Boston Area Students Complete Second Annual Program White Coat
Children ages 9-11 from Boston and surrounding towns completed Program White Coat July 27. The four-day program, now in its second year, introduced participants to careers in health care with a focus on dentistry. Children don white coats as they become “dental professionals for the week,” meeting July 24 to July 27 for an interactive schedule emphasizing […]
Researchers Find Antidepressant May Prevent Bone Loss
The Forsyth Institute’s Drs. Battaglino and Stashenko led a team of researchers, including Dr. Dana Graves, BUSDM professor of periodontology and oral biology, who recently found the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) stimulates bone formation. The findings may be important in the treatment of osteoporosis. The study, "Fluoxetine Treatment Increases Trabecular Bone Formation in Mice," will be […]
OHEP Receives Meritorious Award from ADA
The Oral Health Equity Project (OHEP), a collaboration of the Boston Public Health Commission, BUSDM, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Forsyth Dental Hygiene Program, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, this month received a Meritorious Access to Care Award in the category of geriatric oral health […]
Congratulations, Dr. Kemp!
Dr. Spencer Kemp, instructor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, learned October 13 that he passed the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Certification Exam on his first attempt. He took the test, which is offered once each year in Tampa, Florida, October 5-6 with a group of about 15 people. "I […]
Faculty Promotions Announced
Dr. Jeffrey Hutter promoted from associate professor to professor. Hutter, who is also chair of the Department of Endodontics and associate dean for academic affairs, worked at Naval Dental School in Bethesda, Maryland, from 1990-1996. He joined BUSDM in 1997 as associate professor of endodontics and director of the postdoctoral program. Dr. Cataldo Leone promoted […]
Lecture Asks, “What Is Innovation?”
Dr. Salomon Amar, associate dean for research, and the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology October 23 welcomed Dr. Alain Carpentier, professor at Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou in France, to present his lecture, "What Is Innovation?" "He is the father of the cardiac valve and I’m honored to have him here at Boston University," Amar […]
BAHEC Expo Stirs Youth Interest in Health Careers
built on its record of community involvement Friday, July 14, by hosting an exhibit at Boston Public Health Commission’s sixth annual Boston Area Health Education Center (BAHEC) Health Expo. The Office of Admissions and Student Services, along with DMD student volunteers Carolyn Dicus, Jasun Mahaffey, and D’Vano Forbes, spoke to about 80 local high school […]
Sahin-Toth Publishes Research on Pancreatitis in Prestigious Journal
Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth, associate professor of molecular and cell biology, shared first authorship of an article published in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics. The article, entitled “A degradation-sensitive anionic trypsinogen (PRSS2) variant protects against chronic pancreatitis,” describes the first known genetic variant of a trypsinogen gene that protects its carriers against pancreatitis.
BUSDM Faculty Present at New York Academy of Sciences Meeting
The New York Academy of Sciences welcomed Dr. Frank Oppenheim, chair of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology; Dr. Eva Helmerhorst, assistant professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology; and Dr. Walter Siqueira, postdoctoral fellow, to present at the meeting Oral-based Diagnostics October 10-13 at Emerald Pointe Resort in Georgia. Dr. Oppenheim […]
HRSA Extends Dental Public Health Residency Training Grant
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced it will continue to fund the Dental Public Health Residency Training Grant for an additional three years. "Our curriculum will continue to be expanded to support training that addresses key twenty-first century health issues in the U.S.," says Dr. […]