Detroit Mercy Dental Center

09/04/2026

Happy Labor Day weekend!

Detroit Mercy Dental Center will be closed Monday, Sept. 7 and will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 8. Wishing you a safe and enjoyable holiday!

06/26/2026

Patients - please note that we will be closed next week, Monday, June 29 - Friday, July 3.

06/18/2026

In observance of the Juneteenth Holiday, the School of Dentistry and the Corktown Campus will be closed tomorrow, Friday, June 19.

05/25/2026

In observance of Memorial Day, the University of Detroit Mercy Dental Center will be closed. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 26.

01/26/2026

Due to inclement weather, all UDM classes, clinics and administration will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026.

01/16/2026

The university will be closed on Monday, January 19, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

12/25/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas! Wishing you a bright and happy holiday full of smiles. ✨

11/27/2025

🦷🍂 “From our dental family to yours have a joyful and healthy Thanksgiving! Keep smiling!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! 🎃🦷 Don’t ghost your dentist—keep your smile boo-tiful this season!

Book an appointment: dentalpatients.udmercy.edu/become-a-patient/

10/14/2025

Featured in ProPublica:

Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Dean Mert N. Aksu is featured in a ProPublica article examining the debate over fluoride in St. Clair County’s drinking water.

Aksu highlights the importance of evidence-based, science-driven decision-making in shaping policies that protect oral and public health.

Read the full story from ProPublica: https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-fluoride-drinking-water-st-clair-county

After decades of fluoridating drinking water to improve public health, some communities are wavering on the practice. In one Michigan county, the medical director is mirroring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts against fluoridation.