Making Sure the School of Dentistry Continues to be One of the World's Best
Dear Alumni,
As Chair of the School of Dentistry's Alumni Society Board of Governors, I'm starting something new...a letter from me to you.
Many of you may have served, or know someone who has served on this Board which consists of 15 alumni from the dental and dental hygiene programs. We also have a U-M Alumni Association liaison, a dental student representative, and staff.
We meet twice annually, in the spring and fall, typically in the afternoon, and discuss various issues and concerns that are of interest to you. Those are then presented in the following issue of our School's alumni magazine, DentalUM. Some of our discussions are fairly vibrant.
The issue that generated the most interest among our board last November was the appearance of School of Dentistry leaders. [See story here.]
Our bylaws state that one purpose of the Board is "to furnish an avenue through which its membership may become familiar with the progress of the School of Dentistry and thus be better able to assist in advancing the program of dental education." We couldn't think of a better way than to have our questions on a range of subjects answered by the administration, faculty, and staff.
I wish to personally thank the Board of Governors, Dean Polverini, the associate deans, and other faculty and panel members for participating, giving us an outline of what is taking place, and answering our questions. We learned a lot from each other and, in the process, reaffirmed our commitment to keeping the University of Michigan School of Dentistry one of the world's top dental schools.
If you are interested in serving on the Board or would like to share ideas with us, please contact me by e-mail (dedwards@umich.edu) or Rich Fetchiet (plateman@umich.edu).
GO BLUE!
Sincerely,
Dr. Dan Edwards, '97 DDS
