Three Dental Hygiene faculty are taking part in a clinical faculty development program to encourage their continued growth and success as educators, clinicians and researchers.
Dira Putri, PhD candidate in the Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology program at the University of Minnesota, is the inaugural recipient of the Shelley N. Grimes Conference Travel Fellowship award.
Kristin Bruk Artinger, PhD, will become Associate Dean for Research at the School of Dentistry in January. Dean Keith Mays, DDS, MS, PhD, announced Artinger’s arrival at an all-school staff and faculty retreat in September.
Sangeeta Yadav, BDS, MDS, adjunct associate professor of prosthodontics, received the Dr. Jacob Hyson Award for the best scientific article in the Journal of Prosthetic and Implant Dentistry.
A collaboration with the University of Minnesota Medical School and other head and neck surgeons will seek to improve the quality of life of cancer patients who require prosthodontic rehabilitation.
Karl Self, DDS, MBA, director of the Division of Dental Therapy and Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, shared his expertise on access to dental care, dental therapy and dental fear in a recent interview.
Riggs was thrilled at the concept of a loan forgiveness program that would allow the School of Dentistry to remain competitive. “This is a life-changing amount of money for recipients,” she explained.
Cyndee Stull, DHSc, director of the Division of Dental Hygiene, takes the connection between oral and systemic health seriously. That connection informs everything she does, and it’s the inspiration behind a project being funded by Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation.
