Dr. Steve Perlman Granted AGD Humanitarian Award
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and alum Steve Perlman PEDO 76 received the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) Humanitarian Award at the 2009 AGD Annual Meeting in July. The AGD Humanitarian Award recognizes individuals who are committed to enhancing the image of general dentistry through continuous delivery of quality dental care and through leadership […]
GSDM Public Safety Update
Recent incidents of theft on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) have included suspects posing as contractors or fire inspectors to gain access to offices. Please wear your BUMC ID badge at all times and request that visitors to your space provide identification. All contractors on the Medical Campus are issued BUMC ID badges. BUMC Public Safety along with the […]
Brandon Johnson DMD 10 Presents Cutting-Edge Treatment Plan at Grand Rounds
Fourth-year DMD student Brandon Johnson presented the first grand rounds of the 2009-2010 school year, kicking things off with a thought-provoking treatment plan he assembled for a patient he treated during his externship rotation at Dimock Community Health Center from May 18 to July 24. Johnson’s externship preceptor was Dr. Lagina Bickham and much of […]
ASDA Returns from Regional Meeting Energized
Six members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA), along with ASDA Faculty Advisor Dr. Joseph Calabrese, attended the ASDA Eastern Regional Meeting at the Marriott Hartford Downtown in Hartford, Connecticut from September 25 to 27. The goals of this regional meeting […]
BUVSDA Reaches Out to Local Poor and Homeless Women
The Boston University chapter of the Vietnamese Student Dental Association (BUVSDA) and dental hygiene students from The Forsyth Institute, in cooperation with Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP), participated in the annual Rosie’s Place Wellness Fair on September 30. The fair was sponsored by Regis […]
Wichita Films at GSDM
Celebrities Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz descended on the GSDM campus during the week of September 21 to film the 20th Century Fox action comedy, Wichita. According to Variety the movie is directed by James Mangold and is tentatively scheduled to release in summer 2010. Some lucky GSDM faculty, staff, and students posed for pictures […]
GSDM Brings Oral Health Education to Pine Manor College
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri and a team of volunteers attended the Pine Manor College Health Fair on September 23. Volunteers provided free dental screenings and oral health education on topics college students may be concerned with such […]
Dr. I. Alpdogan Kantarci Awarded NIH Challenge Grant in Health and Science Research
Associate Professor of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. I. Alpdogan Kantarci is the recipient of a NIH Challenge Grant in Health and Science Research. The $406,000 grant will fund his research titled, "Saliva and Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers in Periodontitis: A Study in Older Women," for a two-year period ending October 2011. Dr. Kantarci will serve […]
The Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology Welcomes New Members
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology gathered at The Castle on Friday, September 18 to welcome their incoming residents and doctoral candidates. Professor and Chair Dr. Frank Oppenheim started the night with a warm welcome adding, “This is a wonderful day in Boston to […]
Boston Association of Osseointegration Dentists Visit GSDM for CE Program
On Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11, the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Division of Continuing Education (CE) hosted 61 dentists from the Boston Association of Osseointegration (BAO)—a Korean professional society—for a two-day CE program. The program titled, "Paradigm Change in Implant Dentistry," featured presentations by Clinical Professor and […]