Notes from the IADR/AADR General Session
The IADR/AADR General Session was held in San Diego from March 16 to 19. If you weren’t able to attend, here’s what you missed: Center for Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutics Director Dr. Salomon Amar received a Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Oral Biology. The award is supported by Church & Dwight Company, Inc. and is given […]
Getting Behind the Heart and Soul of Good Health
GSDM student volunteers and Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships & Extramural Affairs Dr. Michelle Henshaw headed to the Vine Street Community Center in Roxbury on April 2. They were part of a series of volunteers that were offering free health screenings, including oral health screenings for people of all ages; exercise including yoga, tai chi, and […]
GSDM Welcomes AO International President Dr. Michael Tenenbaum
Faculty, students, alumni, and other dental practitioners from the Alpha Omega (AO) Beta-Epsilon chapter, welcomed International President of AO, Dr. Michael Tenenbaum to GSDM for a weekend visit. The weekend’s events started on Thursday, March 10, with dinner and a meet-and-greet that included local alumni and dental student representatives from GSDM, Tufts, and Harvard. At […]
Kids and Their Families Get Motivated About Oral Health
GSDM students Lauren Greco DMD 12, Mahesh Sadhani DMD 12, Thomas Keeling DMD 14, and Maidelys Oliva DMD 14 accompanied CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri to the Family Wellness Fair and Saturday Open Gym at Madison Park Community Center in Roxbury on April 2. Doggie, the official stuffed animal mascot of CHP, was […]
Children of the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club Fill Their Passports
The GSDM Chapter of ASDA, in collaboration with CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, held their annual Passport to Dental Health Fair at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Roxbury on March 31. Jenny Lorenzo DMD 13 spearheaded the effort this year by coordinating the logistics of this interactive event. More than 100 […]
Mariana Velazquez OMFS 14 wins Research Summit Scholarship Award
Mariana Velazquez OMFS 14 was recently selected to receive a Research Summit Scholarship Award stipend for the 2011 AAOMS/OMSF/IAOMS Summit Young Investigators’ Program from the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation’s (OMSF) Board of Directors. The Research Summit will be held May 5-6 in Rosemont, Illinois. Velazquez was selected for the scholarship based on an application […]
Philippe Gauthier ENDO 13 Receives Grant from AAEF
Philippe Gauthier ENDO 13 recently received a grant from the American Association of Endodontists Foundation (AAEF) for his research project titled, “De Novo Regeneration of Periodontal Ligament Using Stem Cell Sheet Technique.” The grant amounts to $16,470 and will fund Gauthier’s research for two years, as he works to complete the combined CAGS and MScD […]
Glitzy Goldman Gala Returns
GSDM celebrated the second annual Goldman Gala on Friday, April 1, at The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers. Dressed to impress, students, faculty, and staff—along with their guests—turned out to celebrate the student’s hard work and mingle, dine, and dance to the music of Boston band Kahootz. “The Goldman Gala is truly for our […]
Jacqueline Gallant Honored for 25 Years of Service to the School
Patient Financial Services Manager of Insurance & Claims Jacqueline Gallant joined the staff of GSDM in 1985. On March 30, Gallant was honored for 25 years of service to the School at the 2011 Service Recognition Dinner and Awards Presentation. She began at GSDM as a Project Database Manager/Research Assistant and then in 1991 was promoted […]
Stand-out Science Recognized at Luncheon
2011 Science Day winners were honored at a luncheon on April 6. The winning posters in the pre- and postdoctoral student categories as well as postdoctoral fellow categories were on display. In addition, students who have won other awards for research throughout the year were on hand to display their work and receive recognition from […]