University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine Receives 2024 Award for Diversity in STEM

Buffalo School of Dental Medicine receives 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

iStock     For the third year in a row, the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine’s Destination Dental School (DDS) has received the Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity-focused publication in higher education.   The Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award recognizes … Read more

Embracing Summer: The Season of Smiles

Summer in Canada is synonymous with warmth, outdoor adventures, and a palpable sense of joy. It’s a time for barbecues, beach trips, and family vacations—all moments captured and remembered through our smiles. However, this season also brings unique challenges and opportunities for dental students, blending the demands of academic life with the allure of warm … Read more

New Dental Hygiene Program from USask Aims to Improve Shortage

A new Dental Hygiene program is being introduced at the College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) to address the shortage happening across the province. Currently there is only one certificate program for dental hygienists in Saskatchewan, which is not enough to supply the demand for hygienists entering the workforce, USask recently reported. … Read more

Words of Wisdom

The best advice comes from people who have lived it, so we asked a few of our editorial board members to share their words of wisdom as you embark upon your dental career. Gary Glassman, DDS, FRCD(C) Congratulations on your graduation and entering the world of dentistry! Here are some words of wisdom to help … Read more

Dental Students Presented Their Clinically Challenging Case Studies at the Global Clinical Case Contest Awards

The winners of the 19th Global Clinical Case Contest who were honored at the final in Konstanz (from L to R): Yu-Fang Huang, Catharina Glose and Margherita Feliciotti.

To conclude the annual Global Clinical Case Contest 2022–2023 for students of dentistry, eleven finalists from eleven countries presented their case studies of clinically challenging restorations using Dentsply Sirona products. An international jury selected four winners, who were recently honored at the Dentsply Sirona site in Konstanz, Germany. The 2022-2023 Global Clinical Case Contest included … Read more

Dental Hygiene Grads Shine in National Certification Exam

The CNC dental hygiene class of 2020 has outperformed the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board Examination’s nationwide average while maintaining the program’s 100 per cent pass rate. The exam tests competencies in eight areas including responsibility and accountability, client and professional relationships, health and safety and practice management, foundational knowledge, assessment and diagnosis, planning, implementation, … Read more

Aspiring oral surgeon promotes “Super Star Smiles” for children

By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations University of California, Berkeley, student Hường Trần has such dazzling smile, it’s hard to imagine she hasn’t always been flashing that 1,000-volt grin… But Trần, a 21-year-old integrative biology major and aspiring oral surgeon, underwent numerous medical and oral surgeries and bone grafts starting at age one to repair a … Read more