Wolverine Bites

D2- A Facebook Year in Review

umdental — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:56:55 +0000

Our own freshly risen D3 Kevin Kuo has done it again, putting together a D2 Year in Review video for his class, featuring highlights like baby announcements, engagements, weddings and surviving finals. Anyone want to know how the dental students handle their D2 year? Check it out! Leave a comment and let us know what you [...]

AO in the D- Getting out in the Community

umdental — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:45:23 +0000

Last Fall, Alpha Omega dental students from UofM and UDM volunteered along with alumni member dentists for their first “AO in the D” volunteer experience. The event was located in Brightmoor, a community in the northwest corner of Detroit that has attracted attention for its unique methods of revitalizing the city. The morning of the [...]

Hygiene Kick-Off Raises Awareness of Oral Cancer

umdental — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:30 +0000

Being involved in student organizations is large part of my educational experience here at the University of Michigan. As the President of the Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association (SADHA), I help plan and organize various activities for our members. This winter, we held our annual SADHA Winter Kick-Off which is organized for all three dental [...]

Spring Break – Outreach in Incredible Places

umdental — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:11:18 +0000

Raya Abu-Zahra and Jami Ballantine are the D2 reps of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry-U of M Student Chapter, who find much love and joy volunteering. This is their recounting of a Spring Break outreach trip they took to Guatemala. On an ordinary fall semester morning, Dr. Mark Berkman was lecturing away on [...]

AAPHD Student Run Clinic at the CDC

umdental — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:32:48 +0000

The American Association of Public Health Dentistry-University of Michigan Student Chapter (AAPHD-UofM) was established in January 2010 by a group of first and second year students who were interested in learning more about public health dentistry and public policy. Previously led by public health dentist faculty, Dr. Woosung Sohn, AAPHD-UofM members explore public health issues [...]

Balance: bal·ance [bal-uhns] noun, verb, -anced,-anc·ing. (noun)

umdental — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:04:02 +0000

a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise. mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm, behavior, judgment, etc. a state of bodily equilibrium: He lost his balance and fell down the stairs. an instrument for determining weight, typically by the equilibrium of a bar with a [...]

Dental Leaders Take Opportunities in SPDL

umdental — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:16:47 +0000

As a member of SPDL , I constantly am asked by other dental students what exactly is SPDL? First off, SPDL stands for Scholars Program in Dental Leadership but that probably doesn’t help much either. To be honest, I actually have had a very hard time explaining what SPDL represents. So let us start with [...]

Providers pumped for Give Kids A Smile!

umdental — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:53:43 +0000

Photo by Andrew Horne

$20,000 of Free Care to Kids

umdental — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:46 +0000

On the eve of Give Kids A Smile (GKAS), I was worried we wouldn’t have enough patients. The following morning I was up by 5:30 am too excited to go back to sleep, even though I was still exhausted from getting things organized the night before with my Co-Coordinator, Crystal Ammori. It turns out my [...]

Providers pumped for Give Kids A Smile!

umdental — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:27:47 +0000

Photo by Andrew Horne