Category Archives: Education

Eastman Dental Alumna Named NIDCR Director

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Martha J. Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.D., (Perio ’78, PhD ’80) has been appointed as director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). She is currently dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, a position she … Continue reading →

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EIOH’s Jin Xiao Earns Top Post-Doc Award at AADR

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Jin Xiao, DDS, MS, PhD, who is both a Center for Oral Biology fellow and Advanced Education in General Dentistry resident, won first place in the Hatton Competition Awards, post doctoral category, at the recent … Continue reading →

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College Bound Students Check Out Dentistry at Eastman Dental

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

‘Amazing, interesting, excellent and beneficial’ are some of the words nine high school students used to describe a program hosted by Eastman Dental to introduce them to a career in the dentistry profession.  The Magic of Molars is a week-long … Continue reading →

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