High School Students Learn About Oral Health Disparities at GSDM
On August 5, nine high school students enrolled in the Community Voices program at Northeastern University visited GSDM. The purpose of their visit was to learn more about oral health disparities, especially in the context of racial and ethnic health disparities. In addition, the students had the opportunity to learn about various oral health careers […]
Orientation Gets Underway
New DMD and Advanced Standing (AS) students began their first day of school at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) on August 1. Students spent the week meeting and listening to presentations by key GSDM faculty and staff. ”The Office of Admissions strives to identify, select, and recruit students who will […]
Rhett Brings a New Twist to Annual Ice Cream Social
It would not be the first day of GSDM orientation without the School’s well-loved Ice Cream Social. And for the first time this year, BU’s mascot Rhett joined the fun, with as many students lined up to greet him as were in line for ice cream. Alums Craig Allen and Nicole Paquette-Allen, both DMD 95, […]
Dean and Mrs. Hutter Open Their Home to New Students
For the second year, Dean and Mrs. Jeffrey Hutter welcomed new predoctoral students to their Newton, Massachusetts home with a series of receptions during orientation week. Six small groups of students over three days boarded a shuttle bus at the School headed to the Hutters’ home. Groups were again assigned names honoring BU and GSDM […]
Students Take the Oath of the Classes at Professional Ceremony
New predoctoral students marked the end of orientation August 5 at the Professional Ceremony held at 670 Albany Street, where students recited the Oath of the Classes. This was the largest group of family and friends to ever attend GSDM’s Professional Ceremony. The event was joyous, with people cheering when their family members and future-dentists […]
Krissie Gibbs Sets an Example for Area Kids
When Oral Health Educator Krissie Gibbs was younger she participated in Upward Bound, a college preparatory program for middle and high school age children. Last Fall Gibbs ran in to the Kunthary Thai-Johnson, the Director of her old Upward Bound program who is now Director of a similar program, the Health Careers Opportunities Program (HCOP). […]
DMD and AS Classes of 2013 Don White Coats During Family Weekend
The White Coat Ceremony marks the midway point of the students’ education and celebrates their transition from the classroom to the treatment center. Students will now begin managing the comprehensive oral healthcare of their assigned patients and providing them with needed treatment in the fifth and sixth floor treatment centers of the Dental School. Director […]
Check Out the New Videos on the GSDM Experience!
Four new videos complete with interviews of students, faculty, staff, and researchers are available for viewing on the GSDM website. The videos were designed to give potential applicants a taste of the excellent educational experience available at GSDM, but are fun for everyone to watch. Keep an eye out for appearances by your friends, teachers, […]
Drs. Friedman & Calabrese Join Forces to Educate Nursing Home Staff
GSDM teamed up with Mass Senior Care, which represents 80 to 90 percent of the nursing homes in Massachusetts, this summer to bring a seminar series on senior oral health care to nursing home staff throughout Massachusetts. The program, called Oral Health & Overall Health: It’s a Two-Way Street, hit Northampton, Peabody, Randolph, and Marlborough […]
Externship Trio Gets the Word Out About Smoking
Three students recently went above and beyond to fulfill their externship community outreach requirement. The students—Sayed Al-Mousawi DMD 12, Amy Mann DMD 12, and Vera Chernomordik DMD 12—attended an outreach event in East Boston held in the Shaw’s parking lot. The event included volunteers from Boston University School of Medicine, The Family Van, and the Dana Farber […]