Paul Jardine, BSc, DUT, PhD, was elected the 2022 Century Club Professor of the Year, announced Dean Keith Mays, DDS, MS, PhD at the 2023 Research Day.
Dental school is tough. It’s all-consuming, and becomes a lifestyle. Not much time is left for personal endeavors. But some learners have made maintaining outside hobbies a priority—and in the process, they’ve become more effective, efficient and empathetic students and providers.
Tudor Stiharu, DDS, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery ’17, is an oral surgeon at Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota and the president of the School of Dentistry Alumni Society Board.
The School of Dentistry welcomed 134 incoming learners into the DDS Class of 2027, the Dental Therapy Class of 2026 and the Dental Hygiene Class of 2025.
An elective course that centers on digital dentistry has quickly become one of the most popular offerings among dental students—with 111 student attendees in 2022.
