Happy New Year! Looking in the rearview mirror, 2023 was a great year because we provided excellent patient care, educated learners and advanced our research portfolio.
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.
Boyen Huang, DDS, MHA, PhD, became the Assistant Dean for Faculty Development effective January 1, 2024. Karl Self, DDS, MBA, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, announced the role in an email to faculty and staff in January.
Heather J. Conrad, DMD, MS, FACP, FRCD(C), associate professor of prosthodontics, has been named the Chair of the Department of Restorative Sciences effective January 1, 2024.
W. Craig Noblett, DDS, MS, FACD, FICD, clinical associate professor and director of the Division of Endodontics, was inducted as a 2023 Fellow in the Pierre Fauchard Academy, the organization announced in October.
Four School of Dentistry faculty members received Clinical and Basic Science Faculty Collaborative Pilot Grants through the Office of Research and Discovery.
Paul Jardine, BSc, DUT, PhD, was elected the 2022 Century Club Professor of the Year, announced Dean Keith Mays, DDS, MS, PhD at the 2023 Research Day.
