Alumni & Giving | University of Michigan School of Dentistry

PROFILES

Student Profile: Joseph Samona
Mar 26, 2020

Dental Hygiene Alumni Profile: Amber Harpster
Mar 26, 2020

Donor Profile: Dr. Denise Turunen – An Upper Peninsula native gives back with a scholarship for UP students
Feb 26, 2020

GIVING

The University of Michigan School of Dentistry remains a preeminent institution thanks to support from alumni, faculty, students, staff, and other friends of the school.

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FEATURED ALUMNI

I knew I wanted to eventually expand my career in dental hygiene beyond clinical practice and U-M was the best choice to accomplish this goal.

Jamie Lipiec, RDH, BSDH

Upon graduating from the University of Michigan in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene, Jamie immediately began working in private practice at a general dental office for the first several years of her career.

Then she focused on another goal – expanding beyond clinical practice to pursue a position as an educator. She says her time at U-M helped prepare and motivate her to keep expanding her knowledge base and moving forward in the field. She has reduced her hours working as a clinician in private practice and is now a dental instructor for the Southeast Michigan Technical Education Consortium, or SMTEC, a vocational high school program.

In her new role, Jamie teaches students from four high schools who are interested in a career in dentistry. Jamie created and is refining a curriculum that introduces the students to Head and Neck Anatomy, Dental Charting, Disinfection/Sterilization, Oral Anatomy, Dental Instruments and Materials, and Dental Emergencies. This curriculum has allowed her students to get a taste of the world of dentistry before beginning their college journey.

We applaud Jamie’s dedication to dental hygiene and her efforts directing young men and women into the field of dentistry.

Go Blue!

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Michigan Dental Association has postponed their annual meeting scheduled for April.

Subsequently, the School of Dentistry luncheon on May 1, 2020, has been canceled. We will update with more details when they become available. Visit the Michigan Dental Association Annual Session for more information.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the American Association of Orthodontics has made the difficult but important decision to cancel the AAO Annual Session, originally scheduled for May 1-4, 2020 in Atlanta, GA.

This means that our Alumni Reception that was to be held on May 2, 2020 is canceled.

Please visit the American Association of Orthodontic Annual Session for more information on the cancelation.

ANNUAL ALUMNI GOLF CLASSIC

Due to the current Covid-19 outbreak and the uncertainty of what will happen next, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our 2020 Alumni and Friends Golf Classic.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back in 2021!

Graduating Class ending in 5 and 0! Mark your calendars for the 2020 Reunion weekend on November 5, 6 and 7, 2020!

Every year, School of Dentistry alumni, friends, and family return to campus to reconnect, share memories, and enjoy one of Ann Arbor's greatest pastimes - a University of Michigan football game.

Browse full list of upcoming events.

REUNION

The major renovation and expansion at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, with construction beginning in fall 2018, updates and expands the school’s state-of-the-art facilities for teaching dental students, serving patients from around Michigan and conducting world-class research that advances the dental profession.

BLUE RENEW

CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION

Further your dental education with new courses and seminars.

UPCOMING COURSES

CAREER OPORTUNITIES IN DENTISTRY

Looking for a new position? Browse the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s online resource for job opportunities, practice and equipment sales, faculty positions and dental research. There is no cost to post an opportunity and any dental professional or student is welcome to view or post to the site.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN DENTISTRY

ALUMNI SOCIETY BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The University of Michigan, School of Dentistry Alumni Society stimulates among its membership a continuance of interest in the School of Dentistry and the University of Michigan while providing an instrument for the organized effort to encourage a continued flow of outstanding student candidates for the School of Dentistry.

The purpose is also to furnish an avenue through which its membership may become familiar with the progress of the School of Dentistry and thus be better able to assist in advancing the program of dental education. In addition, the purpose is to develop a wider acquaintance and fellowship among those who teach and those who practice in the professions of dentistry and dental hygiene. Lastly, to assist and support alumni activities and events that further the Mission of the School of Dentistry.