Destinee Ingrao Wins Scholarship with Integrity, Imagination, and Initiative
The Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy recently honored our student Destinee R. Ingrao DMD 15 with the 2014 Foundation Dental Student Scholarship Award. Destinee received $1,000 to go directly toward tuition and a certificate, which Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter, Assistant Dean of Students Dr. Joseph Calabrese, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Cataldo Leone […]
GSDM Helps Somerville Children Start Kindergarten with a Healthy Smile
Volunteers from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) offered support to approximately 400 families with children preparing for kindergarten at the Countdown to Kindergarten Somerville event at Boston Children’s Museum on May 16, 2014. This event is an off-shoot of Countdown to Kindergarten Boston, a non-profit collaborative that engages families, educators, […]
“Best of the Best” Inducted into OKU National Dental Honor Society
On May 8, 2014, the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Lambda Mu Chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society (OKU) held its 7th annual OKU Induction Ceremony at the Trustee Ballroom. The ceremony was presided over by Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter, Lambda Mu Chapter President Dr. Stephen Polins, […]
Trackman Lab Awarded New Grant and Publishes Two Articles on Lysyl Oxidase Research
June was a fruitful month for the Trackman laboratory, a group of investigators from all career stages under the guidance of Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Dr. Philip C. Trackman. The researchers continue to be a source of innovative research within the GSDM community, having last […]
Schweitzer Fellows Celebrated at the Conclusion of Fellowship Year
Schweitzer Fellow Andrew Soule-Hinds DMD 15 was honored along with other 2013-2014 Boston Fellows at a ceremony at Fenway Health Thursday, May 8, 2014. The program celebrated “the dedication and service of the 2013–2014 Boston Fellows and their commitment to underserved communities in Massachusetts,” according to a Schweitzer Fellowship press release. Soule-Hinds was featured in […]
Endo Alums “Strive for Perfection” in DC
Dean and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Hutter along with Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Endodontics Dr. Sami Chogle hosted an alumni reception Friday, May 2, 2014, during the Annual Session of the American Association of Endodontists. The Annual Session was held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, […]
Dental and Medical Students Team Up to Improve Health in East Boston
Fifteen volunteers from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) joined together with twelve volunteers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) to provide health care services to children and their families at the second annual Interprofessional Spring Wellness Fair at the East Boston YMCA for Healthy Kids Day on April […]
Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities Benefit from GSDM Outreach
On April 24, 2014, volunteers from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) provided services to adults with psychiatric disabilities at the Center Club Boston, a program of Bay Cove Human Services. Led by Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri and in collaboration with the GSDM student chapter of the American […]
Dr. Sok-Ja Janket Presents at International Congress on Autoimmunity in France
Research Associate Professor Dr. Sok-Ja Janket was invited to present at the 9th International Congress on Autoimmunity, which was held in the city of Nice, France, March 26–30, 2014. Dr. Janket presented, “How to Predict Type 1 Diabetes or Any Autoimmune Disease” to a standing room only crowd during the Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus—Diagnostics and […]
Dr. Joseph Boffa Elected to Executive Board
On April 29, 2014, at the Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, Rhode Island Alliance for Retired Americans Vice-President and Director of Medical Programs Dr. Joseph Boffa was elected to one of the six Alliance for Retired Americans Community Advocacy Network (CAN) Executive Board positions. Dr. Boffa is an Associate Professor […]