OHEP Receives Meritorious Award from ADA
The Oral Health Equity Project (OHEP), a collaboration of the Boston Public Health Commission, BUSDM, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Forsyth Dental Hygiene Program, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, this month received a Meritorious Access to Care Award in the category of geriatric oral health […]
Congratulations, Dr. Kemp!
Dr. Spencer Kemp, instructor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, learned October 13 that he passed the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Certification Exam on his first attempt. He took the test, which is offered once each year in Tampa, Florida, October 5-6 with a group of about 15 people. "I […]
Lecture Asks, “What Is Innovation?”
Dr. Salomon Amar, associate dean for research, and the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology October 23 welcomed Dr. Alain Carpentier, professor at Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou in France, to present his lecture, "What Is Innovation?" "He is the father of the cardiac valve and I’m honored to have him here at Boston University," Amar […]
BUSDM Faculty Present at New York Academy of Sciences Meeting
The New York Academy of Sciences welcomed Dr. Frank Oppenheim, chair of the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology; Dr. Eva Helmerhorst, assistant professor in the Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology; and Dr. Walter Siqueira, postdoctoral fellow, to present at the meeting Oral-based Diagnostics October 10-13 at Emerald Pointe Resort in Georgia. Dr. Oppenheim […]
HRSA Extends Dental Public Health Residency Training Grant
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced it will continue to fund the Dental Public Health Residency Training Grant for an additional three years. "Our curriculum will continue to be expanded to support training that addresses key twenty-first century health issues in the U.S.," says Dr. […]
Congratulations Marta!
Marta Diaz has been promoted from patient coordinator to supervisor of patient services. In her new role, Diaz will supervise the patient coordinators to address all patients’ inquiries about the initial oral diagnosis appointment. She will continue to assist BUSDM faculty, staff, and students in the oral diagnosis rotation. Diaz, who joined BUSDM in […]
BU Castle Hosts Jong, Knutson Awards
Approximately 70 BUSDM faculty, students, and friends gathered at BU Castle November 6 as the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Oral Health Section presented the first annual Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Community Dental Health Student Awards and John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public Health sponsored by Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals and OMNI Preventive […]
Drs. Miyamoto and Nunn to Participate in First Asian World Dental Symposium
Dr. Takanari Miyamoto, assistant professor in the Department of General Dentistry, and Dr. Martha Nunn, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research will participate in the first Asian World Dental Symposium, entitled "New Challenges in Periodontics in the 21st Century," January 20-21, 2007, at Yomiuri Hall in Tokyo. The conference […]
PROS Residents Win Top Honors at ACP Meeting
BUSDM swept away the competition at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Natick October 13 as prosthodontics residents Drs. Mohammed Bahanshal and Nawaf Al-Dousari earned top honors in the Steven R. Gordon Memorial Essay Contest hosted by the Massachusetts section of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). A panel of judges, which heard presentations on a […]
BUVSDA Concert to Benefit Vietnamese Children in Need
In the middle of classes and exams, members of Boston University’s Vietnamese Student Dental Association are finding time to give back to the community by hosting Dem Uoc Vong, a concert to benefit orphans and children with disabilities who live at Linh Son Temple in Vietnam, from 7 to 11 PM December 9 at the […]