Feature Stories

April is National Oral Health Month. An opportunity to highlight the essential role oral health plays in our overall health and wellbeing.

From April 4-10, we're celebrating Dental Hygienists Week. Dental Hygienists Week is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the essential contributions of dental hygienists across the Faculty of Dentistry.

From March 21–24, UBC Dentistry faculty members and students showcased their research at the ADEA Annual Session in Montréal.

The Undergraduate Student Summer Research Awards provides undergraduate students eight weeks of hands-on research experience in a UBC Dentistry research lab over the summer. Congratulations to this year's recipients.

For 20 years, the Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre has supported patient care, education and innovation at UBC Dentistry. From its early beginnings to the thousands of patients it serves today, the clinic continues to make a meaningful impact in the community.

For more than four decades, Dr. Paul Witt has helped shape UBC Dentistry’s Orthodontic Module and the careers of thousands of dental professionals across BC. As he retires, the program enters a new era under the leadership of alumnus Dr. Bernardo Urbanetto Peres, continuing a tradition of excellence in orthodontics.

From March 1-7, join us in celebrating and recognizing our clinical dental assistants and their essential work in the clinic and geriatric dentistry program.

Join UBC Dentistry at the 2026 Pacific Dental Conference from March 5-7 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Stop by the UBC Dentistry booth (#1245) in the Exhibit Hall to say hello!

Learn more about Dr. Luana Carvalho’s work supporting DMD students as they build confidence, skill and passion for patient‑centred care.