Dr. Dara Cunnion to Lead State’s Pediatric Dentistry Organization
Dr. Dara Cunnion, BUSDM’s director of Predoctoral Pediatric Dentistry, will serve as president of the Massachusetts Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (MAPD) for the 2007 to 2008 year. Cunnion was elected at the MAPD’s May 14 board meeting at the Sheraton Needham. She was appointed president-elect last year. Cunnion received her DMD degree from BUSDM in […]
Sixteenth Implantology Symposium, Reception Draw International Crowd
Fifty speakers from 14 countries welcomed an international group of attendees at the 16th Annual International Symposium on Implantology May 14 to 19. Participants and BUSDM faculty and staff members celebrated the week at a reception at The Fairmont Copley Plaza May 17, where guests enjoyed food and dancing. Speakers included Senior Associate Dean Dr. […]
Commencement Speakers Urge Class of 2007 to “Make a Difference”
BUSDM honored 264 new graduates who received DMD and advanced degrees at the school’s 43rd commencement May 20 at BU’s Fitness and Recreation Center. The graduates included those receiving degrees in January 2007, at commencement, and upon completion of their programs this September. "Today, you men and women gathered here, are receiving diplomas and certificates […]
Spring Gala Celebrates BUSDM Community
Hundreds of BUSDM alumni, students, faculty, and staff gathered at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf May 19 for a night of dinner, dancing, celebration of reunion classes, and presentation of Distinguished Alumni Awards. Dr. Joseph Calabrese, president of the BUSDM Alumni Association, and Dr. Jeffrey Hutter, senior associate dean, started the evening, welcoming members of […]
Endodontics Welcomes New Graduates, Old Friends
BUSDM’s Department of Endodontics honored the 2007 graduates of the postdoctoral program in Endodontics at a reception/dinner for the residents and their families, faculty, staff, and alumni at the Prudential Center Skywalk Observatory May 18. Dr. Jeffrey Hutter, senior associate dean, led the evening, which included speeches by BUSDM Endodontics Alumni Association President Richard Yamanaka ENDO […]
Dr. Ana Karina Mascarenhas Nominated “Woman of the Year”
Dr. Ana Karina Mascarenhas, director of BUSDM’s Division of Dental Public Health, is one of just 20 finalists in the 2007 Woman of the Year competition. The event, sponsored by local newspaper India New England, honors New England woman of South Asian descent who are successful in business or social work and contribute to the […]
Jedediah Horwitt Awarded for Oral Health Outreach Project
Jedediah Horwitt, program coordinator in the Division of Community Health Programs and MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health’s Department of International Health, recently won first place for "Best Poster Content" at the school’s Public Health Practicum Poster Session. Horwitt’s poster, “Integrating Oral Health into a Medical Outreach Program to Rural Dominican Republic,” […]
Dr. John Guarente Receives Spencer N. Frankl Award
BUSDM recognized Dr. John Guarente, clinical associate professor and assistant dean for patient services, for his superior teaching with the presentation of the Spencer N. Frankl Award for Excellence in Teaching at commencement May 20. One faculty receives this award, in honor of Dean Frankl, at the school’s graduation ceremony each year. Senior Associate Dean […]
Carolyn Dicus DMD 08 Awarded for Leadership Potential
Congratulations to Carolyn Dicus DMD 08, who received a scholarship award from the Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy upon the recommendation of Dr. Jeffrey Hutter, senior associate dean, and the BUSDM Dean’s Office. "This scholarship award has a proud tradition of many years for its presentation to dental students who have demonstrated the greatest […]
Dr. Siddharth Vora Places First in BUSM Student Research Competition
Dr. Siddharth Vora ORAL BIO 08 won first place in the Oral Biology Ph.D. Program category at Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) 13th annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day May 11. The event honors student researchers in Ph.D. programs administered by BUSM. BUSDM offers its Ph.D. program in oral biology in collaboration with […]