Recognition of the Recipient

The University of Manitoba Dental Alumni Association is pleased to announce the 2025 Alumni of Distinction Award winner: Dr. Patricia Kmet.

Dr. Kmet was raised by Ukrainian immigrant parents in Winnipeg’s North End. She earned her UM bachelor of science in 1983 and graduated with her DMD from the UM dental school in 1987.

She practised at Regent Avenue Dental for 35 years, from 1989 until her retirement in 2024.

She was a board member of the Manitoba Dental Association from 2002 to 2009, serving as president in 2008-09. She chaired the MDA convention from 2014 to 2020.

For 10 years she was a part-time instructor in the restorative and pediatric departments at UM’s Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry. She also served as a longtime examiner for the National Dental Examining Board of Canada.

Dr. Kmet’s honours from the dental community include being inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Academy in 2006 and the International College of Dentists in 2010. She received the MDA President’s Award of Merit in 2022.

Recently, she has given back to UM by fundraising for the leading-edge dental clinics planned for the Dr. Gerald and Reesa Niznick Centre, now under construction on the Bannatyne campus.

Outside of dentistry, Dr. Kmet has generously given her time to the Ukrainian community, serving in leadership roles with organizations such as the Kyiv Pavilion at Folklorama and the Holy Family Home personal care home.

We look forward to seeing you as we celebrate the distinguished achievements of Dr. Patricia Kmet.