Pre-doctoral Grand Rounds Presentation Begins for 2016-2017 Academic Year
On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Erin Hersey DMD 17 delivered the first presentation in the 2016-2017 series of pre-doctoral Grand Rounds presentations to an audience of faculty and students at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). Approximately 90 faculty and students were in attendance for Hersey’s presentation, which was—like all pre-doctoral […]
Kirby Elizabeth Williams Joins Communications & External Marketing Staff
Kirby Elizabeth Williams is the Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). In her new position she will oversee web updates, all photography needs, videography needs, the yearbook, social media, Google AdWords and Google Analytics. Williams began at GSDM on August 15, 2016. Williams comes to […]
Dr. Belinda Borrelli Featured on Boston University Research Website
Dr. Belinda Borrelli featured on www.bu.edu/research. Original article by Sara Rimer. Dr. Belinda Borrelli, Ph.D. Professor and Director of Behavioral Science Research at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, had her latest study featured by BU Research. Sara Rimer, Director of […]
ASDA Board Retreat Held at Dr. Joe Calabrese’s Home
On Saturday, September 10, 2016, the annual American Student Dental Association (ASDA) Board Retreat was held at Dr. Joe Calabrese’s home. The committee and Dr. Calabrese and his wife Michele, were joined by Drs. Tina Valades, Bing Liu and Hesham Nouh. “During this retreat, our organization hashed out the events we plan to host this […]
Khalid Alamoud Receives Award for Poster Presentation at American Head & Neck Society Conference
By Jason Stevens Dr. Khalid Alamoud, Ortho 19, DScD 19, at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), presented his recent research conducted in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at the 9th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer: Technology Transforming Head and Neck Cancer Care. Dr. Alamoud is a post-doctoral […]
Study Finds Racial Disparity in Emergency Department Opioid Prescriptions
Dr. Astha Singhal, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), published a study that found a racial disparity in the rate of opioid prescriptions for emergency department visits. Titled “Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Opioid Prescriptions at Emergency Department Visits for […]
Muslim Student Association Hosts Eid Celebration
On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, some 70 members of both the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) communities gathered together for a special Eid Dinner. The event was sponsored and hosted by the Muslim Student Association (MSA) in the Hiebert Lounge at BUSM. This Eid Dinner […]
Dr. Janket Represents GSDM at International Congress on Autoimmunity
By Jason Stevens Dr. Sok-Ja Janket of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) attended the 10th International Congress on Autoimmunity in Leipzig, Germany, this April. At this conference, which attracted over 2,000 attendees from around the world, Dr. Janket chaired an inaugural session dedicated to integument and oral mucosal diseases in autoimmunity. […]
Periodontics Alumni Reception Held in San Diego
Nearly 40 alumni, some going back to the class of 1966, attended the Periodontics Alumni Reception during the AAP Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter gave the opening remarks, then was followed by Chair and Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontology and Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program […]
OCRI Hosts Lunch & Learn on Head & Neck Cancer Day
By Jason Stevens On Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Oral Cancer Research Initiative (OCRI) marked World Head & Neck Cancer Day with a Lunch & Learn. This event featured a variety of perspectives on head and neck cancer, including discussion of current research, clinical treatments, and patient […]