June News and Upcoming Events

SIU SDM faculty emeritus and SIUE alumnus Dr. Dennis “Denny” Savoca addressed 58 students who received their doctor of dental medicine degrees at the SDM’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 1, in the SIUE Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

Read more about the Class of 2019 commencement ceremony.

View photos from the commencement ceremony on Flickr.

Watch the full commencement ceremony on YouTube.

The SIU SDM has received a $2 million grant from the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation. The SDM will build a medical operating suite with general anesthesia capabilities for children with special dental care needs within a new Graduate Programs Patient Clinic.

Learn more about this exciting development at SIU SDM.

Last call to join us aboard the Melodies on the Danube, the SIU SDM's exciting 2019 CE Cruise offering!

July 19-28

Join us for a seven-night cruise from Budapest to Prague aboard the newly christened vessel, AmaLea, visiting Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Weissenkirchen, Linz and Passau, plus a two-night, post-cruise hotel in Prague.

Learn more and reserve your room now for the School's continuing education cruise on the Danube!

Eric Langenwalter, DMD, MS, is capping a lifetime of service to the SIU SDM as he has announced his retirement in June 2019.

Learn more about Dr. Langenwalter's retirement and his career at SIU SDM.

Thank you to all those who attended the 2019 Spring Alumni Weekend. The annual golf tourney and continuing education program offered alumni an exceptional weekend. We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with classmates, colleagues and friends!

Read more about the SIU SDM Spring Alumni Weekend.

Enjoy photos from the 2019 Prophy Cup Challenge.

The SIU SDM demonstrated its commitment to student and faculty research during its 2019 Research Day program held Tuesday, April 9. The event annually highlights the important role research plays in the daily practice and continual advancement of the dynamic profession of dentistry.

During Research Day, an award was presented to the winner of the Student Table Clinic Competition. Joel Pluymert with Dentsply Sirona presented the first-place award to second-year student Hunter Watson of Brighton. Watson’s research with faculty mentor Kevin Rowland, PhD, sought to expand the lab’s work on a pain model for dentistry.

Learn more about the 2019 SIU SDM Research Day.

The SIU SDM hosted its annual Women Dentists Luncheon Panel on March 14 in Roller Hall on the SDM campus. Sponsored by the SDM chapter of American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD), the event focused on navigating careers and family with the topic “Design Your Life.”

The 50 attendees listened to four panelists that included three SDM alumnae: Dr. Meg Bircher, who has a private dental practice in Smithton; Dr. Rebecca Dunn, who has a private dental practice in Edwardsville; and Dr. Angela Siterlet, who has a private periodontal practice Springfield. Dr. Sue Chhay, an SDM assistant professor who has a private practice Dallas, completed the group.

Learn more about the AAWD luncheon event at SIU SDM.