Even the Plants Have Teeth
Collections, Research, Resources, University of MichiganMeredith CountsMatthaei Botanical Gardensplants, trees, gardens, spring, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Nichols Arboretum, botany, Latin, languages, nomenclature, teeth
The Sindecuse Museum Welcomes New Curator
Museum staff, News, University of MichiganMeredith Countsstaff, curator, history, Michigan museums, University of Michigan, family history, multigenerational, diversity, oral histories, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, collaboration
Fabian "Joe" Fournier's Jawbone and the Mystery of the Tree Chopper's Choppers
ResearchMeredith CountsFabian Fournier, Saginaw Joe, Paul Bunyan, folktale, tall tales, legend, Bay City, Historical Museum of Bay County, Michigan history, lumber, skull, jawbone
Meet an American Indian Dentist, Advocate, and Role Model: Jessica Rickert
School of Dentistry, AlumsMeredith Countsdentists, dental history, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, American Indian, Native American, Women dentists, Society of American Indian Dentists, writers, representation, role models, Delta Dental
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Storeroom Discoveriesvideo series: the renulife Violet Ray health generator
Collections, Storeroom Discoveries, The Sindecuse on YouTube, American dental history, Education, ResearchMeredith CountsSindecuse Museum of DentistryRenulife, machine, device, violet ray, quack medicine, electrotherapy, prohibited, storeroom discoveries
Closure Continues in Summer 2021
News, Pandemic closureMeredith CountsSindecuse Museum of Dentistrysummer, covid-19, pandemic, safety, visitors, clinic, museums, dinosaurs, postcard collection
Shannon O’Dell retires
Storeroom Discoveries: X-Ray Gloves
Storeroom Discoveries, The Sindecuse on YouTube, Research, Education, Collections, American dental historyMeredith CountsSindecuse Museum of DentistryX-ray, X-ray equipment, safety, gloves, X-ray gloves, history, medical history, technology, Wilhelm Röntgen, radiation
We’re #3! A history of collections at the School of Dentistry
Collections, Education, Publications, Research, University of MichiganMeredith Countsmuseums, University of Michigan, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Shannon O'Dell, Object Lessons, books, recommended reading
We're one of "100 Things to Do in Ann Arbor Before You Die"
Collections, News, Recognition, PublicationsMeredith Countsmuseums, Michigan museums, Ann Arbor, tourism, Patricia Majher, Reedy Press, museum closure
Storeroom Discoveries: Dentocillin Tooth Powder Video
American dental history, Collections, Education, Research, Museum staff, Storeroom Discoveries, The Sindecuse on YouTubeMeredith CountsDentocillin, tooth powder, penicillin, video
Francis Danovich’s Paul Bunyan Mural for the Children’s Clinic
Research, School of Dentistry, University of MichiganMeredith CountsSindecuse Museum of DentistryFrancis Danovich, art, art histroy, mural, egg tempera, Works Progress Administration, WPA, Federal Art Project, Michigan, Paul Bunyan, folktale, tall tales, public art, painting, painter
Dr. E. A. Welters: Dentist, Entrepreneur and Lawmaker
Research, American dental historyMeredith Countsdentists, African American, Great Migration, dental powder, tooth powder, dental products, law, Illinois, Florida, FDA
Marian Spore Bush: Dentist, Artist, Author
Collections, Education, Research, School of Dentistry, AlumsMeredith CountsWomen, Women dentists, Career changes, biography, people, dentists, dental history, history
Summer Update
Dr. Sindecuse’s Brush with Spanish Flu of 1918
News, School of Dentistry, University of MichiganMeredith CountsGordon Sindecuse, history, memoir, pandemic, illness, Spanish flu, 1918, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, military, movies, museum closure
1956 Text Shines a Light on Dental Lamp
News, Collections, University of MichiganMeredith CountsSindecuse Museum of DentistryEndodontics, cosmetic bleaching, cosmetic, books, faculty publishing, faculty, Newell Miller, Ralph F. Sommer
New Exhibit: Dental Care All Year