Manuel Posada PROS 12 Wins Award for Research at YDC 2012
Manuel Posada PROS 12 won an award in the post-doctoral category for his Yankee Dental Congress 2012 poster presentation titled, “An Aesthetic Comparison of Different CAD/CAM Custom Abutment Materials on the Gingival Color: A Clinical Report.” Posada worked with Assistant Professor and Director of the Prosthodontics Residents Lab Dr. Gurkan Goktug and Clinical Associate Professor […]
American College of Dentists Honors Sheede Khalil DMD 12
Sheede Khalil DMD 12 was presented with the American College of Dentists (ACD) Senior Student Award at a luncheon held on Saturday, January 28, at Yankee Dental Congress 37. Khalil was selected because of her outstanding achievements in academics, leadership, and initiative. Khalil came to GSDM as a technical assistant in the lab of Associate […]
Danielle Culp DMD 12 and Lauren Greco DMD 12 Treat Indigenous Population in Panama
Danielle Culp DMD 12 and Lauren Greco DMD 12 traveled to Panama with Northeast Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (NEVOSH) from January 19 to 30. The NEVOSH group has a core following of GSDM alumni volunteers: Christina Thompson DMD 06; Elizabeth Walker DMD 06, ORTHO 10; Joey Alamo DMD 06; and Steve Machardy DMD 07, […]
Alumni of All Ages Turn Out for Reception
On January 27, alumni, faculty, staff, and students came together at the annual alumni reception held during Yankee Dental Congress 2012, at the Seaport World Trade Center. The reception is an annual, informal event that provides an opportunity for members of the GSDM community to reconnect. “This year we had another large turnout at the […]
GSDM Holds Inaugural Research Retreat
The Inaugural Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Research Retreat was held on February 2, in the Hiebert Lounge. The Retreat was put on by the Office of the Associate Dean for Research, and Associate Dean for Research Maria Kukuruzinska served as host. The event included updates on research from many departments […]
Journal of Dental Education Celebrates 75th Anniversary; Highlights Drs. Raul Garcia and Woosung Sohn
The Journal of Dental Education (JDE) published a special commemorative issue in January 2012 to celebrate their 75th anniversary. For this issue leaders in dental education were selected to write 12 special review articles. GSDM’s own Chair of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Raul Garcia and Director of the Division of Dental Public […]
GSDM Returns to Yankee Dental Congress
Yankee Dental Congress 2012 (YDC) was held from January 25 to 28, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. GSDM representatives got involved with YDC participants on the exhibit floor, in lectures, and through volunteer opportunities. One of the highlights of the exhibit floor was the GSDM Alumni Lounge, where alums were welcomed and treated […]
Students Join Mission Efforts in Haiti
Friends and classmates Derrick Call DMD 12, Amit Patel DMD 12, and Seth Calderon DMD 12 traveled to Cap Haitien, Haiti, with the Cap Haitien Dental Institute to provide oral health outreach in late January. This was the first time that GSDM students had volunteered with this group led by Ohio-based dentist Dr. Ihor N. […]
Kelsey Hill DMD 14 and Arsalan Elahi DMD 14 Appointed to CoSRF
Kelsey Hill DMD 14 and Arsalan Elahi DMD 14 are both interested in dental education and curriculum. Because of this interest they were motivated to apply to represent GSDM at the ADEA Council of Students, Residents and Fellows (CoSRF). The mission of CoSRF is to serve as a national voice and advocate for all students […]
ADSO Celebrates the Year of the Dragon
The Asian Dental Student Organization (ADSO) in collaboration with CHP volunteered at Tet In Boston 2012. The festival is an annual Vietnamese new year festival organized by the Vietnamese-American Community of Massachusetts and the Intercollegiate Vietnamese Student Association that every year attracts 700+ attendees and hundreds of vendors. This year’s festival celebrated the beginning of […]