Dr. Christopher Okunseri, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Services, had an article published in the December 2008 Journal of the American Dental Association titled “Racial and ethnic disparities in nontraumatic dental-condition visits to emergency departments and physician offices”.

Marquette University Community

DentalClinic - North Opens

The new facility, which opened in November, is similar to the Parkway Clinic which opened last year. The ten dental patient operatories in the new clinic create a professional facility for Marquette Dental School Students to complete required clinical work while offering accessible dental services to an underserved area of the City of Milwaukee.  read more...

Dr. Ronald Stifter receives Lifetime Achievement Award from WDA

The WDA awarded its highest honor, Lifetime Achievement Award, to Dr. Ronald Stifter for numerous accomplishments, including his involvement with the building of the state-of-the-art Marqutte University Dental School.

The Village at Manor Park donates

$25,000 to MUSoD

The Village of Manor Park has donated $25,000 to the Dental School to support student geriatric education and other student activities.  Thank you Village of Manor Park!

The Department of Health and Human Services has approved funding the Health Careers Opportunity Program

Health Careers Opportunity Program  (HCOP) at Marquette University for 2008-2011. HCOP  is a federally funded grant designed to  increase diversity in the health rofessions. This objective is accomplished by increasing enrollment and retention of disadvantaged students in health career programs. Marquette’s recipients of the grant are the College of Health Sciences and the School of Dentistry.

Dr. Francisco Alencar Jr. published in the Journal of Craniomandibular Practice

Dr. Francisco Alencar Jr.'s article, "Different Substances and  Dry-Needling Injections in Patients With Myofascial Pain and Headaches," was published in April 2008.  Another of his articles, "Botox, Lidocaine and Dry-Needling Injections Patients With Myofascial Pain and Associated Headaches," has been accepted for publication and will appear in the next issue of the Journal of Craniomandibular Practice.

Dr. Jose A Bosio co-published in the Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

The article, "The Dilemma of the Open Gingival Embrasure Between Maxillary Central Incisors ", presents the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment planning strategy in the presence of an open gingival embrasure between the maxillary central incisors.

White Coat Ceremony

The International College of Dentists and Marquette University School of Dentistry officially welcomed the class of 2012 into the clinical study of dental medicine on August 20th.

Underwater Photography

Underwater Photography by Dianne Morris

Stunning underwater images by scuba diving enthusiast Dianne Morris are now on display at the Dental School on the second level, near Clinic C.  In describing her love for the marine world and her inspiration to take up photography, Morris explains, "There are critters and creatures beyond the imagination and a tremendous variety of beautiful and unusual fish...I had never been much of a photographer before, but I found myself with an incredible desire to capture and share with others images of what I was seeing underwater."

Dr. Daniel Domagala - Tylman Research Grant

Dr. Daniel Domagala, a 3rd year resident in the Advanced Education in Prosthodontics program, received a Tylman Research Grant in support of his thesis project “The Accuracy Of Multi-implant Casts Fabricated Using A Segmental Framework Matrix.” The grant is made available by The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics on a competitive basis. Dr. Gerald Ziebert has been Dan’s thesis advisor.

Dr. Jadwiga Hjertstedt - Marvin Wagner M.D. Preceptor Award

Dr. Jadwiga Hjerstedt, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department ofClinical Services, received the 2008 Marvin Wagner M.D. Preceptor Award from the Society of Teaching Scholars of Medical College of Wisconsin.  The award, established in 1998, recognizes volunteer clinical faculty who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the education of students, fellows, or residents at MCW.

Elise Poremski - Student Research Award

Elise Poremski, (D4), won the Student Research Award from the American College of Dentists for her research into the amount of floride that should be given to children.

The American College of Dentists was founded August 20, 1920, to elevate the standards of dentistry, to encourage graduate study, and to grant Fellowship to those who have done meritorious work.

Oluwaseun Thompson - Certificate of Excellence

In recognition of the commitment to achieve professional excellence in scientific research at the 36th Annual Student National Dental Association Convention, this third place award

is presented to Oluwaseun Thompson awarded this 27th day of July, 2008. Signed by Dawnyetta R Marable (recording secretary) and Marvin Baptiste (SNDA National President).

Thriller at Miller '08

The Village at Manor Park’s "A Grand Day with the Brewers and the THRILLER AT MILLER" is an exhibition game by a men's senior softball league and followed by the Marquette Dental School battling the Medical College of Wisconsin for the Caduceus Trophy. A homerun derby between mascots of the areas professional sports team completed the afternoon.  For more pictures from this event, click here.

Cara Schuhart and Billie Sanders received their Bachelors of Science degrees

Cara Schuhart from AEGD and Billie Sanders from Surgical Services received their Bachelor of Science degrees from the College of Professional Studies at MU in December, 2009.

Dr. Dawei Liu and Dr. Andrew Rummel awarded for their project, “Effects of mechanical vibration on orthodontic tooth movement”

Dr. Dawei Liu, Assistant Professor, Orthodontics, and Dr. Andrew Rummel, 2nd year Resident, Orthodontics, have been awarded a 1 of 3 prizes for their project, “Effects of mechanical vibration on orthodontic tooth movement,” in the 5th university-wide Forward Thinking Poster and Colloquy session which was held December 2nd.

Dr. Peter Jacobsohn has images accepted for publication by Stereo World

Dr. Peter Jacobsohn has had images accepted for publication

by Stereo World, the publication of the National Stereoscopic Association, the following article: Wagons of the Circus Parade. He also submitted an article to the same publication that features our dental school.

LynnAnn B. Bryan has written a textbook chapter in Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice

LynnAnn B. Bryan, Clinical Assistant Professor

Surgical Sciences-Periodontics,

has written a textbook chapter, “Root Morphology and Instrumentation

Implications” in Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice. This text is one of two

comprehensive texts that are used by nearly all dental hygiene programs in the United States.

Dr. Seokwoo Lee - Awards from the AAE Foundation.

Dr. Seokwoo Lee has received awards from the AAE Foundation.

Dr. Lee was awarded a research grant in support of his proposal:

"Identification of Virulence Factors of Enterococcus Faecalis."

He also received an award for submitting a high-caliber research grant proposal that exemplifies the protocol the Research and Scientific Affairs Committee looks for in each proposal. His proposal received the top ranking score of all non-resident applicants.

Dr. L. Thomas Johnson and Dr. Thomas Radmer published in Journal of Forensic Identification

Dr. L. Thomas Johnson and Dr. Thomas Radmer, published

"Quantification of the Individual Characteristics of the Human

Dentition," Journal of Forensic Identification 59 (6), 2009