Receptions Welcome Specialty Students to BUGSDM
BU Castle was host to two BUGSDM welcoming receptions October 11 and 12 as the Departments of Periodontology and Oral Biology and Endodontics celebrated students entering and returning to their programs. Postdoctoral Program in Periodontology & Oral Biology Periodontology began the festivities Thursday, welcoming the department’s new residents and DScD and PhD students. "These doctors […]
“Cookbook” Makes Periodontics Easy for All
For Professor and Clinical Director of Periodontology Dr. Serge Dibart, periodontal treatment can be as simple as following your favorite cookie recipe. And the sous chefs writing the recipes are all BUGSDM faculty. In Practical Advanced Periodontal Surgery, Dibart’s second and latest book on the subject, he looks to the school’s periodontology, orthodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, […]
Salivary Proteins Uncovered in JDR Review
Researchers in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology are offering a new approach to studying salivary proteins in the Journal of Dental Research. "Once saliva enters the oral cavity, enzymes start breaking it up into pieces," says Assistant Professor Dr. Eva Helmerhorst. "The question is whether those pieces are still as effective as the […]
Kathy Held Elected Project Stretch Vice President
After three years promoting children’s oral health worldwide with Project Stretch, Assistant Professor Kathy Held is stepping up to a new role in the organization: Vice President. Project Stretch volunteers visit places such as Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Chile, and New Orleans to provide dental care to underprivileged children. "I went on my first Project Stretch […]
BUGSDM Faculty Inducted to American and International Colleges of Dentists
The American (ACD) and International (ICD) Colleges of Dentists inducted 14 BUGSDM faculty and alumni during separate ceremonies in San Francisco last week. Boston University was the only school with alumni and communications staff on site to document the induction of its alumni and faculty. ACD inductees include: Assistant Professor Joseph Calabrese DMD 91 AEGD […]
Alumni Gather at Four Seasons Reception
The Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco filled with about 100 BUGSDM alumni and friends September 28 for the annual reception during the American Dental Association annual session. This year the school welcomed to the event eight students who have applied to BUGSDM for fall 2008, giving them an early welcome to our school’s family. "These […]
SNDA Volunteer Event May Help Recover Missing Children
Boston area parents now have a new tool to aid in the recovery of missing children thanks to BUGSDM’s chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA). SNDA members took dental impressions and mouth swabs of children ages two to 15 at the Child Identification Program (CHIP) event at Roxbury Community College September 22. Parents […]
Managers’ Enrichment Program Sheds Light on School’s Finances
The Office of the Dean kicked off the academic year’s first Managers’ Enrichment Program (MEP) meeting with an overview of the school’s financial status. The meeting marked the first time staff saw a clear snapshot of the institution’s financial health as a result of new practices put into place by the Office of the Dean. Assistant […]
Board of Visitors: September 17, 2007
Meeting Addresses International Partnerships Chairman Marshall Sloane convened the 27th annual meeting of the Board of Visitors (BOV) September 17 at BU’s School of Management. Senior Associate Dean Jeffrey Hutter, Medical Campus Provost Karen Antman, BOV members, and school faculty and administration met to discuss the school’s international partnerships and role as a "school without boundaries." […]
Molecular and Cell Biology Researchers Publish New Transporter Study
Today’s issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry presents new transporter research by Molecular and Cell Biology Department Chair Dr. Carlos Hirschberg, Postdoctoral Fellow Carolina Caffaro, and Research Assistant Professor Dr. Patricia Berninsone. The paper, "Functional Redundancy Between Two C. elegans Nucleotide Sugar Transporters with a Novel Transport Mechanism," discusses how an organism maintains stability […]