For humans, once our tooth enamel deteriorates, it's gone for good. A group of UW Medicine researchers has found a way to coax stem cells to help build enamel. king5.com/article/news/h…

At the ADA 2023 SmileCon meeting this Oct. 5-7 in Orlando, FL, the UWSOD is hosting a reception. The UW reception will be held immediately following the ADA Friday night party (Oct. 6) at the same hotel, the Hilton Orlando Hotel.

Register here by Sep. 29: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The Washington State Dental Association (WSDA) is hosting their next Mentor Program event on Thursday, Sept. 21. All members and students are welcome.

To RSVP for the event, visit the WSDA website: wsda.org/eventitems/202…

Dr. Ludovic de Carle, a second-year prosthodontics resident, is the 15th recipient of the David H. Wands Fellowship, an award which encourages recipients to devote part of their time teaching prosthodontics upon completion of the three-year residency: dental.washington.edu/dr-ludovic-de-…

My very first, “first author” publication in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Ecstatic!! Please give it a read: doi.org/10.1111/jphd.1…
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Dr. Lester Schilke was a part of the UW School of Dentistry’s inaugural Class of 1950. Two weeks ago, he celebrated his 100th birthday: tri-cityherald.com/news/local/art…

In the following picture of the Class of 1950 on their first day, Schilke is pictured in the fourth row.

The Class of 2027 is here!

With another year having gone by, we once again welcomed the incoming first-year class with their week of orientation, which included the annual retreat to Pack Forest in the foothills of Mount Rainier.

Last week Dean André Ritter visited the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) Campus in Yakima, WA. He visited the construction site of the new PNWU School of Dental Medicine and met with Dr. Fotinos Panagakos, who will be the Founding Dean of the new school.

Job of the week: UWDentalSchool has an outstanding opportunity for a dental assistant 2. This position is assigned to work with student providers at critical stages throughout patient care, prioritizing work and coaching students in patient management.
uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates…

Goodbye tooth sensitivity! Researchers at the UWDentalSchool have developed a dental lozenge that could offer a permanent solution for sensitive teeth. washington.edu/news/2023/07/1…

The UW School of Dentistry has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor in Prosthodontics.

This position in the Department of Restorative Dentistry will be expected to engage in effective teaching and scholarship: apply.interfolio.com/126490

The 2023 IADR/LAR General Session and Exhibition with WCPD is currently being held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Tomorrow, Dr. Doris Haydee Rosero Salazar will be presenting her team's project: 'Spatial Dynamics of Pharyngeal Regions in Respiration.'

The 2023 IADR/LAR General Session and Exhibition with WCPD is being held in Bogotá, Colombia from June 21-24.

Tomorrow, DeRouen Center Program Manager Sara Stanley will be presenting research from their work in a Peruvian HIV-Clinic.

The 2023 IADR/LAR General Session and Exhibition with WCPD is being held in Bogotá, Colombia from June 21-24.

Cameron L. Randall, PhD's second presentation of the day on Wednesday will cover behavioral research in oral health.

The 2023 IADR/LAR General Session and Exhibition with WCPD is being held in Bogotá, Colombia from June 21-24.

On Wednesday, Dr. Alexander Pozhitkov will be presenting research from his team's project on Dental Implant Corrosion.

The 2023 IADR/LAR General Session and Exhibition with WCPD is being held in Bogotá, Colombia from June 21-24.

Dr. Ana Lucia Seminario will be presenting on an HIV research project that she has been working on with partners in Kenya.

The Department of Restorative Dentistry at the UWSOD, nationally and internationally recognized as one of the premier restorative departments in the country, is seeking a full-time Department Chair: apply.interfolio.com/125245