U of U President Taylor Randall and VPAA Martell Teasley visited the School of Dentistry to learn more about its education, research, and community-based care system. President Randall said he...
D4 student Daniel Chavez discusses his journey in dentistry, what drew him to the field, and what high school students can do to prepare to pursue a career in dentistry.
U of U School of Dentistry's Melodie Weller, PhD, has received a NIH grant to explore the role salivary glands may play in harboring the COVID-19 virus; possibly leading to...
Dr. Gary Lowder has spent the past 36 years working with patients who suffer from jaw disorders that result in chronic pain. As faculty in the School of Dentistry, he’s...
Dean Rory Hume lays out an ambitious plan for the School of Dentistry that includes integrating oral health into overall health, including further integration of the school into University of...
Although dentistry has traditionally been dominated by men, an increasing number of women are entering the field. Drawn to the flexible hours and service to the community, female dentists are...
On May 15, the University of Utah School of Dentistry will confer Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degrees on 46 fourth-year candidates. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak...
My mother is from a small village in West Africa. She grew up with nine older siblings in a tightknit community. My father grew up in Haiti. He never talked...
Dr. Glen Hanson is a tenured full professor of pharmacology and Vice Dean in the School of Dentistry. He was the acting director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse...
Improvement in SUD treatment outcomes at discharge suggests that complementary comprehensive oral health care improves SUD therapeutic results in patients with SUDs. Integrated comprehensive oral health care of major dental...
On opening day, 36 children and their parents received high-quality dental care at Liberty Community Learning Center. For some, it was the first time. “When someone can smile without being...
When Rena D’Souza landed in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, in September 2017, the soon-to-be-elected 95th president of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) found herself stranded on the...
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and American Association for Dental Research (AADR) announced the 2019 recipients of the IADR/AADR William J. Gies Awards, for the best papers published...
Temperature-responsive polymer grafted tissue culture dishes release cells as confluent living sheets in response to small changes in temperature, with recovered cell sheets retaining cell–cell communications, functional extracellular matrices and...
The health care industry is powered by women. Women account for more than 76% of hospital employees, more than 77% of people who work in doctors' offices, and more than...
Volunteers at the School of Dentistry and around the community combine to provide nearly $250,000 of care to more than 330 children at Give Kids A Smile 2019.
There are well-established connections between oral and systemic health. Many patients visit their dental team more frequently than they do their other health care providers. Most dental teams now routinely...
Members of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) have elected Olga J. Baker, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, to serve as the next AADR Treasurer. Her term will...
