Faculty

Headshot of Karl Self on a branded background

Karl Self named 2024 Professor of the Year

Karl Self, DDS, MBA, associate professor and director of the Division of Dental Therapy and Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, is the 2024 Century Club Professor of the Year.

Untitled artwork by Natalie Peterson

Artistry from the health sciences community

We’re an exceptionally creative group of people here in health sciences, and that’s evidenced at the exhibition happening through the Community Arts @ Health Sciences program.

Dean Keith Mays in lobby of School of Dentistry office.

It Takes a Team | A message from the Dean

December is an opportunity to reflect on the past as we plan for the new year.  As I reflect, I am extremely appreciative of the school’s Color Group leaders and the faculty that work in our Color Groups.

Rethinking research: discovery that advances are and treatment

Rethinking research

In a traditionalist sense, one might consider research to be a solitary, microscopic endeavor. A scientist sits in a lab, examining slides or observing chemical reactions. It may seem lonely, unconnected from the larger world and everyday health care.