of a challenging era
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. –––––––––––––– When Dr. Jerome “Jake” DeSnyder looks...
New U-M study finds pandemic slowed the continued drop in opioid prescriptions for dental procedures
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 3, 2023 – The success of a national push to reduce opioid prescriptions for dental procedures is continuing, according...
Dental school faculty member Isabelle Lombaert receives major innovation award
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2023 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Isabelle Lombaert, a principal investigator for research on finding solutions...
Student Profile: Oluwatobi Dauda, Class of 2024 – How dental surgery led to dental school
Tobi Dauda in one of the School of Dentistry clinics with a view of Burton Tower. This profile is one in an ongoing...

Alumni Profile: Jerome DeSnyder, DDS 1967 – A long, successful career emerged out of a challenging era
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. –––––––––––––– When Dr. Jerome “Jake” DeSnyder looks...

New U-M study finds pandemic slowed the continued drop in opioid prescriptions for dental procedures
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 3, 2023 – The success of a national push to reduce opioid prescriptions for dental procedures is continuing, according...

Dental school faculty member Isabelle Lombaert receives major innovation award
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2023 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Isabelle Lombaert, a principal investigator for research on finding solutions...

Student Profile: Oluwatobi Dauda, Class of 2024 – How dental surgery led to dental school
Tobi Dauda in one of the School of Dentistry clinics with a view of Burton Tower. This profile is one in an ongoing...

Faculty member, alumnus appointed to Michigan Board of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 17, 2023 – A School of Dentistry faculty member and an alumnus of the school who is an adjunct...

Two leadership appointments announced for School of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 11, 2023 – Two leadership appointments for the School of Dentistry have been announced by Dean Jacques Nör. Dr....

Dental school PhD candidate draws national and international awards
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 19, 2023 – When Yao Yao left China in 2017 for a summer research internship at the University of...

Alumni Profile: Dr. Rohit Reddy (DDS 2008) – An immigrant success story in dentistry and business, built with an insistence on excellent patient care
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. ________________________________ Rohit Reddy has a spirit of...

Three Dental Hygiene graduate students receive state King-Chavez-Parks grants
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 15, 2023 – Three students in the School of Dentistry’s graduate dental hygiene program have each received a significant...

Faculty member Dr. Todd Ester appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 1, 2023 – Faculty member Dr. Todd Ester has been appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)...
Alumni Profile: Jerome DeSnyder, DDS 1967 – A long, successful career emerged out of a challenging era
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. –––––––––––––– When Dr. Jerome “Jake” DeSnyder looks back on the more than 50 years he spent as a dentist, he feels a deep sense of fulfillment. It was a great run, with nearly all of his career logged in …
New U-M study finds pandemic slowed the continued drop in opioid prescriptions for dental procedures
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 3, 2023 – The success of a national push to reduce opioid prescriptions for dental procedures is continuing, according to a new University of Michigan study, but the progress slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new findings were published in the online journal PLOS ONE by researchers from the University of …
Dental school faculty member Isabelle Lombaert receives major innovation award
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30, 2023 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Isabelle Lombaert, a principal investigator for research on finding solutions for dry mouth, or xerostomia, has received a major funding award of $500,000. She is one of the 2023 recipients of the University of Michigan Medical School’s Frankel Innovation Initiative Award, a …
Student Profile: Oluwatobi Dauda, Class of 2024 – How dental surgery led to dental school
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. _______________________ Oluwatobi Dauda is a University of Michigan dental student who had not considered dentistry as a career even as she started college. Her dentist appointments during her childhood had always been regular check-ups and cleanings that were mundane …
Faculty member, alumnus appointed to Michigan Board of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 17, 2023 – A School of Dentistry faculty member and an alumnus of the school who is an adjunct faculty member have been appointed to the Michigan Board of Dentistry by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Dr. Dennis Fasbinder, Clinical Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, was …
Two leadership appointments announced for School of Dentistry
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 11, 2023 – Two leadership appointments for the School of Dentistry have been announced by Dean Jacques Nör. Dr. Mark Fitzgerald is the school’s new Senior Associate Dean, and Diane Thomas has been named Director of Budget and Financial Planning. Both appointments were effective Oct. 1. Fitzgerald is a professor in …
Dental school PhD candidate draws national and international awards
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 19, 2023 – When Yao Yao left China in 2017 for a summer research internship at the University of Toronto in Canada, she expected it would be an interesting experience after which she would return to her home country, finish her final year of dental school and then decide on her …
Alumni Profile: Dr. Rohit Reddy (DDS 2008) – An immigrant success story in dentistry and business, built with an insistence on excellent patient care
This profile is one in an ongoing series highlighting School of Dentistry alumni, donors and students. ________________________________ Rohit Reddy has a spirit of gratitude about him. Time and again as he describes his very successful life’s journey so far, he stops to praise those who helped him along the way. He describes himself as “a …
Three Dental Hygiene graduate students receive state King-Chavez-Parks grants
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 15, 2023 – Three students in the School of Dentistry’s graduate dental hygiene program have each received a significant state grant that encourages the development of faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education. Ellese Blackmon Smith, Edith Dana and Rowie Fuertes each received the King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program grant. The three are …
Faculty member Dr. Todd Ester appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 1, 2023 – Faculty member Dr. Todd Ester has been appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at the School of Dentistry, effective Sept. 1. Dean Jacques Nör, with the support of the School of Dentistry Executive Committee, made the announcement. The appointment, for a term of five years, …