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Small towns, big impact: Creighton dentists serving across Nebraska
Most rural communities do not have adequate access to oral healthcare. Three Creighton alumni reflect on the ways that School of Dentistry helps address the gap by empowering students who are passionate about serving patients where they’re needed most.
A century later, Justine Marbach follows her great-grandfather’s dental legacy
A century after Norris Hirsch graduated from Creighton Dental, his great-granddaughter Justine Marbach is following his path into dentistry.
The Story Behind the New Tooth Sculpture at Creighton Dentistry
John Meyer, DDS'81, shares how Creighton shaped his life and why he's giving back with a gift that will welcome future generations of dentists.
Creighton dentistry alumna's business focuses on patients with special needs
For many individuals, a visit to a traditional dental clinic comes with unique, sometimes prohibitive challenges. Serving these patients is the mission of special care dentistry.
Father and son’s ILAC trip was a lifetime in the making
This summer, a Creighton dental school alumnus and his medical-student son worked side by side, treating patients at the Institute for Latin American Concern’s clinic.
'It's a total textbook Creighton love story'
How a future lawyer from Kansas and a future dentist from California met, married at St. John's and are now building a life together in Omaha.
How Love (and Dentistry) Led Creighton Alumna to Transform a Town
Sara Pilakowski Kleven, DDS’16, took a chance on love 10 years ago. She had no idea she would soon embrace an entire community.
When Creighton almost closed the dental school (and how alumni saved it)
Eighty years ago, in May of 1945, Creighton University closed the School of Dentistry (founded in 1905), seemingly for good.
Taking flight: How Creighton helped shape an Air Force Colonel
After Creighton helped prepare Kristen Nichols, BS’01, DDS’05, for success, she’s spent 20 years making an impact within the Air Force. Now, she leads the Department of Defense’s largest dental service.
Creighton’s After-hours Clinic fills a critical need in Omaha
Two nights a week at the School of Dentistry’s After-hours Clinic, fourth-year dental students extract (and sometimes save) the teeth of patients in pain.