Dean's blog

Inaugural Inclusive Excellence Week

In spite of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the school’s inaugural Inclusive Excellence Week took place Oct. 19th – 23rd. The week of virtual events presented speakers highlighting a variety of topics from oral health disparities and cultural sensitivity, to clinician wellness and workplace laws. Congratulations to Dr. Carlos Smith, our newly appointed […]

End of Year News

Though the calendar year is quickly coming to a close, I have a lot of news to share as we begin to slow down for winter break. Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Thanks to our entire team, led by Ellen Byrne, R.Ph., D.D.S., Ph.D., professor and senior associate dean, we came through the exhausting accreditation […]