school of dentistry
June 3, 2024
Going the distance
Linda Edgar, who applied to the UW School of Dentistry after 15 years as a school teacher, is now the president of the American Dental Association.
November 25, 2023
At peace with the past
Decades after serving in the Vietnam War, Dr. Mike Fey made peace with his past by developing a dental curriculum in Hanoi.
May 28, 2023
A gleaming partnership
The UW School of Dentistry partnered with Shoreline Community College to increase the number of dental hygienists.
February 25, 2023
Reaching rural communities
The School of Dentistry gets amazing results from a program bringing health care to rural areas.
September 11, 2021
Friend to veterans
Dentistry professor Theresa Cheng leads a nonprofit organization that connects veterans with resources and employment opportunities.
It's oral history
From the Bagley Hall attic to global outreach: The School of Dentistry celebrates 75 years.
September 4, 2021
Healthy collaboration
The UW’s six health sciences schools share a mission to improve care and soon will share a new building.
March 11, 2021
Bracing artistry
Residents in the School of Dentistry’s orthodontics program crafted wire sculptures using the materials of their profession.
September 1, 2016
New age of dentistry
Going to the dentist has never been as unpleasant as it’s often made out to be. But new technology and a new teaching philosophy is about to dispel that myth for good. Say ahhh.
September 1, 2011
Robert C. Canfield, 1922-2011
Robert Canfield, ’51, was a highly popular professor of restorative dentistry who spent 22 years on the faculty of the UW School of Dentistry.
September 1, 2010
Healthy smiles
There’s a war going on, with UW pediatric dentists on one side and childhood tooth decay and its related troubles—such as pain, speech and learning problems, and nutritional issues—on the other.
June 1, 2009
Sweet spot
Parents may be able to chalk up their children’s preference for the tooth-achingly sweet to growing pains. That’s the possibility raised by new research led by UW Professor of Dental Public Health Sciences Susan Coldwell.
March 1, 2007
The metal debate
A pioneering UW study confirms that metal dental fillings are safe, but critics still aren't satisfied.
September 1, 2006
For kids' oral health
Thomas H. Morton, ’75, and Kyoko Awamura, ’87, ’91, ’96, share a passion for children’s oral health. They recently established the Pediatric Dentistry/Oral Biology Leadership on Children’s Oral Health Research Endowed Fellowship.
December 1, 2001
Dentistry chair
To honor his mentors, Lloyd Chapman and his wife, Kay, donated $1 million to endow the Lloyd and Kay Chapman Chair for Oral Health at the UW School of Dentistry.
June 1, 1997
Hormones may place women at greater risk for facial pain
One reason why many more women than men suffer from problems with their jaws may be related to the role of female reproductive hormones.
June 1, 1994
Floss-free life?
Dental researchers at the UW reported that an experimental vaccine protects monkeys from gum disease.