MED and GSDM Join Forces to Secure Dental Floss Donation
What can you do with five giant bags full of dental floss? Plenty, when you’re organizing international elective externships. GSDM Global & Population Health is the recipient of that very gift from the Dental Section of the Medical Library Association (MLA), which sought to donate supplies to a worthy cause in honor of its 80th […]
A Vacation Home Becomes a Dental Sanctuary in Teacapan, Mexico
A group of American and Canadian ex-patriots once found a beautiful, but poor fishing village in Mexico and chose to live half the year there. They wanted to give back to this community that gave them the chance to live in such beautiful surroundings. So they teamed up with Project Stretch to build and run […]
Dr. Karpas Discusses “Burning Mouth Syndrome” at American Society of Geriatric Dentistry Roundtable
Dr. Steven L. Karpas, first year geriatric dentistry fellow at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, presented a roundtable discussion on “Burning Mouth Syndrome” at the 25th Annual Meeting on Special Care Dentistry in New Orleans on Friday, April 19, 2013. Dr. Karpas addressed members of the Special Care Dentistry Association […]
International Externships’ Participants Highlight Rewards of Improving Global Health
Global & Population Health hosted a motivational “Lunch & Learn” on May 2, 2013, to ignite the interest of DMD and AS students to participate in international elective externships. Many students who had already participated in the program’s missions were present to share their often profound experiences providing oral health care to people who lack […]
Goldman Gala Features Dinner, Dancing, and Record Breaking Attendance
On Friday, May 3, 2013, Dean and Mrs. Hutter hosted the fourth annual Goldman Gala at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. This year’s Gala included the highest attendance yet, with 493 students, faculty, and staff from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) enjoying the festivities. Guests mingled at the cocktail […]
Service Abounds in the Month of April
Throughout April 2013 Boston University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their families and friends participated in Global Days of Service, an initiative offering service opportunities to BU friends worldwide. At GSDM, Global & Population Health and Alumni Relations offered several volunteer opportunities designed specifically for our Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine family. “I […]
A Lecture Leads to Life-Changing Cleft Palate Repair Mission in Colombia
To Erik Harriman DMD 14, cleft lip and palate repair surgery is, “one of the most profound ways [dentists] can impact people, especially in the third world.” Thus, when Dr. Lawrence Herman gave a guest lecture on cleft lip and palate in one of Harriman’s classes and talked about his regular participation in volunteer oral […]
Sudha Chinta ENDO 09 to serve as GSDM Campaign Chair for The Campaign for Boston University: Choose to be Great
Assistant Dean for Development & Alumni Relations Kevin Holland announced last week that Dean’s Advisory Board member Dr. Sudha Chinta has agreed to serve in the highly visible role of campaign chair for the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). As such, she joins the leadership of The Campaign for Boston […]
Oral Surgery Alumni Return to Campus
The Advanced Specialty Education Program in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) celebrated Donald F. Booth Education Day & Return to Residency on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. This was the fifth annual “Return to Residency Day,” which honors Department Chair Emeritus Dr. Booth. Attendance hit a new record this year, totaling approximately 70 guests. Chair of […]
Grand Rounds Emphasizes Need for Creativity & Collaboration in Oral Health Care
On May 1, 2013, Mohamad Ayad Kamel DMD 13 presented the third in a series of Grand Rounds presentations for the 2012–13 academic year. Each Grand Rounds session highlights a selected case documented by a student during their 10-week Externship rotation. Kamel’s presentation was based on a patient he treated during his externship at the […]