As the Class of 2024 prepares to graduate and begin their careers, students who have taken on leadership roles will be leaving their own legacies behind.
Thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Department of Health, two dental therapy students will be supported in their future plans to work in rural Minnesota after graduation.
This year was filled with growth, learning and discovery at the School of Dentistry, and our news stories reflected that. We shared 101 stories last year, and our news stories were read more than 51,000 times.
When Janelle Jehn, BSDT ’13, ADT ’16, provided the keynote address for this year’s White Coat Ceremony, it marked a milestone for her and for the program. She became the first dental therapist to provide the address.
The School of Dentistry held its annual White Coat Ceremony to welcome incoming clinical learners to the profession on Friday, September 8 at Northrop Auditorium.
The School of Dentistry welcomed 134 incoming learners into the DDS Class of 2027, the Dental Therapy Class of 2026 and the Dental Hygiene Class of 2025.
A total of 134 learners joined the two-day, in-person session to get to know one another, learn about the school and prepare for their first semester as School of Dentistry students.
Rosemary Skriver, BDSH ’22, MDT ’23, received the American Dental Hygienists Association’s 2023 Sigma Phi Alpha Undergraduate Journalism Award for her research on providers’ knowledge and attitudes toward patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Skriver is the first dental therapy student to receive a national award for her writing.
