Colin Dawes, a salivary researcher in the Faculty of Dentistry, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Dental Association.
The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the dental profession, the dental community, and to the oral health of Canadians. Dawes was presented with the award at the CDA Annual General Meeting in Ottawa in April.
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The unique challenges and inequalities facing Indigenous peoples will be the subject of a special report delivered by a noted Australian researcher on March 26 at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne Campus.
Dr. Lisa Jamieson of the University of Adelaide’s Indigenous Oral Health Unit will deliver a special report that discusses these challenges and the burdens […]

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The University of Manitoba Dental Alumni Association is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the Alumni of Distinction award for 2013.
Members of the Faculty of Dentistry’s alumni community are welcomed and encouraged to send in their nominations for the annual honour, one of the highest distinctions in Manitoba oral health.
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The annual showcase of oral health student and faculty research will now be easily available to oral health professionals from across the province at Research Day 2013.
Student scientists, along with their academic counterparts, will present their latest achievements on January 25, 2013, from 9 am to noon, in Room 16 on the first floor of […]

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Students at the Faculty of Dentistry’s School of Dental Hygiene topped the national average in board exams this spring. It’s the second consecutive year that students at the University of Manitoba outperformed in every category of the National Dental Hygiene Certification Examination.
“We are delighted to confirm these outstanding results realized by our students of the […]

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This afternoon some of the best and brightest from Manitoba and beyond will officially be welcomed to one of Western Canada’s finest oral health academies at a special ceremony at the Banatyne Campus of the University of Manitoba.
A total of 62 young women and men, the vast majority from the Province of Manitoba, will be […]

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With a little help from their friends, the new alumni association at the School of Dental Hygiene has hit its first major goal. A three-month fund-raising campaign culminated this week as the University of Manitoba School of Dental Hygiene Alumni Association (UMSDHAA) hit its target of raising $2,000 in support of their new organization.
“We, the […]

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