News Archive

News archive prior to July 2014

October 2019

Denise Messina, BS, MDH, Joins College Faculty

Ms. Denise Messina, formerly an associated clinical faculty member in the Division of Dental Hygiene, assumed a new role on August 12th as an Assistant Professor-Clinical.Read more

Bridget Wright, BSDH, MACPR, Joins Faculty

Ms. Bridget Wright, who was previously an instructional aide in the Division of Dental Hygiene, assumed a new role on September 16th as an Assistant Professor-Clinical.Read more

Peter Larsen, DDS Receives Donald B. Osbon Award

Dr. Peter Larsen , Chair of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Anesthesiology, and the Larry J. Peterson Endowed Professor, recently was honored as the 2019 recipient of the Donald B. Osbon Outstanding Educator Award.Read more

ODA Foundation Awards Student Scholarships

The Ohio Dental Association (ODA) Foundation recently awarded scholarships to 11 College of Dentistry students. Scholarship recipients must have engaged in volunteer activities, have financial need, and demonstrate academic excellence.Read more

David Campbell, D1, Receives National Health Services Corps Scholarship

Mr. David Campbell is a D1 student in the college and a participant in its CARE (Commitment to Access Resources in Education) Program that prepares dental graduates to practice in Ohio's underserved communities and Dental Professional Shortage Areas.Read more

September 2019

"Topping off" Marks Construction Milestone

Alumni from around the country “tuned in” to the college’s construction camera on August 22 to watch another milestone in the Postle Hall expansion project: the “Topping Off” of the structural framework.Read more

College Launches New Five-Year Strategic Plan

The College of Dentistry's new five-year strategic plan was recently approved by the university's Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce McPheron, PhD.Read more

White Coat Welcomes New DDS and DH Students

The College of Dentistry welcomed its new dental hygiene and dental students at the White Coat Ceremony held August 19.Read more

August 2019

Dental Hygiene Graduate Student Wins ADHA Scholarship

Ms. Sarah Youseff, a second-year student in the college's Master of Dental Hygiene program, was recently selected as a recipient of the American Dental Hygiene Association's (ADHA) Dr. Esther Wilkins Scholarship.Read more

July 2019

College of Dentistry Provides “Special Smiles”

Twenty College of Dentistry students, residents, and faculty shared their time and expertise at the Special Olympics’ Special Smiles ® program on Saturday, June 29. In so doing, the providers joined Special Olympics’ worldwide effort to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities have access to high-quality health care.Read more