dentistry News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Filling a Need
May 10, 2022 —
When Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi [DMD/91] was a UM dental student, she took part in a two-week rotation in northern Manitoba that changed her life.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Advancing Antimicrobials
May 2, 2022 —
What Dr. Kangmin Duan studies is microscopic, but the problem he’s working on is colossal.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Alumnus gives back to alma mater
March 17, 2022 —
When Dr. Milos Lekic was training to be an orthodontist at the University of Manitoba in the mid-2000s, he was focused on wires and braces. Today, orthodontics has gone digital, he said, and students need to learn using state-of-the-art technology.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Health sciences students spread holiday cheer
December 13, 2021 —
Students at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have embraced the spirit of giving this holiday season with several volunteer and fundraising activities
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Interprofessional program addresses racism in health care
April 8, 2021 —
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Office of Interprofessional Collaboration focused on the topic of racism in health care when welcoming over 600 first-year students in a pair of virtual events that spanned four campuses and nine programs
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Making a good impression: Digital dentistry revolutionizes scanning
February 4, 2021 —
Students in the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry will use digital technology for the first time to create dental impressions of patients visiting the undergraduate clinic
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inter-professional link between dentistry and primary health explored
February 11, 2020 —
Nurse practitioner students from the College of Nursing recently joined dentistry and dental hygiene students at the dental clinic on Bannatyne campus to assess patients for an innovative new project
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Engineering oral care
October 28, 2019 —
Dentistry researcher is developing a way to protect pearly whites from decay by using nanoparticles.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Orientation sets students on path to success
September 16, 2019 —
Before the lectures began and the studying started, first-year Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students were introduced to their programs and primed for academic success during orientation sessions.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inuit teens explore health careers at U of M
August 30, 2019 —
Grade 11 student Carmello Swan has been interested in a health-related career for over a year, a passion that was further confirmed after a visit to the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences this summer. On Aug. 15, the Windsor Park Collegiate student was one of three Winnipeg-based Inuit teens who visited Bannatyne Campus as part of Manitoba Inuit Association’s (MIA) Inuit Education Connections Program.