Joshua Quinby DMD 13 Honored by Pierre Fauchard Academy
Joshua Quinby DMD 13 was recently selected to receive the 2012 Foundation Dental Student scholarship Award from the Pierre Fauchard Academy for demonstrating the greatest potential for development into an outstanding leader in the dental profession. Quinby was nominated for this award by Assistant Dean of Students Dr. Joseph Calabrese and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Cataldo Leone. Quinby was selected for this honor because of his leadership and involvement in student activities and School committees. He has served… More
Debora Heller PERIO 16 Wins Wrigley Clinical Salivary Research Award
Debora Heller PERIO 16 was recently selected as the winner of a Wrigley Clinical Salivary Research Award for Dental Scientists. The award will be presented to Heller at the 90th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR to be held in Iguacu Falls, Brazil in June. She received this award for her research abstract titled, “Microarray Based Characterization of Early Acquired Enamel Pellicle Colonizers”, which she authored with help from mentor Drs. Eva Helmerhorst and Frank Oppenheim, as well as… More
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska Nominated to Tumor Progression and Metastasis Study Section, NIH
Associate Dean for Research Maria Kukuruzinska has been nominated to serve as a standing member of the Tumor Progression and Metastasis Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her term on the study section begins July 1, 2012, and ends June 30, 2016. Dr. Kukuruzinska was nominated based on her competence and achievement in science as evidenced by the quality of her research accomplishments; publication in scientific journals; and other significant scientific activities, achievements,… More
Dr. Sok-Ja Janket Lectures at Seoul National University
Associate Research Professor Dr. Sok-Ja Janket recently returned from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNU) where she presented a lecture on April 27, titled, “Future Direction in Oral and Systemic Health Research.” Dr. Janket says she taught periodontists and research staff at SNU that, “In my opinion, in the past, periodontists were less than perfect when controlling competing risk factors in oral and systemic health research. In light of the recent American Heart Association announcement stating that there is ‘no… More
Dr. Frank Oppenheim Lectures in Canada
Professor and Henry M. Goldman Distinguished Scientist Dr. Frank Oppenheim recently lectured at both the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry and the Western Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. His lecture at the University of Toronto was part of the prestigious Dean’s Lecture Series and took place on March 28, 2012. The title was, “Saliva: The Role of Phosphoproteins in the Protection of Tooth Enamel.” Dr. Oppenheim explains that this topic is really a culmination of his work from… More
Grand Rounds: Sheede Khalil Ciccarese DMD 12
Fourth-year DMD student Sheede Khalil Ciccarese presented the final grand rounds of the 2011-2012 school year on April 19, 2012. Ciccarese presented the treatment plan she assembled for a patient she treated during her externship rotation at Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury from October to December 2011. Ciccarese’s externship preceptor was Dr. Lagina Bickham. The patient arrived at Dimock to receive dental treatment for the first time in a few years. The patient was a 28-year-old African-American female whose… More
Oral Biology & Periodontology Welcomes Dr. Farshid Ariz as Alumni Guest Lecturer
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Chair of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Serge Dibart welcomed Dr. Farshid Ariz DMD 89, PERIO 91 of California as a guest lecturer on April 23, 2012. Dr. Ariz’s lecture , “Soft Tissue & Dental Implants” provided Periodontology students with insights into the various stages of the dental implant process. Dr. Ariz is currently a part-time clinical instructor of Advanced Periodontics at the Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of… More
Matthew Steuer OMFS 13 Awarded by American Society of TMJ Surgeons
Matthew Steuer, a third-year resident in the BU OMFS Residency Training Program won a 2012 Research Award from the American Society of TMJ Surgeons. Steuer was invited by the Society’s board members to present his research at the recently concluded annual session in Naples, Florida and received free air travel and lodging with a cash award of $2,000. Steuer’s research focused on long-term outcomes of a minimally invasive surgical procedure (TMJ arthrocentesis) for patients with TMJ pain and dysfunction. It… More
Dr. Dushanka Kleinman to Give 2012 GSDM Commencement Keynote Address
Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter recently announced that Dr. Dushanka Kleinman will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 GSDM Convocation on Friday, May 18, at the Boston University Walter Brown Arena. Said Dean Hutter, “Dr. Kleinman is a superlative example of the successful and public minded dentist we strive to graduate from the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. It is indeed my pleasure to announce that she is the 2012 Commencement speaker and I know she will be… More
Dr. Ronni A. Schnell Graduates from ADEA Leadership Institute
At the March ADEA Annual Session held in Orlando, Florida, ADEA graduated its Leadership Institute Class of 2012. GSDM Clinical Professor and Director of Pre-doctoral Removable Prosthodontics Dr. Ronni Schnell was a member of the graduating class. Leading up to the graduation ceremony, the Leadership Institute fellows participated in Phase IV of their training integration, which included conducting a full-day faculty development workshop open to all ADEA members at the Annual Session, a plenary session where fellows were formally recognized,… More
