The Minnesota Craniofacial Research Training (MinnCResT) program held its annual symposium on Thursday, August 18th, celebrating a summer of successful research for PhD candidates, post-doctoral fellows and summer research students.
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.
The incoming learners include 105 members of the DDS Class of 2026, 8 members of the Master of Dental Therapy Class of 2025, and 21 members of the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Class of 2024.
Exposing students to research produces long-lasting value, whether it creates a research faculty, a private practitioner with a deeper understanding of science or a hygienist leading community engaged research.
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.
“It was like a cluster of fireworks going off on the side of my head for two to three minutes at a time. I felt like my face was burning off. That’s how University of Minnesota School of Dentistry patient and Edina, MN, resident Jim Deanovic describes the pain he experienced for nearly two decades.
