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Meet the Faces of GSDM: Dental Repair Team with Thimi Ilia, Konstantinos Siachpazidis, and Mohammed Benrezouk
The three-person dental repair team is led by Thimi Ilia, repair technician supervisor, who has been working at GSDM for nearly 20 years and in his current role for eight years. He is joined by repair technicians Konstantinos Siachpazidis and Mohammed Benrezouk, both of whom joined GSDM in 2023. More
Tooth Talk: Q&A with Lesly Joseph DMD AS 27
In our Q&A series, “Tooth Talk,” we are sitting down with GSDM students and residents to learn more about their paths to Boston University, their time at GSDM, and how they have made Boston their home. For the latest edition, we spoke with Lesly Joseph DMD AS 27. He discussed when a dental extraction led him to becoming a dentist, More
Student Spotlight: Two DMD Students Selected for 2026 ADEA Student Leaders for Social Change Program
Mary Catherine Carroll DMD 27 and MarKee Weaver DMD 27 were accepted into the 2026 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Student Leaders for Social Change program beginning in March. More
Dental Adventures Abroad: 2025 International Externship Exchange Program Students Share Their Worldly Experiences
Fifteen students from the DMD Class of 2026 traveled across the globe to gain international dental perspectives during the 2025 GSDM International Externship Exchange Program. Through this program, GSDM has partnerships with four international dental schools: Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University, England’s University of Manchester, India’s Manipal College of Dental Sciences & Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, and China’s Peking University School of Stomatology. More
Meet the Faces of GSDM: Marta Diaz, Patient Coordinator
GSDM patient coordinators juggle many tasks, including patient registration, insurance verification, appointment coordination, and referral management. With 30 years of experience working in the GSDM Predoctoral Patient Treatment Center as a patient coordinator, Marta Diaz knows the attributes essential for the role: compassion, understanding, and warmth. More
New Format for 2026 GSDM Commencement
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) will be holding two separate commencement ceremonies this May, one for postdoctoral residents and one for predoctoral students. More
Student Spotlight: Mya Leonardo DMD 29 and Matt Foshay DMD 29 Win 2026 ASDA District 1 Debate
Mya Leonardo DMD 29 and Matt Foshay DMD 29 won first place representing GSDM at the 17th Annual Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) and the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) District 1 Student Debate during the 2026 Yankee Dental Congress. More
The Reimagined GSDM at Yankee Experience: 2026 Yankee Dental Congress Round-Up
Members of the GSDM community received numerous honors, learned from dental industry leaders, and reconnected with friends, colleagues, and fellow alumni at this year’s Yankee Dental Congress, held in late January at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center. More
Student Spotlight: Two GSDM Student Submissions Win National Oral Health Literacy Video Contest
GSDM students won both second and third place in the 2025 American Dental Association and the National Advisory Committee Oral Health Literacy in Dentistry Video Contest. More
Faculty Spotlight: Shilpi Joshi DMD 12 Received Lucy Hobbs Project Humanitarian Award
Shilpi Joshi DMD 12, instructor of general dentistry, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Lucy Hobbs Project Humanitarian Award. More