Marquette University School of Dentistry

Start planning out your Continuing Education for the year! Courses through December 2026 plus 2027 international trips are now available for registration. Be on the lookout for more detailed information!

Link to full CE calendar: tr.ee/musod-CE

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Rhoda Sword, who began this week as the new chair of the Department of General Dental Sciences at Marquette School of Dentistry.

Dr. Sword comes to Marquette after nearly 20 years at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, where she served in various course director, student success, service and student research roles. She will now lead MUSoD's largest department!

👋 Say hello to our peer mentors for 2026-27!

Launched in 2024 by the Office of Student Affairs as part of the First Year Success Initiative, this program pairs incoming dental students with D3 & D4 mentors to help ease the adjustment to dental school life, foster a sense of belonging and offer guidance during a time of change. Together, peer mentors and mentees help create a more inclusive, connected and welcoming environment, strengthening the MUSoD community for everyone.

Incoming D1s have until August 20th to select their preferred mentors (form sent via MU email). Get to know our mentors here: https://tr.ee/MUSoD-PeerMentors

Marquette University School of Dentistry mourns the loss of esteemed alumnus Dr. Henry Takei, Dent ’65, who died July 29 at the age of 88.

Shortly after graduation, Dr. Takei returned to his hometown of Los Angeles and joined the faculty at UCLA School of Dentistry, where he devoted nearly 60 years to periodontal education. Among his hundreds of publications and lectures, Dr. Takei served as co-editor of Carranza's Clinical Periodontology, one of the specialty's seminal textbooks.

Dr. Takei remained involved with Marquette Dental School as a generous donor and served on the National Campaign Committee to secure funding for the new School of Dentistry construction. His name is commemorated on a plaque in the school's atrium. In 2001, he was awarded Marquette's Distinguished Alumnus in Dentistry, the school's highest alumni honor.

Please remember Henry, his family and friends in prayer.

🏅 Congratulations to Marquette faculty Drs. Arndt Guentsch, Cesar Gonzalez and Michael Grady on being named inaugural Castle Connolly Top Dentists, along with several adjunct faculty and alumni!

The list recognizes the top 10% of dentists across the country, selected from more than 200,000 practicing dentists nationwide based on peer nominations, professional achievements, and excellence in patient care.

More info at the link in the comments.

Ever envisioned taking a CE course at a 800-year-old castle? Well, now you have! 🇮🇪 Our 2027 CE Travel Program takes you on a tour of Ireland!

With sessions led by three Marquette Dental alumni and a week of unbelievable excursions, this CE program is a bucket list dream!

Learn more info and book your spot here: https://tr.ee/MUSoD-Ireland

🥎 It was a beautiful night for the annual Marquette Dental softball game! Students, faculty and staff went head-to-head with the red team taking the win!

Our General Practice Residency program is growing and so is the team! We're looking for a part-time adjunct professor to help supervise and mentor residents in the Comprehensive Care Clinic within the School of Dentistry. Affiliated hospital privileges are not required.

See the job posting here: https://tr.ee/GPR-adjunct

Dr. Elsbeth Kalenderian, dean of the Marquette University School of Dentistry, and I were grateful for the opportunity to meet with the Wisconsin Dental Association Board of Trustees.

We value Marquette University's long-term relationship with the WDA and its 3,100+ members, who mentor and support our students and serve as faculty in the state's only dental school. The WDA's philanthropic and legislative support is critically important, as the school's faculty, staff and students provide 111,000 annual visits to patients from 66 of Wisconsin's 72 counties and deliver the Jesuit value of cura personalis every day.