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 had two roles at the fair. The […]
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 Relations Scott Nichols, GSDM Director of Alumni […]
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 Rosie’s Place on February 18. This event was part […]
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 the research. Dr. Vora will begin a certificate […]
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 of different adhesion complexes. These include E-cadherin-containing adherens […]
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 team included trip organizer Dr. Fred Kalinoff, a Venezuelan […]
UCSF School of Dentistry Honors Dr. Harold E. Goodis
This year the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry renamed their annual Endodontic Research Day in honor of UCSF Professor Emeritus and Boston University Institute of Dental Research and Education (BUIDRE) Dubai Professor of Endodontics Dr. Harold E. Goodis. The program was held on February 20 and focused on pain management in […]
BUVSDA Promotes Good Oral Health in Local Vietnamese Community
The annual TET in Boston Festival was held on Saturday, February 5, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. This annual community festival celebrates TET, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine chapter of the Vietnamese Student Dental Association (BUVSDA) collaborated with Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy […]
Hunger-Relief and Hockey Go Hand-in-Hand at GSDM
The Boston University Chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) recently hosted a food drive benefiting The Greater Boston Food Bank. Members of the GSDM community who donated non-perishable food items between February 4 and 12 received one ticket for every two food items (with a limit of two tickets per person) to the […]
Dr. ArRejaie Earns ACPEF Research Fellowship Award
Aws ArRejaie PROS 09, MSD 10 was recently selected as the recipient of an American College of Prosthodontists Education Foundation (ACPEF) Research Fellowship Award. Dr. ArRejaie’s research, which he worked on with mentor Associate Professor Dr. Russell Giordano, is titled, “Bond Strength of Multiple Conventional Veneering Porcelains to Y-TZP With Various Surface Treatments.” “This research […]