Graduates Honored at Periodontology & Oral Biology Reception
Chair of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Frank Oppenheim and Program Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Serge Dibart hosted a reception honoring the graduating periodontology and oral biology residents on June 13, at the BU Castle. The evening featured a cocktail reception, dinner, presentation of awards, and […]
Yum! GSDM Indulges in Sweet Treats
The Ice Cream Social was held on a beautiful sunny Wednesday afternoon at GSDM. Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter hosted students, staff, and faculty as they made their own sundaes and congregated in groups on the benches outside the Dental School. “What a great day for ice cream!” said Dean Hutter. “Everyone at the School is […]
BUworks Goes Live
BUworks officially went live on July 1, coinciding with the new fiscal year. There’s been a large amount of correspondence about this new system but here’s what most of us really need to know: BUworks website: This website, http://www.bu.edu/buworks/, provides you with the resources you need to do your job using BUworks. Help, updates, information, […]
Graduates Celebrated at Orthodontic Dinner
On May 19, a dinner was held at the BU Castle to celebrate the 2011 graduates of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics. The dinner was attended by the eight graduating residents along with their family members and friends, as well as the first-year orthodontics residents and faculty and staff of […]
Dorchester Families Start Living SMART
CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, Felicia Smith DMD 15, Thomas Horton DMD 14, Lillelenny Santana AS 2012, and Danielle Collins (a former dental hygiene student of Lituri’s) volunteered at the Living SMART Community Health Fair on June 11. The fair was held at the Perkins Community Center in Dorchester. Living SMART is a […]
GSDM Community Enjoys One of BU’s Oldest Traditions
Seventy-four members of the GSDM community attended the 97th Annual BU Night at the Pops at Symphony Hall on Saturday, May 21. BU Night at the Pops is one of the University’s oldest traditions. The evening annually takes place during Commencement weekend and encourages graduates and their guests to experience one of Boston’s greatest cultural […]
Witty Reception Honors Endodontic Graduates
A reception was held to honor the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics Class of 2011 at the Omni Parker House on May 19. A record number—151—of soon-to-be graduates, their families and friends, and faculty and staff gathered together to celebrate the culmination of several years of hard work and postdoctoral study. Director ad interim […]
Seniors Awarded for ‘Extraordinary Abilities’
The DMD Class of 2011 was celebrated with a brunch in their honor on Saturday, May 21. Graduates were invited to attend with their family and friends. The brunch, hosted by Dean Jeffrey and Mrs. Kathy Hutter, carried over the enthusiasm from the prior day’s commencement ceremony and gave students the opportunity to be recognized […]
GSDM Class of 2011 Celebrated with Unique and Personal Ceremony
On Friday, May 20, GSDM honored new graduates at the School’s 47th annual Convocation. The late afternoon ceremony boasted 185 DMD and 76 postdoctoral student participants. Dean of Marsh Chapel Reverend Dr. Robert Allan Hill began the ceremony with an invocation. Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter followed by welcoming the graduating students, family and friends, and […]
Na Tian PERIO 14 Debuts New Research to Great Acclaim
Na Tian PERIO 14 recently won second prize for her poster presentation at the Second Annual Translational Research Symposium on May 26. Her poster was titled, “Discovery of Natural Gluten-Degrading Enzymes in the Oral Cavity: Novel Therapeutic Perspectives for Celiac Disease.” Tian has received prior awards for another research poster titled, “Proteolytic Degradation of Immunogenic […]