Less than five months after announcing it will bring a dental school to Joplin, the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences is nearing its fundraising goal to make the new program a reality. The university has secured 75% of its $40 million fundraising goal, which will make up half of the overall $80 million … Read more
Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) announced today that it has become the first U.S. dental school to acquire, install, and use two surgical robotic devices for dental implant surgeries. These devices will provide an opportunity for the School’s predoctoral students and postdoctoral residents to learn how state-of-the-art robotic technology, with … Read more
Anissa Gamble is not a household name in ice hockey but is so passionate about forming a sustainable professional women’s league that she put dental school on hold in a bid to pave the way for the next generation of girls. The 26-year-old Canadian had no choice but to abandon her childhood dream of making … Read more
In an effort to increase the number of Native American dentists, the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in June hosted five undergraduate students and introduced them to the various disciplines and specialties within the dental profession. According to the American Dental Education Association, nearly 10,500 students applied to dental school this fall. Of … Read more
USC’s Ostrow School of Dentistry adds non-invasive early caries infiltration to its curriculum DMG announced today that its Icon caries infiltrant is being incorporated into the preclinical education curriculum at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. When introduced 10 years ago, Icon created an entirely new category of dentistry: caries infiltration. It was … Read more
DMG is proud to support the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry with their recent donation of a toothbrush simulation testing machine. “A critical key to our ability to bring our customers and their patients the most effective and safest materials possible is to support independent research at such pioneering institutions as UNC’s … Read more
Over the last year, the University of Washington’s debt-plagued dental school eliminated the equivalent of 34 full-time faculty and staff through layoffs and attrition, tightened expenses and found other ways to save money. Now, its interim dean says, it has turned a financial corner. The school is still losing money — $2 million over the … Read more
Congratulations on finishing dental school and waiting for your license to become active! Do you have a career plan set in motion or are you just beginning to test the waters and see what the booming market has to offer? If you are already assisting in private practice, you have some advantages in comparison to … Read more
Matthew Yeung has wanted to be a dentist since high school. He’s well aware of the age-old trope that patients dread dental appointments, but he was willing to set aside negative perceptions of the profession for what he sees as an engaging career in health care, where he can make a good living and run … Read more
Dalhousie’s dental community is eagerly awaiting the grand opening of the new dental clinic this September. Thanks to many generous donors, including Nobel Biocare, the new clinic will provide students and faculty with state-of-the-art equipment and technology, and improve the level of patient care. “We have had a wonderful working relationship with Nobel Biocare for … Read more
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today that it has entered into a new partnership agreement with the International College of Dentists (ICD) to become the exclusive partner for the organization’s centennial anniversary. ICD, which has been Honoring the World’s Leading Dentists Since 1920™, will organize a series of special events under the theme “Celebrating … Read more
In January 2018, the University of Pretoria and Dentsply Sirona completed an ambitious renovation project. In just four weeks, Dentsply Sirona equipped two levels of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prinshof Campus, School of Dentistry with its technologies – in particular 22 Intego treatment centers. The University of Pretoria (South Africa) has chosen Dentsply Sirona’s … Read more
The ADA Foundation today named the seven dental students who will receive its 2018 Dental Student Scholarships. Each scholarship is valued at $20,000. The ADA Foundation Dental Student Scholarship Program is designed to recognize dental students who are strong academically and who demonstrate outstanding promise in leadership, public service, and/or research. The 2018 ADA Foundation … Read more
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) has joined with DrFirst, the leading independent provider of e-prescribing and medication management systems in the U.S., to fight the opioid crisis that is afflicting Maryland and the country. The school’s adoption of DrFirst’s mobility suite, including iPrescribeSM and Backline®, puts academia at the forefront of the fight against opioid addiction by providing … Read more
On a Saturday morning, you may find Kelsey Wilson, a third year dental student, in Carrollton, Ky., providing oral health screenings and dental education at a local Hispanic church. Wilson serves as vice president of the UofL School of Dentistry’s Hispanic Student Dental Association (HSDA), and this is one of many outreach efforts of the … Read more
Indiana University School of Dentistry and IU School of Nursing students at IUPUI are learning clinical skills together through a newly developed experiential interprofessional education and practice program. Under the program, fourth-year dental students and final-year family and pediatric nurse practitioner students come together to learn assessments of the oral cavity and analysis of blood … Read more
Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop at Yale University last year — an episode Yale officials called “disturbing” and “inexcusable.” The selfie was taken in June at the Yale School of Medicine during the … Read more
McGill’s Faculty of Dentistry has come under scrutiny following a Dec. 14 CBC report on student allegations of harassment and sexual assault by multiple professors and employees. A former McGill student reported having been sexually assaulted by a dentist at the University in November 2016 and another student filed a case claiming psychological harassment and … Read more
Give Kids A Smile Day to focus on total health, offer new services that include hearing loss screenings, healthy eating guidance and Medicaid enrollment support. The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is delivering more than healthy smiles this February. For its annual Give Kids A Smile Day – a national program dedicated to … Read more
Through an honor extended to less than 5-percent of dentists in the United States, the University of Louisville School of Dentistry’s top leader, T. Gerard Bradley, B.D.S., M.S., Dr.Med.Dent., along with associate clinical professor, P. Gay Baughman, D.M.D., have been inducted as Fellows of the American College of Dentists. After taking on the position of … Read more