Dan Reiner
State healthcare workforce leaders meet at Marquette School of Dentistry
The Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce held its monthly meeting at Marquette University School of Dentistry on June 6. It was the first time the statewide task force convened in Milwaukee. Dr. Elsbeth Kalenderian, dean of the School of Dentistry, welcomed more than 20 fellow task force members and other state healthcare leaders,…
A Q&A with Dr. Brian Hodgson, new department chair of General Dental Sciences
The Department of General Dental Sciences in Marquette University School of Dentistry is responsible for the majority of the basic, applied and clinical sciences components of the pre-doctoral curriculum. Put simply, it’s the largest of the school’s four departments, with the most faculty and staff. When it came to finding a new leader for the…
Duck, duck, dentist: Highlights from 2024 commencement ceremonies
Marquette University School of Dentistry held two commencement ceremonies for its class of 110 graduates, the largest class in recent memory. Celebrated over two days, the traditional hooding and awards ceremony took place Friday, May 17, at the Church of the Gesu. After a lengthy awards portion, Dr. Elsbeth Kalenderian, Dean of the School of…
After serving his country, Dentistry graduate finds new sense of direction
Jacob Scholz was stationed in Germany when his daughter was born. To that point, Army life was all Scholz had known. “When I deployed, Bailey couldn’t walk,” he recalls. “When I returned, she ran to me. I was like, ‘I’m going to miss so much of her life.’” It was a moment that made Scholz…
School of Dentistry celebrates nation’s first graduating class to receive diploma privilege
Marquette University School of Dentistry celebrated its first recipients of diploma privilege to practice in the State of Wisconsin.