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The journey never ends
Get to know dentistry graduate James Quon.
FoMD Celebration of Teaching and Learning
School of Dentistry receives best student poster and best faculty poster award during the celebration.
Excellent teacher, mentor and role model
Congratulations to Dr. Ivano Ongaro for receiving the W.W. Wood award.
University of Alberta School of Dentistry launches Dentistry for Life fundraising campaign
Campaign celebrates school's presence in the community.
How to avoid Halloween cavities
Trick or treating increases your kids' risk of rotting teeth, says U of A dental hygienist. Here's what you need to know.
Alumni Q & A: Tom Stevenson
Passion for educating the next generation of dentists and dental hygienists the driving force behind $1 million gift to the School of Dentistry.
Drugs containing atorvastatin may help fight cancer and HIV, study shows
Researchers find cholesterol-lowering statins boost our cancer-killing T-cells.
GH Sperber School of Dentistry Museum officially unveiled
The special centennial display is located on the second floor of the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA South).
Research from U of A School of Dentistry team suggests infants are born with more developed immune systems than thought
Immature red blood cells identified for the first time as immunity suppressors essential for babies' adaptation to life outside the womb.
The surprising reason kids' grades drop
Tooth pain can contribute to children getting lower grades.
Dr. Haryett leaves a legacy
A special event recognizing his donation was held August 30
New periodontology graduate program - a first for Alberta
New graduate program has four students starting in the fall.
How to spot meth use in teens
University dentist urges parents to look for these oral signs.
Honourary degree recipient Dr. Saida Rasul
School of Dentistry's centennial commemorated with special degree.
Alberta Premier's Silver Medal awarded to dentistry graduate Lindsay Orser
She is also the recipient of the Alberta Dental Association & College gold medal.
Oral pathology seminar receives national award for instructional design
2017 Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) award in Instructional Design
iBook on dentures gets national recognition for advancing learning
2017 Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) in the Integration of Technology Award
CCD leaders receive Teaching Unit Award
CCD leaders are role models and "family" to dentistry students
Symposium launches new Biomedical Oral and Craniofacial Research Centre
Craniofacial Biology Research Symposium held May 25 to 26
Congratulations to Rebeca Engel
She is the recipient of the Ozar-Hasagawa award
Ceremony symbolic of next stage in dental education
Second-year DDS students ready for the clinic
Students ‘uplift the people’
Dental and dental hygiene students were ‘uplifting the people’ through their Sharing Smiles Day annual event in April 2017.
Are you afraid of the dentist?
Free Public Lecture, April 20 at 6 p.m. shows ways to prevent and cope with dental anxiety.
Students 'uplift the people'
Sharing Smiles Day provides information to caregivers
U of A graduate student wins IADR Unilever Hatton Award
Canadian representative Mohamed Omar wins first place out of 27 countries.
Vaccinations during pregnancy benefit newborns
University researchers' show proteins transferred through milk regulate newborn's immune system
New and improved training tool aims to reduce radiation from dental x-rays
U of A researcher writes iBook to help improve picture-taking technique and cut risk of repeat exposures for patients.
The School of Dentistry has deep roots
The School kicked-off its centennial celebrations, Jan. 18.
In your face
Innovative U of A-organized art exhibit on the most devastating form of cancer informs, moves and heals.