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Dr. Niping Wang recently attended the Academy of General Dentistry meeting in Minneapolis, MN along with three of our dental students: Jacob Fanning, Ashton Murrah, and MaryBeth Perry. #SODNews

2024 Summer UPSTART participants #SODNews

Our Dental Class of 2028 and Dental Hygiene Class of 2026 enjoyed the Dean’s welcome dinner last night. #SODNews

Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Carr, Department Chair and Professor of Dental Hygiene and Director of the Mississippi Population Oral Health Collaborative, who was named the Educator of the Year at the Mid-South Dental Hygiene Educator's Conference. #SODNews

Congratulations to SOD faculty member Dr. Scott Williamson! On November 15th, he was awarded the OAVCR Excellence Award - Silver Level. The Silver Award goes to investigators who have received over $500,000 in qualifying extramural funding from 1/1/97 through 6/30/2024. #SODNews

Dr. Charles Ramsey was named Alumnus of the Year, and Dr. Mary Catherine Hoover was the recipient of the Early Career Achievement Award at the annual SOD Alumni Awards Ceremony. You can read more about these two phenomenal SOD Alumni here: umc.edu/.../News.../20… #SODNews

#DidYouKnow that this year marks the 50th anniversary of a major milestone for the School of Dentistry at UMMC? As Mississippi’s only dental school, it welcomed its first class in 1975. Read more here: umc.edu/news/News_Arti… #SODNews

The School of Dentistry at UMMC would like to thank Origin Bank for being a fabulous flosser sponsor and contributing $2,500 to this year's Dental Mission Week efforts. #SODNews

Yesterday was Oral Health Day at the State Capitol. School of Dentistry at UMMC dentists, dental students, dental hygienists, and dental hygiene students discussed issues impacting dentistry and dental patients with our state legislators. #SODNews

The School of Dentistry at UMMC would like to thank Hancock Whitney Bank for being a premium sponsor and contributing $25,000 to this year's Dental Mission Week efforts. We would also like to thank Brad Ewing -Director of Development for Schools- for helping facilitate this.

Welcoming Dr. Almas Binnal to the School of Dentistry!

Our very own third-year dental student, Ana Ivy, was recently elected as the President of the Associated Student Body. Congratulations Ana! #SODNEWS

Congratulations to SOD Professor of Dental Hygiene Dr. Angie Garner on being named the recipient of the 2025 Peeler Dudley Award for her contributions to the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. #SODNews

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Edward (Eddie) Maydrech, a beloved member of our dental school community, who passed away on Wednesday, March 19th, 2025. Eddie was a proud graduate of the Class of 2000 at the School of Dentistry of UMMC.

Drop a 💙 to help us welcome our newest UMMC faculty! #MeetNewFacultyMonday

D4 Hang Nguyen is the featured 2025 grad in this week's Medical Center Matters newsletter. Hang has been an amazing asset to our school and we can't wait to follow her career progression. Read more about Hang and her trajectory here: umc.edu/news/News_Arti… #SODNews

Congratulations to the SOD Regions TEACH Prize finalist Dr. Angelia Garner and Norman C. Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence 2024-2025 Inductees Dr. Angie Garner, Dr. Michael Fast, Dr. Susana Salazar, and Dr. Alicia Rose. #SODNews

On May 30th, the dental hygiene class of 2026 celebrated their White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony was supported by the American College of Dentists and the The Arnold P. Gold Foundation. Congratulations on beginning your clinical journey! #SODNews

This week the School of Dentistry welcomed back 20 scholars interested in pursuing a career in oral healthcare. Congratulations to these 20 students for completing the SMILE U Summer Enrichment Program! #SODNews