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Latest blog posts from Dentistry Library

Farewell to the Dentistry Library, Hello to the Future
In early July, the School of Dentistry had a farewell party for me as I shift to my new position as the Emerging Technologies Librarian, and as the Dentistry Library was closed to the public, permanently. The party was amazing. I was and remain deeply touched. Today we are having a welcoming... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Who Remembers Bernie? And Why?
Last week the Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned Bernie Machen. Remember Bernie? He was the Dean here at the School of Dentistry shortly before I arrived in the late 90s. When I was interviewing for position of Dentistry Librarian, my primary cram-for-the-test study source was Dental... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Dentistry Collection @ Taubman
More good news: All dentistry books are now integrated by call number with the collection at Taubman, so you should have no trouble finding them on the 6th floor. Journals are almost done as well--just a few more rows to go. Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Dentistry Collection @ Taubman
Great news! The integration of the Dentistry monographs with the Taubman collection continues apace. Almost all books are in their proper places on the shelves on the 6th floor. If the title you’re looking for has a call number beginning with RT through Z though, it will still be in the... Read more...
Published a month ago

Dentistry Collection @ Taubman
All books in the Dentistry collection are now back from scanning. They're being integrated into the Taubman collection over the next two months,so for a while, you'll have to check in two places for dental titles. Right now, most dental books are on the shelves on the 6th floor directly behind... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Dentistry Collection @ Taubman
Here’s some more information on the move of the Dentistry collection to the Taubman Medical Library. Reserves are available, except for a small number of items for which we had only one copy (these are being scanned and will be the first books back). Just ask for them by call number at the... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Dentistry Library Journals
The Dentistry Library journals are now accessible at the Taubman Medical Library. Although they are currently being merged with the Taubman journals, a good portion of the collection is still shelved separately. Eventually, the two collections will be shelved together. If you need help finding... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Dentistry Faculty in Ann Arbor News
The Ann Arbor News has printed a story about the Virtual Reality in Health event at the Duderstadt Center last week. Dr Mark Fitzgerald - who gave an excellent overview of the School of Dentistry's use of simulations to train dental students - is quoted: Last fall, U-M's Dentistry school began... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

Update on the Consolidation of the Dentistry Library
Earlier this year, the Dean of the School of Dentistry announced, after meeting with Paul Courant, the Dean of Libraries, and Jane Blumenthal, the Director of the Health Sciences Libraries, that the current physical dentistry library space in the Dental Building "would no longer be needed for... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

NEWS: New research offers insight into oral cancer, chronic pediatric ear infections, and hearing health
New research exemplifies wide variety of issues addressed by ENTs SOURCE: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/aaoo-nro052908.php Alexandria, VA â€" Three new studies published in the June 2008 edition of Otolaryngology â€" Head and Neck Surgery focus on what role gender plays in the... Read more...
Published 4 months ago

Bootcamp Podcasts Available in Open.Michigan
I just discovered that selections from the podcast series I've been doing for the School of Dentistry have been released as collection in the Open.Michigan initiative. Here is more information. https://bezak.umms.med.umich.edu/blog/2008/05/20/it-bootcamp-podcasts/ Explore other entries in the... Read more...
Published 5 months ago

Tooth Whitening and How to Find Out About It
We received a comment on this blog today. "Found this website, when I was looking for tooth whitening dentists (albeit a cheap one). But my question is really do the tooth whitening thing works. Can get that hollywood smile." This is a very common question these days, one that concerns a lot... Read more...
Published 5 months ago