Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry News Archive
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Holiday message from the Rady Faculty deans
December 16, 2025 —
Season's Greetings, everyone, and congratulations on all the hard work you have put in this year across the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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‘Just a Dentist’
December 15, 2025 —
When Tom Colina [DMD/89] became the first Filipino dentist to open a practice in Winnipeg in 1993, he didn’t see it as a significant milestone.
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Primary Protector
December 9, 2025 —
Making a difference in the lives of kids who face social and economic inequities drives Canada’s leading expert in early childhood oral health.
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UM dental college receives $6.1M in federal funding for access to care projects
November 28, 2025 —
The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry has received more than $6.1 million in federal funding to improve access to care for marginalized Manitobans and provide students with experience in caring for underserved populations.
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Exploring graduate studies in the Rady Faculty
November 21, 2025 —
The annual Graduate Studies Open House on UM’s Bannatyne campus explored graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
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Grade 9 students explore health careers at Rady Faculty’s Take Our Kids to Work Day
November 17, 2025 —
50 students in Grade 9 participated in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Take Our Kids to Work Day on Nov. 5, 2025.
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Hard work pays off for dental hygiene, dentistry award recipients
November 4, 2025 —
Jasmeen Rai decided to make some changes to her study habits last year.
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Dental Hygiene Class of 2025 gives back
October 10, 2025 —
Members of the Dental Hygiene Class of 2025 sold so many cupcakes and cookies at bake sales to raise money for their graduation celebration that they wound up with extra funds.
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CTV News: U of M dental school offering free care for eligible patients
October 7, 2025 —
“Funding like this is important because we know through surveys that have been done that many individuals are not able to access oral health-care services,” said Dr. Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis, dean of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry.
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Rady symposium explores recruitment, retention of Indigenous faculty
October 7, 2025 —
Increasing the number of Indigenous faculty members at UM requires a strategy to ensure that they are not just hired, but valued and supported, speakers said at a symposium on Sept. 25.