BUSDM’s First Fulbright Scholar to Research Abroad
Dr. John Bowley, associate professor of restorative sciences and biomaterials, will spend nearly five of the next 11 months on two sabbaticals, one of which will be funded by the very first Fulbright scholarship awarded to BUSDM faculty. Bowley first will head to New Zealand, where from late October through mid-January he will work with […]
BUASDA Wins Top Honors at Annual Session
Dental student representatives from across the country gathered Labor Day weekend in Houston, Texas, for the 35th American Student Dental Association (ASDA) Annual Session. BUSDM’s ASDA chapter was honored for Outstanding Advocacy at the session’s Ideal ASDA Award Luncheon. The award recognizes the 2004-2005 achievements of BUASDA in advocating for and representing students at the […]
Friedman Selected as White House Conference Delegate
Dr. Paula K. Friedman, professor, associate director of administration, and director of the geriatric dentistry program, last month was selected as one of 1,200 delegates to the upcoming 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA). “The Booming Dynamics of Aging: From Awareness to Action” is the theme of this year’s conference, which will be held […]
Friedman Receives Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award
The American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) last Saturday awarded Dr. Paula K. Friedman their highest honor, the Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award. The award annually honors women dentists who have made significant contributions in civic, cultural and humanitarian efforts, promoting a positive image of women in dentistry. Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to […]
VSDA Reaches Out to Charlestown Community
The national average for early childhood caries (ECC) is 5%, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The average in one local community, however, is up to four times that number. In response to this alarming statistic from the city of Chelsea, Massachusetts, two BUSDM faculty members recently conducted a seminar to educate […]
BUSDM Faculty Tackle Local ECC Problem
The national average for early childhood caries (ECC) is 5%, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The average in one local community, however, is up to four times that number. In response to this alarming statistic from the city of Chelsea, Massachusetts, two BUSDM faculty members recently conducted a seminar to educate […]
Blackstone School Makes Fifth Annual Trip to BUSDM
Seventy-five eight- and nine-year-olds last Monday hiked to East Newton Street from the Blackstone Elementary School on Shawmut Ave. for the school’s fifth annual third grade field trip to BUSDM. “The purpose of the field trip,” says Kathy Lituri, the field trip’s organizer and a dental hygienist and clinical instructor for the Department of Health […]
Sahin-Toth Honored by International Gastroenterology Society
At the 47th Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology (Balatonaliga, Hungary, June 7-11, 2005), Miklos Sahin-Toth, MD, PhD, was named an Honorary Member of the society and received the "Geza Hetenyi Memorial" medallion. This award is given annually to internationally recognized scientists in clinical or basic gastroenterology. The other recipients this year were […]
Judith Jones Becomes Diplomate of American Board of Special Care Dentistry
The American Board of Special Care Dentistry (ABSCD) has recognized Dr. Judith Jones, chair of the Department of General Dentistry, as a diplomate in geriatric dentistry. Becoming a diplomate in geriatric special care dentistry is the highest honor for dentists who have devoted their professional careers to the oral health care needs of diverse patient […]
Externship Program Celebrates Twenty-fifth Anniversary with Dinner and Conference
Externship faculty from across New England and the country gathered April 27 and 28 to celebrate a significant milestone: the Externship Program’s twenty-fifth anniversary. The school recognized each externship faculty member with a certificate during dinner at the Colonnade Hotel; the next day externship faculty participated in a conference "Excellence in Teaching" with the Department […]