Jaehee Yoo, dental hygiene candidate 2015, won first place for the American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD) Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry. This award nationally recognizes Yoo for her project “Prevention through Education,” … Continued
Anna Hilla, first-year Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Education (MSDH) student, has been named as one of two national recipients of the ADEA/Crest Oral-B Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Students Pursuing Academic Careers. Hilla, who spent several weeks in 2009 in … Continued
Nigel Shaun Matthews recently began his appointment as clinical associate professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Matthews comes to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from London, where he was a consultant at King’s College … Continued
Timothy A. Turvey, chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was among those featured as invited speakers and workshop leaders at the recent 19th Congress of the European Association … Continued
Veronica Matthews, DDS Candidate 2015, was recently named a recipient of the American Dental Association‘s Certificate for International Volunteer Service. The certificate is awarded to select dental students and dentists who spent at least 14 days performing dental services in a … Continued
Peter Z. Tawil, Jacob and Charlotte Freedland Term Professor in the Department of Endodontics, has been named the recipient of the Paul Calas Prize for his outstanding research. The award is presented by the Société Française d’Endodontie and supports a … Continued
Timothy A. Turvey, professor and chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, recently traveled to India, where he lectured and operated at multiple sites. During his visit he participated in the Sixth Annual Workshop on Oral and Maxillofacial … Continued
The UNC School of Dentistry Malawi Dental Project has been awarded the 2013 Dr. Thomas J. Zwemer Award from the American Dental Association Foundation for its work with an underserved population outside the U.S. “It is an absolute honor for … Continued
