Olena Norris OMFS 14 Writes Winning Essay on Benefits of a Paperless Practice
Olena Norris OMFS 14 has been awarded a $2,000 Carestream Dental and Windent OMS Resident Scholarship for the academic year 2010-2011. Norris was selected for this scholarship based on an essay she wrote on the benefits of a paperless dental practice. In her essay, Norris details several aspects of a dental practice that would benefit […]
JBC Highlights Work of Dr. Philip Trackman’s Laboratory
Professor Dr. Philip Trackman has demonstrated, for the first time, that lysyl oxidase-like-2 is critical for normal cartilage formation. The lysyl oxidase family is made up of five members, or isoforms: lysyl oxidase (LOX) and lysyl oxidase-like 1 – 4. All five isoforms share similarities that are expressed in lysyl oxidase or lysyl oxidase-like enzyme activity. It […]
George Huang Joins StemSave Scientific Advisory Council
Herbert Schilder Professor in Endodontics and Director of the Postdoctoral Program in Endodontics Dr. George Huang joined the StemSave Scientific Advisory Council at the beginning of this year. StemSave is a company that provides families, individuals, and stem cell researchers with a methodology for the recovery and cryopreservation of adult stem cells residing in baby […]
Compendium Features GSDM Faculty and Alums
The November/December 2010 issue of Compendium sought expertise from several members of the GSDM community. Associate Professor and Director of Biomaterials Dr. Russell Giordano co-authored two articles in the issue. The first, co-authored with Compendium editor Dr. Ed McLaren, was titled, “Ceramics Overview: Classification by Microstructure and Processing Methods.” It reviewed ceramics and classification methods […]
Dr. Xing Yan Receives Funding From National Natural Science Foundation of China
Former GSDM Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Xing Yan recently received a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China for his research titled, “Reconstruction of Salivary Gland Tissue Using iPS Cells Reprogrammed from Pulp Cells.” During Dr. Yan’s time at GSDM he worked in Herbert Schilder Professor in Endodontics and Director of the Postdoctoral […]
Dr. Raul Garcia Elected to IADR/AADR Publications Committee
Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Raul Garcia has been elected to serve on the IADR/AADR Publications Committee for a three-year term. The Committee’s role is to review the quality and financial status of the Journal of Dental Research and other journals owned jointly by IADR/AADR. They […]
Dr. Ronni Schnell Accepted Into 2011-2012 ADEA Leadership Institute
Clinical Professor and Director of Predoctoral Removable Prosthodontics Dr. Ronni Schnell was recently accepted into the ADEA 2011-2012 Leadership Institute. As a Fellow she will join 23 of the nation’s most promising dental educators in the Institute’s 12th class. The Institute is designed to develop future leaders in dental and higher education. Participants gain decision making, […]
Summit Seeks to Improve Predoctoral DMD/AS Curriculum
A Curriculum Summit was held on December 16 and 17, at the John Hancock Hotel and Conference Center in Boston. The Summit, led by Drs. John Guarente, Cataldo Leone, Celeste Kong, and Carl McManama, and facilitated by Professor William Hendricson, Assistant Dean at the University of Texas at San Antonio Dental School, was the starting point […]
Satelec® Acteon Group® Donates Piezotome 2
The Advanced Specialty Education Program in Periodontics received a donated Piezotome 2 unit for use in their Treatment Center. The donation is valued at $18,000 and is the third device generously donated by Satelec® Acteon Group® in the last three years. The first two devices—the Piezotome 1 and ImplantCenter, valued at $10,000 and $16,000 respectively—were […]
GSDM Calls on Front Office Staff to Better Patient Experience
On December 21, you could find about 22 GSDM front office staff laughing and having fun as they role played in room 309. The group took part in a day-long telephone training designed to increase positive patient experiences at the School’s Patient Treatment Centers from the first time a patient calls for an appointment. This […]