On the evening before their Commencement ceremony, members of the DDS Class of 2024 gathered in McNamara Alumni Center to celebrate their accomplishments as a class and honor the 2024 DDS award recipients.
Stephen Shuman, DDS, MS, FGSA, professor, director of the Division of Hospital and Special Care Dentistry and director of the Oral Health Services for Older Adults Program in the School of Dentistry, was the 2024 Guest of Honor for the Minneapolis District Dental Society (MDDS) on April 15.
Yvette Reibel, EdD, LDH, assistant professor of dental hygiene, received an Institute of Health Community Service Grant through the American Dental Hygienists Association for her work with adopted children and those in foster care.
Five School of Dentistry faculty members received Veden awards through the Oral Health Clinical Research Center, director Eric Schiffman, DDS, MS, announced in March.
Donald Simone, PhD, professor and Director of the Division of Basic Sciences and Chair of the Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, is the 2023 Century Club Professor of the Year.
Sarah Aitken, DDS/PhD candidate at the School of Dentistry, received a 2024 American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) Student Research Travel Award.
W. Craig Noblett, DDS, MS, FACD, FICD, clinical associate professor and director of the Division of Endodontics, was inducted as a 2023 Fellow in the Pierre Fauchard Academy, the organization announced in October.
Yvette Reibel, EdD, LDH, clinical associate professor and clinic director of the Division of Dental Hygiene, received an Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service from the University of Minnesota.
