Students

Inspired by the call to duty and honoring their ancestors and fellow community members, four School of Dentistry learners have dedicated themselves to serving their country while improving oral health care.

Dentistry was an easy choice to make for Jack Dailey, DDS ’26. After all, it’s all in the family.

For Fayzel El Banna, DDS ’26, the path to dental school was arduous and challenging. But that path is exactly what inspired her passion for oral health care.

Entering the first year of undergraduate studies can be an uncertain time for students interested in pursuing dental hygiene. For select learners, the University of Minnesota’s Freshman Guarantee program alleviates that stress.

Twenty-nine residents and graduate learners joined the School of Dentistry this summer to specialize and further their oral health education.

As Henry Exner, DDS ’27, begins his studies at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, he is forging new paths for his family—bolstered by the support that brought him here.

Students and staff attended the Student National Dentist Association conference this July in New Orleans, gaining connections and insights about diversity, dentistry and more. 

A group of learners is paying forward the lessons and support they received to their underclass colleagues. 

Two sets of twins are becoming dentists together at the School of Dentistry—and they’re getting the full Twin Cities experience. 

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.