The University of Manitoba officially launched the Niznick Overdenture Program today, which will provide dentistry students the unique opportunity to pioneer a new dental implant technology and program while they install new teeth in the mouths of 35 homeless people. The Faculty of Dentistry has partnered with Siloam Mission’s health centre to offer complete dental […]

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The University of Manitoba will officially launch the Niznick Overdenture Program today. The $500,000-project will see University of Manitoba dental students pioneer a new technology and program that will give dental implants to 35 homeless people.
The U of M has partnered with Siloam Mission’s health centre to offer complete dental implants to the 35 […]

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The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba, through the record-setting support of an alumnus, is pleased to announce the launch of a unique dental implant program targeting underserved populations.
Dr. Gerald Niznick [DMD/66] has donated $500,000 to the Faculty of Dentistry to develop and launch a novel denture program that will demonstrate how modern, […]

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The Faculty of Dentistry, a highly regarded centre for child-focused oral healthcare in the province, has announced the creation of a Master of Pediatric Dentistry program at the University of Manitoba.
Applications are now being accepted for the first cohorts of this unique and diverse, 36-month program that will feature an emphasis on prevention and public health […]

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University of Manitoba dental researchers are working with colleagues from around the world to design a program that will reduce childhood caries among First Nations populations.
The unique program will launch this spring in communities across Ontario and Manitoba and it has been designed to specifically reach pregnant First Nations women. First Nations populations have higher-than-average […]

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The Faculty of Dentistry and MedEdPORTAL are pleased to announce that Dieter Schönwetter has been appointed as Associate Editor for “Building Oral Health Training Capacity in Medical Education”.
This major initiative will aid physician understanding of the oral-systemic impact on overall health in order to prepare clinicians to provide comprehensive coordinated care through materials made available […]

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Mr. Ross McIntyre is the recipient of honorary membership to the University of Manitoba Dental Alumni Association. The announcement was confirmed by Dr. Chris Cottick, president of the UMDAA.

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