School of Dental Medicine

High School Students Prepare for Possible Health Care Careers

A UConn Health lecture series designed to expose high school students to career paths they previously may not have considered is now in its third decade.

Dr. R. Lamont "Monty" MacNeil, Dean of the School of Dental Medicine (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

MacNeil Reappointed as Dental Dean

After a decade of excellence Dr. R. Lamont “Monty” MacNeil has been reappointed for a third term as Dean of UConn School of Dental Medicine, making the dental school's future even brighter.

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Lakshmi S. Nair, Ph.D, of UConn and UConn Health has been elected a Fellow of the prestigious National Academy of Inventors (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health).

Awards and Honors

Awards and honors continue to roll in for the faculty, staff and students at UConn Health. Read more about our recent accolades.

Four UConn professors have been named Fellows of the AAAS. Clockwise from top left: Mike Willig, Jonathan Bobaljik, David Benson, and Arthur Hand.

Four UConn Professors Named AAAS Fellows

The professors are being recognized for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

The new emergency department at UConn John Dempsey Hospital features a room dedicated for dental emergencies - one that features a dental chair in place of a stretcher. (Photo by Paul Horton)

Emergency Dental Service Enhances Clinical, Academic Missions

Oral pain, bleeding and swelling can happen for any number of reasons, and they don’t restrict themselves to regular business hours. It’s why UConn Health has had around-the-clock coverage for dental emergencies since the early 70s. “We have the largest dental emergency service in the state,” says Dr. Steven Lepowsky, senior associate dean for education […]

The UConn School of Dental Medicine class of 2020 received their white coats during a ceremony Aug. 19, 2016. (Photo by Kristin Wallace)

Incoming Dental Students Receive Their White Coats

The 49 students in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2020 celebrated the traditional White Coat Ceremony last Friday.  The annual event is a symbolic induction into the profession of dental medicine but the ceremony isn’t as “ancient” as you might think. Dean of the dental school, Dr. R. Lamont (Monty) MacNeil, told […]

The UConn Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine held Convocation for the incoming medical and dental students Thursday. The guest speaker was Dr. Ken Yanagisawa, who graduated from the UConn School of Medicine in 1988. (Photo by Janine Gelineau)

Convocation for Incoming Medical, Dental Students

The 2016-17 academic year is underway at UConn Health, with the first-year students undergoing orientation this week. Thursday, the UConn Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine held a convocation for the 149 medical and dental students making up the newest incoming classes. The convocation carries a dual theme of viewing medicine and dental medicine as […]

Dental students from UConn and Tufts teamed up for mini-medical/dental school at the Boston Museum of Science July 13.

Dental Students from UConn and Tufts Team Up

UConn dental students teamed up with students from Tufts for a mini-medical/dental school for middle-schoolers held at the Boston Museum of Science July 13. Dr. Michael Goupil, associate dean for students, and two fourth-year dental students, Onyinyechi Esonu and Christopher Haxhi, took part in the event organized by former UConn dental professor Melissa Ing. The […]

Camp Courant free screenings

UConn Dental School Gives Back at Camp Courant

This July UConn School of Dental Medicine continued their long-standing tradition of offering free dental and oral health screenings for the children attending Camp Courant.