Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM partners with Indigenous communities to reduce kids’ tooth decay
November 2, 2020 —
A research project that will strive to reduce the high rate of early childhood tooth decay among First Nations and Métis children in Manitoba has been awarded a grant of nearly $1.5 million
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Open wide for equity
October 20, 2020 —
UM alumnus Dr. Carlos Quiñonez, a leading advocate for dental policy reform, says it’s time for Canada to introduce a national dental plan to make access more equitable.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM welcomes new class of future dentists and dental hygienists
October 9, 2020 —
The Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry's Opening Assembly has taken place annually since the late 1950s, but this year was unique.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New Rady Faculty students experience unique orientation in 2020
September 10, 2020 —
Unlike years past when socializing and getting to know new classmates were the norm during orientation, first-year students in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences started their 2020/2021 school year in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry/dental hygiene and rehabilitation sciences with orientation activities and welcoming ceremonies in mostly virtual settings.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dental clinic to reopen with pandemic safety measures
September 2, 2020 —
While the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry’s undergraduate clinic will look different when it reopens to patients on September 8, the same high-quality care the dental students, and their supervising faculty members, provide will remain the same.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Read new issue of RadyUM magazine online
August 11, 2020 —
The summer 2020 issue of the RadyUM magazine is digital only and now available online.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Scientists cautiously reopen labs on Bannatyne campus
July 16, 2020 —
The lights are back on in some of the labs and world-class experiments have resumed.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM virtual convocation celebrates Rady Faculty Class of 2020
June 30, 2020 —
Instead of crossing the stage at a typical graduation ceremony, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences students participated in an unprecedented UM virtual convocation – and had the opportunity to view the celebration alongside family and friends on their digital devices.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Pediatric dentistry graduate program alumnae score in top 3% on US exam
May 19, 2020 —
Two graduates of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry’s pediatric dentistry graduate program were awarded the 2019 Richard C. Pugh Achievement Award.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM team steps up to treat dental emergencies
May 1, 2020 —
Professors and instructors from the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry are treating patients for dental emergencies at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) under a pandemic plan that went into effect this week.