2014 Paul Ambrose Scholar Matt Mara DMD 16 Seeks Stronger Interprofessional Ties to Enhance Community Health
Matt Mara DMD 16 attended a Student Leadership Symposium in Washington, DC, June 20–22, 2014, as a 2014 Paul Ambrose Scholar with 39 other scholar students from a range of health professions. As a Paul Ambrose Scholar, Mara is developing and implementing a community-focused project that touches on some of the high-priority health issues in […]
Annual Dinner Honors 2014 OMFS Grads
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) hosted a graduation reception on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Venezia Restaurant, in Boston, honoring graduates of the residency program who recently earned their Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS). Dr. Pushkar Mehra, Chair of Oral […]
Sonal Chhanabhai DMD 15 Receives Research Award from the American Association of Women Dentists
Sonal Chhanabhai DMD 15 has been selected by the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) to receive a Colgate Research Award in recognition of the academic distinction and excellence in research she demonstrated as a student at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). Colgate has partnered with the AAWD for […]
Dr. Laura Kaufman Publishes Work on Centenarians, Their Children, and Oral Health
Could there be a connection between longer life expectancy and good oral health? That is the question Dr. Laura Kaufman, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry, explores in her recent publication, “An Oral Health Study of Centenarians and Children of Centenarians.” The study appears in the June 2014 issue of the Journal […]
Faculty & Staff Meeting Recognizes Outstanding Staff, Presents Overview of Key Initiatives
A meeting of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) faculty and staff was held Monday, June 23, 2014, at the 670 Albany Street Auditorium. The meeting recognized outstanding staff members and provided a review of the School’s recent accomplishments and updates on progress toward short and long term goals at […]
Reunion and Continuing Education Highlights of AEGD and PGOE Dinner
Alumni and guests of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) and Post Graduate Operative & Esthetic Dentistry (PGOE) Programs convened for the ninth annual alumni reunion and continuing education dinner in the Metcalf Trustee Ballroom on Friday, June 13, 2014. A total of 116 people attended—including 67 alumni and 14 current residents of AEGD […]
Elective Externship at the Top of the US
Ryan Pasiewicz DMD 15 spent the final months of his third year of dental education at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in the northern most point in the United States—Barrow, Alaska—on an elective externship through the Indian Health Service (IHS). Despite the forbidding climate, the externship is selective, and it is unusual […]
GSDM Marks Undergraduate Students’ Participation in Research
On July 25, 2014, Research hosted a small celebration for high school and undergraduate students who participated in research projects at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) this summer. Light refreshments were enjoyed, while students and their faculty mentors were given an opportunity to share their research and learning experiences with one […]
Volunteers Screen Hundreds at Special Olympics Special Smiles 2014
Volunteers from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) participated in the 2014 Healthy Athletes® Special Smiles® initiative at the Special Olympics Massachusetts Summer Games at Harvard University’s Athletic Complex on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Approximately 140 volunteers from area dental and hygiene schools participated, including: Henry M. Goldman School of […]
School Succeeds in First Academic Program Review
Faculty collegiality, research, and admissions were some of the areas of greatest success highlighted during Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s first Academic Program Review (APR), which occurred between March and June of this year. The APR includes a self-study report and site visit from internal and external experts. The process results […]