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Driven by the shortage of dental school faculty in New York and across the United States, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine hosted its inaugural Dental Educators Day on Thursday, October 5, on Stony Brook University’s south campus.
Fifty years ago, the first class was accepted to the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine. Since then, the school has graduated over 1,500 students who have dedicated themselves to delivering the highest quality of dental care throughout the country. The golden anniversary was recognized the weekend of September 9 with a series of celebratory events,
Elina Nourmand, a third-year student at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation (DTA) and Darby Dental.
Robert M. Peskin, DDS ’77, clinical associate professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery’s Division of Hospital Dentistry at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, has been named president of the American Institute of Parliamentarians (AIP)
Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce that Laura Shelley has been appointed as its new director of development.
Forty-five Doctor of Dental Surgery students, as well as graduate students and residents of the School of Dental Medicine’s Class of 2023, received their degrees and certificates at the annual convocation ceremony held at the Staller Center for the Arts.
More than 40 Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine students and residents participated in 2023 Leo and Mickey Sreebny Lectureship and School of Dental Medicine Research Symposium, held at the Student Activities Center on April 26.
Robert Schindel, DDS '90, a decorated figure in orthodontics and longtime professor at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, has been presented with the 2023 School of Dental Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award.
Second-year orthodontics resident Heather Ercolano, DDS ’21, has received the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Research Aid Award for her proposal that will examine soft tissue changes after orthopedic maxillary expansion.
Dana Chan, a third-year dental student at Stony Brook, received first place in the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Student Poster Award competition at the organization’s annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, in March.
