Dentistry
Photos: Marquette School of Dentistry celebrates 130 years on campus
The Dental Department at Milwaukee Medical College opened on Sept.26, 1894, and by 1913 merged with Marquette University. Learn more about its history.
Two Marquette professors named fellows for International College of Dentists
Drs. Arndt Guentsch and Ufuk Tatli were inducted Sept. 7 to one of the oldest and most prestigious honorary dental societies in the world.
Fast facts on first-year graduate, professional students
Learn more about the makeup of each college and the students who traveled to Milwaukee from around the country — and world.
Need to see a dentist? Here’s where students, employees can go on campus
About a decade ago, when I was a student at Marquette, a dog ate my retainer. It happened on a weekend visit to a friend’s house in Indiana. When I got back to Milwaukee, I scrambled to find an orthodontist who could quickly mold a new retainer before my teeth shifted. I found a dentist…
“Pretty remarkable”: Brian and Carol Trecek reflect on three decades together at the dental school
For the past 30 years, every Marquette University School of Dentistry graduate has come to know Brian and Carol Trecek. The husband-and-wife duo’s roles are vital, yet juxtaposed: Brian, as director of admissions, recruits and eventually welcomes each new class of 100 dental students; Carol, the school’s director of continuing education and alumni relations, is…
Marquette University mourns the loss of Dr. Richard Hagner
Marquette University mourns the loss of Dr. Richard “Rick” Hagner, a Marquette alumnus, retired Army colonel and former clinical director in the School of Dentistry, who died Thursday, Aug. 22. He was 70 years old. Rick, who received his bachelor’s degree from Marquette in 1976 and his Doctor of Dental Science from the university in…
Marquette University mourns the loss of Dr. Jim Schwengel
Marquette University mourns the loss of Dr. Jim Schwengel, a School of Dentistry alumnus and longtime adjunct professor.
Meet the pageant queen using her platform to promote dental care access
Former Miss Badger State Jealynn Holtz enters her fourth year in the School of Dentistry with a focus on pediatrics.
Felix Camacho is a Marquette alumnus and former governor of Guam — so was his father
Felix Camacho recently led his home territory’s delegation at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Dental students spend day learning from experts about purposeful patient interactions
When Teon Austin started his new role as Marquette School of Dentistry’s director of diversity and inclusion late last summer, one of his top priorities was to “establish a framework of cultural humility.” On the whiteboard in his first-floor office within the Office of Student Success and Practice Transitions, Austin has mapped out a handful…