Prosthodontics

Hosted by Continuing Dental Education and the Office of Research and Discovery, Research Day brings together experts across the discipline to discuss cutting-edge discoveries and showcase progress made at the school and beyond. 

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.

One of the pleasures I have as Dean is to shine light on the many wonderful achievements of our faculty, staff and learners.

Take a look back at the most-read stories of 2022.

Erik Solberg, DDS, adjunct associate professor of prosthodontics, obtained Diplomate Status in the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry.

Sangeeta Yadav, BDS, MDS, adjunct associate professor of prosthodontics, received the Dr. Jacob Hyson Award for the best scientific article in the Journal of Prosthetic and Implant Dentistry.

A collaboration with the University of Minnesota Medical School and other head and neck surgeons will seek to improve the quality of life of cancer patients who require prosthodontic rehabilitation.

Mohammed Akl, DDS, MS ’22, received the 2022 University of Minnesota President’s Student Leadership and Service Award.

Sakaguchi’s time at the School of Dentistry prepared him well for his future. In fact, he is one of three prosthodontics graduates who graduated in consecutive years and went on to become deans: Gary Anderson, DDS, MS, completed training a year before him, and a year after Sakaguchi completed his studies, Ihab Hammad, BDS, MS, PhD, completed his and became dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at Alexandria University.