GSDM Website Goes Mobile
On Wednesday, July 31, 2013, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) launched the mobile version of its website. GSDM’s Communications & External Relations office worked with Boston University’s Interactive Design office to craft the site. The mobile-friendly site was created so that smartphone users can navigate the GSDM website more efficiently. […]
Salih Reveals Protein’s Functions in Tissue and Bone Formation
Dr. Erdjan Salih, associate professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, has published his second paper of 2013 on the egg yolk protein phosvitin in the journal Development Biology. The new research has implications for evolution, ex vivo egg embryo development, and regenerative medicine and provides a new understanding of vitamin C (ascorbate). […]
A Tradition Endures: Endodontic Grads Say Final Goodbyes at Certificate Party
The 2013 graduates of the Advanced Specialty Education program in Endodontics at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine gathered at the home of Eda Kerthi, Clinic Coordinator in the Department of Endodontics, and Ed Kerthi in Revere, Massachusetts, for a final send-off on June 25, 2013. Each of the 14 residents attended […]
GSDM Faculty and Staff Enjoy Cool Treats at Ice Cream Social
Dean and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Hutter hosted the fifth annual Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Faculty and Staff Ice Cream Social in the School cafeteria and on the outdoor patio on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Faculty and staff members mingled and sampled a variety of ice cream flavors and toppings. […]
Perio & Oral Biology Graduates Honored at Dinner
Class of 2013 Periodontology & Oral Biology graduating residents and students were honored at a dinner hosted by Professor and Chair of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Serge Dibart at the BU Castle on July 2, 2013. The evening included a cocktail hour, a buffet dinner, the presentation of awards, and many warm congratulations and […]
Danielle Fernandez DMD 14 Receives Pierre Fauchard Academy Scholarship
On July 3, 2013, Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter along with Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Cataldo Leone and Assistant Dean of Students Dr. Joseph Calabrese met with Danielle Fernandez DMD 14 to deliver the news that the Pierre Fauchard Academy had chosen her for the 2013 Foundation Dental Student Scholarship Award in the amount of […]
DMD Students Practice Pain Control
Third year DMD students took turns practicing pain control on each other on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. This part of clinical orientation has become a yearly ritual, where students learn first-hand how it feels to be a dentist and administer local anesthesia. Director of Pre-doctoral Education in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. […]
Jamaica Externship Cultivates Future Leaders
Bobby Lynn and Paul Nardi, both DMD 13, travelled to St. Mary, a small parish in northeast Jamaica, on an educational and dental mission with the Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC) June 2–7, 2013. Their preceptor was former GSDM faculty member and longtime JAAC volunteer Dr. Gregory Stoute. Dr. Stoute, who is now executive […]
White Coat Ceremony & Family Weekend a Growing Rite of Passage
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s (GSDM) third annual White Coat Ceremony & Family Weekend was bigger than ever this year. A record 775 guests (compared to last year’s nearly 700) filled Metcalf Hall on the Charles River Campus to celebrate 187 students in the DMD 15 and AS 14 Classes. […]
AGD Honors Alumni for Lifelong Learning & Service
Nine Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) alumni received honors at the Convocation Ceremony held at the 2013 Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, which took place June 27–29, 2013. GSDM alums Zeynep Barakat DMD 06; Druthil Belur DMD 07; Candida Castillo DMD 05, AEGD 06; George […]