Michelle Arnett, RDH, MS, BS

Arnett graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) School of Dentistry in 2004 with her certification in Dental Hygiene and a Bachelor of Science. She began working in private clinical practice and had a fulfilling clinical career for ten years before pursuing a graduate degree. Arnett’s interest in education and research led her to the University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry where she obtained a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene (MSDH) in 2016.

As a MSDH student, she was invited to join the U-M Dental Hygiene (DH) faculty. In addition to teaching in the entry-level and degree-completion DH programs, Arnett was a clinical research coordinator and practicing dental hygienist in the U-M Department of Graduate Periodontics. Arnett joined the University of Minnesota in 2018 as a Clinical Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Primary Dental Care. She teaches periodontology, communications, clinical applications III and IV in the BSDH program and instructional strategies in the MSDH program. Her research focus is motivational interviewing and periodontology.

Arnett’s professional memberships include Sigma Phi Alpha-Nu Chapter, American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). She has served as the secretary, chair-elect, and chair for the ADEA Section of Dental Hygiene Education and the ADEA Competencies for Entry in to the Allied Dental Professions Work Group.

Sigma Phi Alpha. Nu Chapter, Dental Hygiene Honor Society

American Dental Hygienists' Association~ DENTSPLY Graduate Student, Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Program Representative, University of Michigan

King-Chavez-Parks Initiative Future Faculty Fellowship Award, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan

11th Ramfjord Pre-Symposium Poster Session Award, Dental Hygiene Science, University of Michigan

Rackham Non-Traditional Fellowship, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan

Certificate of Achievement , Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program , University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Recognition for Research Excellence, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Cum Laude Honors, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

Certificate of Appreciation, Department of Veterans Affairs,John D. Dingell VA Medical Center Detroit, MI

Claren C. Jones Science Award, Schoollcraft College

Science Honors, Schoollcraft College

Award: Effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy with and with
Principal Investigator: Arnett, Michelle
Sponsoring Organization: BAUSCH HEALTH US, LLC
Award Dates: 2019 - 2021