DMD Student Shirley Austin Named Schweitzer Fellow
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship has named Shirley Austin DMD 09 a 2007 U.S. Schweitzer Fellow for a community service project to improve access to oral health care for refugee families in Greater Boston. Beginning this month, Austin will visit seven Somali and five Burmese refugee families to discuss preventive care. "A lot of the families […]
Endowed Scholarship Established to Honor Longest Serving Dean at BU
Marshall M. Sloane, outgoing Chair of the Board of Visitors for the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) announced the establishment of the Dean Spencer N. Frankl Scholarship at the annual board meeting on Monday. The scholarship was established to honor Frankl’s 40 years of service to the school. Frankl, the longest serving […]
Marshall M. Sloane Steps Down as Chair of Board of Visitors
Marshall M. Sloane steps down as Chair of Boston University School of Dental Medicine Board of Visitors after 17 years. Sloane, a founding member of the board in 1980 became chair in 1990. He will remain on the Board of Visitors as a member. Sloane also serves as a Trustee of Boston University. Sloane was […]
BUGSDM Faculty Election Results
Once the patient treatment centers closed and classes ended September 5, full-time BUGSDM faculty gathered in room G-301 to elect representatives to serve on the advisory search committee for the next Dean of the Goldman School of Dental Medicine. At the request of Medical Campus Provost Karen Antman, Dr. Thomas Van Dyke organized the meeting […]
Grant Renewal Means New Therapeutic Interventions for Life-Threatening Fibrosis
Professor of Periodontology and Oral Biology Dr. Philip Trackman recently received renewed NIDCR funding for the study Growth Factors and Gingival Fibrosis. Fibrosis, the growth of excess tissue, is a potentially life-threatening condition. Trackman’s project investigates gingival tissue overgrowth and fibrosis that occurs most commonly as a side effect of specific medications. The renewal marks […]
Perio/DPH Graduate Receives Two Prestigious Awards for BUGSDM Work
Research on the connection between periodontal disease and stroke in people 60 and older, conducted while a graduate student at BUGSDM, has earned Hyo-Jung Lee DPH 04 PERIO 05 two prestigious Korean dental awards. Lee received awards for best paper by a junior faculty member at Seoul National University and best paper by a dentist […]
Molecular and Cell Biology Researcher Guides Local Teen to Success
BUGSDM Researcher Sheede Khalil mentored local high school student Christina Chang to win one of 10 top commendations from the Research Science Institute (RSI) for research on development of the submandibular gland (SMG). Chang worked with Khalil during a six-week research rotation this summer. Under Khalil’s supervision, Chang looked at the effects of diminished E-cadherin […]
Orthodontics Welcomes Patients to New Treatment Center
The Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics welcomed patients into its new treatment center Monday, August 27. The first-floor patient treatment center, located at the site of the previous center, features new floors, chairs, counters, and a new ceiling. It is 100 percent funded by alumni donations. Donnie Feldman ORTHO 71 was the campaign’s driving […]
Student National Dental Association Relaunches at BUGSDM
Thanks to increased enrollment of minority dental students this year at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM), the school is relaunching its chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA). The BU chapter will work to recruit and retain minority dental students at BUGSDM and improve access to care for the community, with […]
Countdown to Kindergarten Reaches 79 Boston Children with Oral Health Education
BUGSDM student, staff, and faculty volunteers provided free dental screenings and oral health education to an impressive 79 Boston children entering kindergarten this fall and their families August 28 at Countdown to Kindergarten. The annual event, presented by Boston Public Schools at Boston Children’s Museum, celebrates Boston children’s transition to kindergarten and gives their families […]