Shenkin Speaks Out About School Nutrition
American children over the past three decades have become increasingly obese. According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies, the childhood obesity rate during that time has more than doubled for children 2-5 and 12-19 years old, and has more than tripled for children ages 6-11. In 2004 nine million children over […]
Ortho Resident Wins 2d Prize in National Research Competition
Jean-David Sebaoun ORTHO 07 won second prize in a national research competition among orthodontic residents from 42 advanced orthodontic training programs in the U.S. and Canada. The competition was judged during the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) annual meeting in Las Vegas May 5-9. Sebaoun conduced his research, titled "Trabecular Modeling and RAP Following Selective […]
Gallagher Wins Top ADEA Teaching Honors
The nation’s premier dental education organization has named Dr. George Gallagher, professor and program director of the Advanced Dental Education Program in Oral Pathology, among the best dental educators in the country. The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) last Thursday granted Gallagher the ADEA/GlaxoSmithKline Sensodyne® Excellence in Teaching Award. Presented annually, the award honors dental […]
Two BU Alums Highlighted by Mass Dental Society in “Ten Under Ten” Feature
The Massachusetts Dental Society’s (MDS’s) Standing Committee on the New Dentist and the Journal of the MDS have selected Dorothy ("Deedee") Gurin DMD 97, clinical assistant professor of general dentistry, and Kevin Peterson DMD 98 ENDO 00, for inclusion in the Journal’s "Ten Under Ten" feature. The annual article highlights ten dentists with fewer than […]
Jacobson Honored for 15 years of Symposium Leadership
Dr. Zhimon Jacobson, director of the Division of Continuing Education and Center for Implantology, was recognized by Dean Frankl for his outstanding leadership of the International Implantology Symposium during the past 15 years. He presented Jacobson the award at the symposium’s dinner reception last night at the Marriott Long Wharf. Hundreds of dentists from around […]
BUSDM Receives $34k Grant for Evidence-Based Dentistry Research
The American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation has awarded BUSDM $34,000 to determine how effective dental prophylaxis is in preventing periodontitis in people with and without known risk factors. Among the 14 proposals, BUSDM’s was 1 of just 3 selected for funding. A key feature of the school’s proposal includes literature reviews of studies not only […]
Two Faculty Members Provide ART in Teacapán
No handpieces, no plumbing, no dental chairs. These were just some of the obstacles facing two BUSDM faculty members who spent a week providing dental care to children in Teacapán, a fishing village on the central west coast of Mexico. Kathy Held, assistant professor and assistant director of extramural programs, and Jennifer Soncini DMD 02, […]
President Brown Kicks Off Inauguration Week on Medical Campus
Dr. Robert Brown kicked off a week of inaugural festivities here on the Medical Campus yesterday with a presentation, question-and-answer session, and reception. He will be formally installed as the tenth president of Boston University Thursday April 27 on the Charles River Campus. Provost Karen Antman welcomed Brown by presenting him a white coat, a […]
Shenkin Appointed ABPD Diplomate
Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research and the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, has become a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Becoming a diplomate, which involves rigorous written and clinical examinations, is the highest honor for a dentist. Shenkin received his DDS from Columbia […]
Periodontology & Oral Biology Publications Highlighted by NIDCR
The NIDCR has highlighted two papers by periodontology and oral biology faculty Drs. Dana Graves, Salomon Amar, and Cataldo Leone. One, " Immunization enhances inflammation and tissue destruction in response to Porphyromonas gingivalis," was published in the April issue of Infection and Immunity. The other, in the March issue of American Journal of Pathology, is […]