University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Type | Public dental school |
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Established | 1875 |
Parent institution | University of Michigan |
Dean | Jacques E. Nör |
Academic staff | 425 (125 full-time, 300 part-time) |
Students | 693 (101 B.S., 110 M.S., 421 D.D.S., 40 ITDP, 20 Ph.D, 1 Dual Degree/MBA) |
Location | , , U.S. |
Campus | City |
Website | dent |
The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is the
The
The Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry is housed within the School of Dentistry.[5]
Academics
The student body consists of 693 students. The School has:[citation needed]
- The undergraduate Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Dental Hygiene program, which has 101 students;
- The Doctor of Dental Surgery(D.D.S.) program, which has 441 students; and
- 110 Master of Science (M.S.) students and 20 Ph.D students.
There are 125 full-time faculty and 300 part-time faculty. The average class size is 109 for the D.D.S. program and 30 for the B.S. dental hygiene program.
Fields of study at the School of Dentistry include
Among the student organizations at the School of Dentistry are the Alpha Omega, American Association of Women Dentists, the American Student Dental Association, the Christian Medical/Dental Society, Dental LGBA, Delta Sigma Delta, Hispanic Dental Association, Muslim Student Dental Association, Society of the American Indian Dentist, Student Council, Student National Dental Association, Student Research Group (SRG), Jonathan Taft Society, UM Asian Dental Student Organization, and Xi Psi Phi.
The D.D.S. student body is 66 percent white, 24 percent
The School's dental hygiene and D.D.S. programs are both
The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is one of two dental schools in Michigan; the other is the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.[6]
The average undergraduate GPA of the entering D.D.S. class at the School of Dentistry is 3.66, with a science GPA of 3.5.[8]
History
The first dean of the School of Dentistry was Dr. Jonathan Taft, who was dean from the school's founding in 1875 until his retirement in 1903. Taft developed the four-year model of dental education, which later became standard in American dental schools.[9]
The School of Dentistry was established as the College of Dental Surgery by the
In 1910, Russell W. Bunting, later dean of the school, began his research into the causes and prevention of
In 1938, the school and the
In 1938, the School of Dentistry developed the first graduate program in dental public health in the United States under the leadership of Professor Kenneth A. Easlick.[4] In 1945, the School worked with city officials in Grand Rapids, Michigan to establish a water fluoridation program, one of the first in the United States.[4]
In 1957, plans for a new dental building attached to the Kellogg Building were released.[4] Construction began in 1966 on the project; at the time, the building contract of $17.3 million was the largest in university history.[4] The new building on North University Avenue was dedicated in 1971.[4]
In 1965, researchers from the School of Dentistry made their first trip to Egypt to study the orthodontics of ancient Egypt and Nubia. In 1976, researchers from the school discovered the 3,000-year-old mummy of Tiye, a Great Royal Wife to the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III; the mummy's identity was confirmed by tests at the School of Dentistry.[4]
In 1967, the school established the Dental Research Institute, one of five nationwide funded by the
In 1998, renovations to the Kellogg Building began. On 1999, the school awarded its first two doctoral degrees in oral health sciences. In 2000, the school became the first in the nation to host the "Scientific Frontiers in Clinical Dentistry" program, with more than 1,500 dentists from across the country attending. The same year, the school announced five new community partnerships to provide oral health care services to the underserved across Michigan.[4]
Deans
The following people have served as deans of the School of Dentistry:[10]
- 1875-1903: Jonathan Taft
- 1903-1906: Cyrenus G. Darling (acting)
- 1907: Willoughby D. Miller
- 1907-1916: Nelville Hoff
- 1916-1934: Marcus Llewellyn Ward
- 1934-1935: Chalmers John Lyons
- 1935-1950: Russell W. Bunting
- 1950-1962: Paul H. Jeserich
- 1962-1981: William R. Mann
- 1981-1982: Robert E. Doerr (acting)
- 1982-1987: Richard L. Christiansen
- 1987-1989: William Kotowicz (acting)
- 1989-1995: J. Bernard Machen
- 1995-2002: William Kotowicz
- 2003-2013: Peter Polverini
- 2013–2022 Laurie K. McCauley
- 2022–2023 Jan Ching Chun Hu(acting)
- 2023-present Jacques Eduardo Nör
Alumni
- Ida Gray, Class of 1890
- Joseph Jarabak, Class of 1930
Gallery
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Students in the West Forum
Notes
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018 - Dentistry & Oral Sciences". www.shanghairanking.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ "Dentistry - Worldwide Rankings". Top Universities. 2017-03-02. Archived from the original on 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ a b History of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p School of Dentistry celebrates 125th anniversary and renovated facilities Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, University of Michigan.
- ^ Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry Archived 2020-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, 'University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
- ^ a b Search DDS/DMD Programs Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, American Dental Association.
- ^ Search Dental Assisting, Hygiene and Lab Technology Programs Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, American Dental Association.
- ^ How to Apply - DDS Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
- ^ Taft Honorary Dental Society Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
- ^ University of Michigan School of Dentistry Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.