GSDM student wins grant money to continue nutrition education project
Nutrition is a vital component of any healthcare professional student’s education—but what if there was a more exciting and engaging way to learn about it? Annce Kadri DMD 22, Skelly Enabulele (UMass Med 21) and Robert Gargano (GMS 18, NYU Dentistry 22) hope to answer that question with the help of a seed grant they […]
GSDM alumna sees potential in saliva tests for COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to take shape in February 2020, Débora Heller PhD 16, a researcher based in Brazil who specializes in saliva, knew it was time to get to work. “I called all of my students and said, ‘Look, we need to help out,’” said Heller, an assistant professor at the Universidade Cruzeiro […]
GSDM eliminates dental amalgam in Patient Treatment Centers and Dental Health Centers
Following updated recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) eliminated the use of dental amalgam in patient care, effective October 14, 2020. “By eliminating dental amalgam from our Patient Treatment Centers, we are prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and fully […]
Eleven GSDM alumni inducted into ACD
Eleven alumni of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine were inducted into the American College of Dentists on October 15, 2020, via a virtual, live-streamed ceremony. The Convocation of Fellows included the affirmation of fellowship, the roll call of new fellows, an awards presentation, and remarks from guest speaker Major General Richard W. […]
GSDM receives award renewal from HRSA for dual Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health program
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s departments of Health Policy & Health Services Research and Pediatric Dentistry recently received almost $3 million from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train the next generation of pediatric dentists and dental public health experts. The $2.8 million grant, a five-year extension of […]
GSDM aims to promote diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging with new Committee
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) recently created the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee (DEIBAC) to assess the current diversity and inclusion climate at the school and to continue to nurture an inclusive and welcoming campus for the GSDM community. Dr. Larry Dunham, assistant dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, […]
Mini-me: GSDM alum, prosthodontist receives a unique gift from a grateful patient
“Do you like my mini me?” Eyad Haidar DMD 95, staff prosthodontist in the Department of Dentistry & OMS at Boston Medical Center, asked, chuckling, as he hands over a small foam figurine. “It is so cute! Look at the sneakers—it even has the stain,” he said. With its light blue scrubs, mask and glasses, […]
SNDA co-hosts Black History Month Celebration and SNDA District One Dinner
Photo Credit: Bobby Guliani In what has now become an annual tradition, students and faculty from all three Boston dental schools came together in February to celebrate Black History Month and, in so doing, to forge a sense of connection and belonging. “Peer mentorship and networking is important for our students—perhaps more so for students […]
Alumna spotlight: Cherae Farmer-Dixon DPH 14
Taking every opportunity to have her voice heard and be a role model for women in the profession. The summer before Cherae Farmer-Dixon DPH 14 started her junior year in college, she sat down with her advisor, and told him she wanted to go to dental school. He seemed “surprised,” she remembered, and told her […]
Alumna Spotlight: Aidee Herman MSc 84 PERIO 86 DMD 90
Helping to create the leaders of tomorrow by building a pipeline from elementary school to the dental practice. Aidee Herman MSc 84 PERIO 86 DMD 90 knows what it is like to feel a little lost. In 1981, when she arrived in Boston from Venezuela to begin the oral biology program at the Henry M. […]