June News and Upcoming Events

SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook delivered the commencement address at the SDM commencement ceremony Saturday, June 3, in the SIUE Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. Fifty-one students received their doctor of dental medicine degrees during the ceremony that can be viewed online.

Read more about the Class of 2017 Commencement Ceremony. 

Enjoy photos from the Class of 2017 Commencement Ceremony.

Thank you to all those who participated in the 2017 Spring Alumni Weekend. The golf tournament, the continuing education program, and the alumni reception were all well attended. The weekend offered an excellent opportunity to reconnect with classmates, colleagues and friends.

Read more about the SIU SDM Spring Alumni Weekend – the Golf Tourney and the Alumni Reception.

Enjoy photos from the 2017 Prophy Cup Challenge Golf Tournament.

The School of Dental Medicine has honored two students for their significant contributions to research and emerging leadership in the profession and community. Fourth-year student Joshua Welborn, of Harrisburg, earned The Odontographic Society of Chicago's Dr. Irwin B. Robinson Student-Researcher Award for 2017. Kevin Wolf, of Springfield, a third-year student, achieved the Oral Health Foundation Pierre Fauchard Academy Scholarship for 2017.

Read more about these two outstanding student achievement awards.

The SDM and Lewis and Clark Community College partnered to provide oral health care for underserved patients in Calhoun County, a rural area that has not benefited from a local practicing dentist since the start of 2017. The institutions offered a community dentistry event on Friday, May 19 at the University of Illinois Extension Office in Hardin, Ill.

Read more about the care provided during this community dentistry event.