Teaching the Importance of Oral Health in Honduras
If given a choice, most people would choose not to see the dentist. That’s the problem students and staff encountered on their mission to Buena Vista, Honduras. Upon arriving at the school where Global Brigades had set up a pharmacy and medical and dental clinic, residents of the small coffee-growing community checked off a form […]
GSDM Student Awarded ADCFP Fellowship
Marc Horton DMD 14 was recently selected for the 2013 ADEAGies/AADR Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program (ADCFP). Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Raul Garcia and Associate Dean for Global & Population Health Dr. Michelle Henshaw will serve as his Mentors. The ADCFP Fellowship Program provides dental and allied […]
Students and Alums Contribute to Improving Global Oral Health in Panama
One sign that Melissa Knudsen DMD 13 and Rachel Lukas DMD 13 were on a valuable mission in Panama: their emergency contact phone number while there was the Office of the First Lady. The two Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students, together with a team of dentists and health workers, […]
GSDM Promotes “Healthy Teeth, Healthy Families” at Lawrence Oral Health Fair
On Saturday, January 26, 2013, Clinical Instructor in the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Ana Keohane and Dental Assistant for School-Based Programs Joyce Ganas participated in the 2nd Annual Lawrence Oral Health Fair. This year’s “Healthy Teeth, Healthy Families” Fair was organized by the Mayor’s Oral Health Task Force in response […]
50th Birthday Celebration Kicks Off at Yankee
The 2013 Yankee Dental Congress (YDC) was especially celebratory for the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). Our School celebrated its 50th anniversary, welcomed back alumni, and saw Nadia Malik DMD 13 honored by the American College of Dentists. At the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, alums reconnected at the GSDM […]
HIV Dental Work Group a Learning Experience for Students and Dental Professionals
A large group of GSDM students volunteered at the HIV Dental Work Group booth at the Yankee Dental Congress (YDC) 2013 from January 31 to February 2. They joined students from Boston-area dental and dental hygiene schools and staff from our School and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). The HIV Dental Work Group is […]
Dr. Joseph Boffa Featured in Metrowest Daily News
Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Joseph Boffa guest authored an op-ed article, “Don’t sacrifice health to cut deficits,” in the January 18, 2013, issue of the Metrowest Daily News. “Congress must do the right thing,” he says, “in order to preserve some of the programs that actually […]
Mutual Gratitude Shared by Students and Patients on Guatemala Mission
If someone pulled out one or more of your teeth, would you think of giving her a gift the following day? Lauren Chinnici DMD 13 was on the receiving end of this seemingly unlikely experience when she received gifts from several patients that she saw during her international externship in Poptun, Guatemala, in January 2013. […]
Dr. Errante Looks to Strengthen Relationships, Affect Policy at Leadership Institute
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) welcomed Dr. Margaret Errante to the ADEA Leadership Institute on January 14, 2013. The ADEA Leadership Institute is a yearlong program designed to develop individuals at academic dental institutions to become future leaders in dental and higher education. In an acceptance letter, Executive Director Dr. Richard Valachovic said, “You […]
GSDM Celebrates Year of the Snake at TetInBoston Festival
On Saturday, February 2, 2013, students from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) and Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri rang in the Vietnamese New Year at the 2013 TetInBoston Festival. TetInBoston is an annual Vietnamese New Year Festival organized by the Vietnamese-American Community of Massachusetts and the Intercollegiate Vietnamese […]