Announcements
Dedication to students and faculty earns Martha Sturms an alumni award
The Alumni Achievement Award went to Martha Sturms who has served through six School of Dentistry deans.
Powley honored for achievement with alumni association
A 30+ year employee of the dental school is recognized for her commitment to current and former students.
Students in nation's capital push for legislative change within dentistry
Both ADA and ASDA are looking for change in a few main areas including the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, the Resident Education Deferment Interest Act (REDI), and the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945.
Student research on patient health literacy featured at national dentistry conference
Hollihan’s article suggests collaboration among software companies and organized dentistry entities could improve the information turned up by online patient searches.
WVU School of Dentistry’s Mesaros Symposium addressed the impact of diabetes on oral health
The Mesaros Symposium is a continuing education course for physicians and dentists. The 2019 seminar focused on diagnosing and treating both diabetes and periodontal disease.
Vice President's Awards to honor outstanding achievement April 10
West Virginia University Health Sciences will be honoring 14 individuals and two teams at the Health Sciences Center for outstanding achievement Wednesday, April 10 at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby. The ceremony is open to the entire Health Sciences community.
Course scheduled for healthcare providers working to help patients quit using tobacco
The School of Dentistry's tobacco treatment training program welcomes more than 10 types of heathcare providers to learn more about evidence-based strategies for helping patients quit using tobacco.
Dental students win gold, represent WVU on national level for the first time
The American Student Dental Association welcomes a West Virginia University School of Dentistry student as a national representative and recognizes the WVU ASDA chapter.
Dental school recognizes employees who exhibit Mountaineer values
The WVU School of Dentistry has distributed eight coins through the Mountaineer value coin program since it began in 2017.
School of Dentistry periodontist earns perfect score on oral exam; Invited to guest lecture in Chennai, India
Arif Salman Abdul Shakore, BDS, MDS, MDSc, recently earned a perfect score during the oral exam administered by the American Board of Periodontology (ABP). Dr. Salman is a board-certified periodontist and assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics.