Alumni

Aaron Bumann, DDS ’13, was named the Missouri Dental Association’s 2023 Dentist of the Year, the association announced in July. 

Gaurav Jain, DDS PASS ’16, Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry ’24, received a 2024 Resident Recognition Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Katrina Sanders, RDH, BSDH ’07, MEd, RF, is the 2022 recipient of the School of Dentistry Distinguished Dental Hygiene Alumni Award.

For Daniel Menser, DDS ’72, dentistry is more than a job—it’s a calling. That’s why he’s dedicated his life to practicing and teaching it, for fifty years.

 In honor of Pride Month, we spoke with Springer about his experience at the School of Dentistry and in the school’s LGBTQ+ Affinity Group. 

School of Dentistry faculty received accolades at the American Association of Orthodontics Annual Session.

Two alumni have found joy and fulfillment volunteering their time at Hope Dental Clinic.

Gary Anderson, DDS ’80, MS ’83, is the 2022 recipient of the School of Dentistry Distinguished Dental Alumni Award.

Teaching the next generation of oral health care professionals is an essential part of the mission of the School of Dentistry. It’s part of a personal mission for many alumni, too.

Service and care for Native populations has been a priority in dentistry for Jamie Wade, DDS ’10, since nearly the beginning—and it’s what kept her working with one outreach site for nearly 14 years.