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Nelson Rhodus, DMD, MPH, professor and director of the Division of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, was added to the University of Minnesota’s Scholar’s Walk on Foreign Academies in honor of his election to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

The Division of Dental Therapy celebrated its seven graduating learners with a banquet on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. 

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.

Congratulations to the 183 newest alumni of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry!
 

Larry Wolff, MS, PhD, DDS ’78, professor of periodontology, has been part of the University of Minnesota for over four decades–and he’s spent that time supporting learners from their first day to the day they walk across the stage at graduation.

Emily Vu, BSDH ’24, is passionate about dental hygiene and excited to graduate and make a difference in the oral health field. She’s also a proud Asian-American student. In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we spoke with Vu about her decision to pursue dental hygiene and what it means to her to be an Asian-American student and clinician.