Department of Periodontology & Oral Biology Hosts Postgraduate Celebration
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology held their 2008 Postgraduate Celebration for faculty, staff, and residents at the Hotel Commonwealth on May 30. Professor and Chair Frank Oppenheim and Professor and Director of the Periodontal Research Laboratories Thomas Van Dyke co-hosted the event. Four awards and one […]
Advanced Standing Students Prepare For Clinical Education
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Advanced Standing (AS) students prepared for work in the clinic by participating in an orientation during the week of May 26. The orientation featured five stations for students to visit, including: finance, mentor’s office, front desk, central sterilization, and mechanical chair operation. The orientation wrapped up with […]
American Society of Clinical Oncology Honors Provost Karen H. Antman
The American Society of the Clinical Oncology (ASCO) honored ASCO Past President and Boston University Medical Campus Provost Karen H. Antman with the Distinguished Service Award for Scientific Leadership. This award is part of the ASCO Special Awards Program which identifies individuals whose personal commitment to furthering the progress against cancer has led to tremendous […]
BUGSDM Volunteers at 4th Annual State House Health Plan Health Fair
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Coordinator Kathy Lituri and three Boston University students, Tania Liao DMD 09, Olna Hanna Szekely DMD 09 and Drew Popper CAS (pre-dental) 09 volunteered at the Delta Dental booth at the 4th Annual State House Health Plan Health […]
Congratulations, Dr. Mascarenhas!
Dr. Ana Karina Mascarenhas has been promoted from Associate Professor to Professor of the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research. Dr. Mascarenhas is also the Director of the Division of Dental Public Health and Director of the Dental Public Health Program. Dr. Mascarenhas was recruited […]
Congratulations, Dr. Henshaw!
Dr. Michelle Henshaw has been promoted from Associate Professor to Professor of the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research. Dr. Henshaw is also the Director of Community Health Programs (CHP) and Co-Investigator for the Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities (CREED). Dr. Henshaw joined Boston University Goldman School of Dental […]
BUGSDM Shines at Annual Tri-School Symposium
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) participated in the 2008 Jay S. Seibert Tri-School Symposium at New York University College of Dentistry on April 25 and 26. Other participating schools included New York University and the University of Pennsylvania. The symposium focused on periodontics and implant dentistry. Faculty and residents from the BUGSDM […]
Two BUGSDM Alums Selected For Ten Under Ten
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Assistant Professor and Director of Preclinical Pedodontics Dara Cunnion DMD 99 PEDO 01 and Amelia Grabe Lane DMD 05 were featured in the Spring 2008 Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society’s (MDS) Ten Under 10. The Ten Under 10 highlights 10 MDS member dentists who have been […]
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska Receives NIH Grant
Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska, Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Director of Predoctoral Research Program, has been recently awarded funds by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue her research on submandibular gland (SMG) development for the next five years. "In addition to advancing the knowledge in epithelial tissue development, the […]
Drs. Miklos Sahin-Toth and Richard Szmola Lecture at Digestive Disease Week
Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Miklos Sahin-Toth, was invited to present a lecture at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), held May 17-22 in San Diego, California. Sahin-Toth’s lecture was titled, Trypsin Inhibitors in Pancreatitis, and focused on his ongoing pancreatic research. Sahin-Toth was accompanied by Research Associate Richard Szmola, whose […]