Students Triumph on the Court
For the second year in a row the student team defeated the faculty and staff team at the Annual SNDA Basketball Game. The final score was an extremely close 59-57 in favor of the students, who now lead the faculty two games to one, since SNDA began hosting this event in 2009. This year marked […]
Mohammed Nadershah OMFS 11 Takes Home Top Honors for Research Poster
Mohammed Nadershah OMFS 11 won the best poster award at the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ACOMS) 32nd Annual Scientific Conference and Exhibition, held in Las Vegas from April 3 to 5. The title of his poster was, "Venous Anastomoses Using Microvascular Coupler in Free Flap Head and Neck Reconstruction." Nadershah explained, “The […]
Name That Smile!
CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri recently lead two teams of volunteers to outreach events geared toward college students. The first was the BU Be Well Fair on April 6 and the second was the Wellness Fair at Roxbury Community College (RCC) on April 7. Mahesh Sadhnani DMD 12 volunteered at both events and introduced […]
Dental Students Gain Insight into Life After School
The 1st Annual GSDM Career Fair was held on April 11. To kick things off a panel of alums including: Mitch Sabbagh DMD 87; Tina Valades DMD 84; Shadi Daher DMD 90, OMFS 94; Frank Schiano DMD 06, AEGD 07; and William Gordon DMD 88, ORTHO 90, were on hand to answer soon-to-be graduates’ questions. […]
Annual Updates in General Dentistry Conference an “Unqualified Success”
GSDM Professor and Chair of General Dentistry Dr. Judith Jones hosted another lively and informative Updates in General Dentistry Conference on April 8. The annual conference welcomed General Dentistry faculty, students, and Extramural Program preceptors to the School for a day of learning. “Our eighth annual Updates in General Dentistry Conference was an unqualified success,” […]
AAWD Launches New Monthly Program at Rosie’s Place
Spearheaded by Josephine Verde DMD 13 of the GSDM chapter of AAWD, the student group launched a monthly community service initiative named, “Women to Women,” that is aimed at improving the oral health of the women of Rosie’s Place. GSDM has volunteered at Rosie’s Place in the past, but this initiative steps the efforts up […]
Students Face Challenges; Gain Fresh Perspective on Mexican Outreach Trip
Hamed Aleriezi DMD 11 and Adeel Khan DMD 11 traveled to Mexico in early March to participate in a 12-day elective externship in the Copper Canyon region as part of a small outreach team. This trip was affiliated with Liga International – The Flying Doctors of Mercy, but consisted of a much smaller group of volunteers […]
Outreach a Component of ACP Prosthodontics Awareness Week
Pre- and postdoctoral students from GSDM joined forces on April 9, at the Health Family Day event, sponsored by Dana Farber Center for Community Based Research and UMass Boston. Similar to last year, CHP organized GSDM participation in the event and then invited the Massachusetts Section of the American College of Prosthodontics to participate as […]
Helping the Homeless
Female GSDM students Olga Krikunenko DMD 12, Moira Sinnott DMD 12, Vera Chernomordik DMD 12, and Alicia Cook DMD 11 joined Research Dental Hygienist Dee Devlin and Clinical Instructor Dr. Corinna Culler at the Suffolk University Health Fair on April 8. The volunteers provided dental screenings and oral health materials to local homeless women. “I […]
GSDM Appreciates the Arts
Art Days 2011 was held on March 28 and 29 in the Hiebert Lounge. Art Days is an annual event sponsored by the Dean of the School of Medicine. This year GSDM had a strong showing with multiple submissions from students, staff, and faculty. They included: Rohit James DMD 12: Graphite sketches Clinical Assistant Professor […]