Students

Collage of photos of the Nguyen family, the Samaroo family, and Vanessa Shinwen

Parenting as students brings balance to life

Every learner who comes to the School of Dentistry brings with them passion, excitement and a full life outside of school. For some students, that life involves being a parent—and though it’s challenging, these student parents wouldn’t have it any other way.

A faculty member hugs a student while two others stand on stage during an awards ceremony

DDS Awards Ceremony celebrates Class of 2023

The annual event honors and celebrates graduates who have achieved special recognition for their dedication to excellence in specialties, clinical care, research, patient care and more. 

Works of art line a white hallway in the Health Scienecs Education Center

Student, faculty embrace artistic side in Health Sciences exhibition

Hosted by Community Arts @ Health Sciences, the Spring Exhibition includes artistic pieces from faculty, staff and students. Out of 53 entries, more than 20 works were accepted and put on display in the Health Sciences Education Center in mid-April. Two School of Dentistry faculty and one student were chosen as part of the exhibition.

Yvette Reibel, masked, talks with a dental hygiene student in the pre-clinic

Dental hygiene learners explore their passions through research

In the past four years, Michelle Arnett, RDH, MS, assistant professor of dental hygiene, and Yvette Reibel, EdD, RDH, have mentored four BSDH learners and one MDT learner through the research process. Five of those learners have published their research—three alone in February 2023.