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GSDM Announces New Faculty Recognition Award for Education Innovation
A new award was recently announced at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) that will honor a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence and dedication to educational innovation. The award will be presented for the first time by Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter... More
Dr. Celeste Kong Graduates from ADEA Leadership Institute
On February 26, Professor and Director of Predoctoral Restorative Dentistry Dr. Celeste Kong completed the 2010 ADEA Leadership Institute program. The Leadership Institute is a year-long program designed to develop promising individuals at academic dental institutions to become future leaders in dental and higher education. Dr. More
GSDM Raises Prosthodontics Awareness
On Saturday, March 6, students, residents, and faculty from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Department of Restorative Sciences/Biomaterials partnered with Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri to provide dental outreach at a Cancer Awareness... More
Annual Oral Health Fair Held at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Roxbury
On March 4, the Boston University chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) sponsored an oral health fair at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Roxbury in collaboration with the Division of Community Health Programs (CHP). Courtney Brady DMD 11 and Dee Gulis DMD... More
DMD Students Partner With Moose to Promote Oral Health in Maine
On February 27, Dustin Wilde DMD 10, Michael Visser DMD 10, Cyrus Lawson DMD 10, and Bing Wan DMD 10 traveled to Bridgton, Maine to volunteer at the Bridgton Dental Health Fair. Under the guidance of Dr. Donald Dennison, a dentist in Bridgton for 30 years, the students... More
Dental School Welcomes Kevin G. Holland
On March 1, Kevin G. Holland was welcomed to the role of Assistant Dean of Development & Alumni Relations at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). In this role Holland will work closely with Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter, Vice President for Development & Alumni... More
AAWD Returns to Rosie’s Place
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD), in cooperation with Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, held a fun and interactive dental health fair for children at... More
Propeptide’s Normal Role in Healthy Bone IDed for the First Time, Shown to Help Bone Development
Professor Dr. Philip Trackman and his team identified for the first time the normal role of the lysyl oxidase propeptide (LOX-PP) in healthy bone formation. Oral Biology PhD graduate Dr. Siddharth Vora spent an additional postdoctoral year in Dr. Trackman's lab and was a major contributor to... More
Breakthrough in Epithelial Tissue Research Highlighted in Journal
Professor and Director of the Predoctoral Research Program Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska and her research team have made an important advance in the understanding of how epithelial tissues achieve functional maturity. Formation of mature tissues involves the establishment of stable cell-cell contacts between adjacent cells through the organization... More
Copper Canyon Residents Benefit from GSDM Outreach Trip
Min Lynn DMD 10 and Grace La DMD 10 participated in an elective externship in the Copper Canyon region of Mexico as part of a team of eight people affiliated with Liga International - The Flying Doctors of Mercy. In addition to Lynn and La, the... More