Dental Hygiene

A TEATL grant-funded initiative is introducing new oral health care providers to teledentistry.

Students and faculty represented the School of Dentistry at the American Dental Hygienists’ Association conference.

At the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, our mission is to advance health through scientific discovery, innovative education and the highest-quality care for all communities.

The School of Dentistry welcomed 134 new clinical learners into the School of Dentistry this month, comprising the DDS Class of 2028, the Dental Therapy Class of 2027 and the Dental Hygiene Class of 2026.

The School of Dentistry welcomed its 134 new clinical learners into the profession at the White Coat Ceremony on Friday, September 6.

Kaitlyn Niemann, BSDH ’23, MDT ’24, received the 2024 Sigma Phi Alpha Excellence in Journalism Award from the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. 

A dental hygiene faculty member and student were recognized with educational scholarships from the American Dental Hygienists’ Association’s Institute for Oral Health Foundation. 

Members of the DDS Class of 2028, Dental Therapy Class of 2027 and Dental Hygiene Class of 2026 came together for orientation on August 7 and 8.

Katrina Sanders, RDH, BSDH ’07, MEd, RF, is the 2022 recipient of the School of Dentistry Distinguished Dental Hygiene Alumni Award.

The School of Dentistry celebrated the graduation and completion of studies of the Dental Hygiene Class of 2024 with an awards banquet on Thursday, July 18.