Dental Students for a Day
They carefully went through the motions of washing their hands. They donned gloves, masks, and gowns. They reviewed their instrument tray. Then they examined their walnuts. The 80 third-graders from the Blackstone School who visited BUSDM Tuesday were getting a hands-on lesson about sealants. During a trip to the Simulation Learning Center, the children learned […]
New Director to Join Dental Healtlh Center at 930 Commonwealth Ave.
Dr. Margaret Errante will join BUSDM July 1 as director of the Boston University Dental Health Center at 930 Commonwealth Avenue. She replaces a very thankful Dr. Eyad Haidar, who has long wanted to leave his administrative duties behind to focus on patient care. “Dr. Errante’s 18 years of experience in a multilocation group practice […]
Geriatric Residents Screen 25 Elders at Senior Center
Three minutes can save your life. For senior citizens and staff at the Brookline Senior Center, this was the most surprising message delivered by geriatric residents Greg Pezza and Khiem Pham-Nguyen during a visit Monday. Pezza and Pham-Nguyen, both DMD 03 and AEGD 04, were at the Winchester Street center to educate residents and staff […]
Janket Grant to Investigate Saliva as Mortality Predictor in Heart Disease
The American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded Dr. Sok-Ja Janket a Scientist Development Grant to study salivary lysozyme as a predictor for cardiovascular mortality. The award of $221,100, to be disbursed over four years, is part of an AHA program to support promising beginning scientists in their progress toward becoming successful independent investigators. Three hundred […]
State Auditor DeNucci Receives Allard Award from MDS
The Massachusetts Dental Society’s Committee to Prevent Abuse and Neglect has awarded State Auditor Joseph DeNucci the Dr. Richard L. Allard Award. Allard (PEDO 77) served as director of BUSDM’s postdoctoral pediatric dentistry program from 1992 until his death in 1996. The award recognizes his dedication to promoting the mandatory reporting by dentists of signs […]
Peart Chosen as Schweitzer Fellow
Michelle Peart DMD 08 has been selected to participate in the Schweitzer Fellows Program. As a fellow, she will devote more than 200 hours to improving the community’s oral health. Her project will expand a newly established oral health initiative that provides classroom-based education, screenings, and referrals to 746 underserved children. The program honors Dr. […]
Friedman Elected to ASGD Board
The American Society of Geriatric Dentistry (ASGD) has invited Dr. Paula Friedman, associate dean for administration, to join its board. The ASGD, which is a component of the Special Care in Dentistry division of the American Dental Association, selected Friedman and two others from among 17 candidates for the three available seats. Friedman will attend […]
Ortho Resident Wins 2d Prize in National Research Competition
Jean-David Sebaoun ORTHO 07 won second prize in a national research competition among orthodontic residents from 42 advanced orthodontic training programs in the U.S. and Canada. The competition was judged during the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) annual meeting in Las Vegas May 5-9. Sebaoun conduced his research, titled "Trabecular Modeling and RAP Following Selective […]
Two BU Alums Highlighted by Mass Dental Society in “Ten Under Ten” Feature
The Massachusetts Dental Society’s (MDS’s) Standing Committee on the New Dentist and the Journal of the MDS have selected Dorothy ("Deedee") Gurin DMD 97, clinical assistant professor of general dentistry, and Kevin Peterson DMD 98 ENDO 00, for inclusion in the Journal’s "Ten Under Ten" feature. The annual article highlights ten dentists with fewer than […]
Jacobson Honored for 15 years of Symposium Leadership
Dr. Zhimon Jacobson, director of the Division of Continuing Education and Center for Implantology, was recognized by Dean Frankl for his outstanding leadership of the International Implantology Symposium during the past 15 years. He presented Jacobson the award at the symposium’s dinner reception last night at the Marriott Long Wharf. Hundreds of dentists from around […]