Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department Takes to the Harbor to Welcome New Residents and Interns
On Sunday, August 10, 2014, the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery welcomed its incoming residents and interns to Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) with a brunch cruise in the Boston Harbor. Approximately 70 residents, interns, faculty, staff, and alumni were in attendance. Guests began boarding at noon for a […]
Volunteers Contribute to Health and Safety of Boston Youth at Charles Yancey Book Fair
On August 30, 2014, nine members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community volunteered their time at the 28th Annual Charles C. Yancey Book Fair. This annual event held at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center promotes literacy and encourages the love of reading among Boston youth. Oral […]
Boston University To Become First Seamlessly Integrated Digital Dental School in the Nation
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) announced at the 2014 American Dental Association (ADA) Annual Session in San Antonio, Texas on October 11th that it has entered into an agreement with Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. that will help enable GSDM to become the first US dental school to transition entirely […]
The Restructuring of Dental Practice: Dentists as Employees or Owners? Dr. Raul Garcia authors guest editorial for the October 2014 issue of JADA
Is your oral health care affected by the type of dental practice you visit? That’s what Professor and Chair of Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Raul Garcia explored in his October 2014 guest editorial in The Journal of the American Dental Association […]
Homeless Veterans Receive Assistance from GSDM Volunteers at Stand Down
Massachusetts Stand Down is a community program designed to help homeless veterans, and is hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Held on August 22, 2014, the annual daylong event gives homeless and at-risk veterans a chance to receive food, shelter, clothing, health services, and more. This year, the event was held at the International […]
GSDM’s ADEA Students Teach Aspiring Dental Assistants in CE Program
On Friday, September 19, 2014, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) DMD students who are also members of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) worked alongside six aspiring dental assistants learning foundational skills in dental assisting. The dental assisting students are participating in a nine-week Continuing Education (CE) course taught at […]
GSDM Volunteers Help Kids Prepare for Kindergarten
On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 34 members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community volunteered their time at the 15th Annual Countdown to Kindergarten Celebration. Countdown to Kindergarten is an annual event at the Children’s Museum in Boston for families to learn about all things kindergarten. This was GSDM’s […]
GSDM Hosts Group from Italy for CE Course in Periodontal Microsurgery
For over 15 years, the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Department of Periodontology has hosted a unique, weeklong continuing education program that offers general dentists from abroad the opportunity to train in basic microsurgery and learn microsurgery for periodontal plastic surgery repair. During the week of September 8–12, 2014, a […]
GSDM Volunteers Promote Oral Health at Healthy Baby, Healthy Child Family Celebration
On Tuesday, August 9, 2014, four Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students volunteered their time to promote oral health and offer dental screenings to families participating in the Healthy Baby/Healthy Child Program at the Stony Brooke Reservation in Hyde Park. The six-week educational program concluded with a celebration that offered a great […]
A Hero in Our Midst—Frank Schiano Honored by the MDS
Dr. Frank Schiano, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of General Dentistry and Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine alum (CAS 01, DMD 06, AEGD 07), was recently recognized as a William McKenna Volunteer Hero by the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS), a statewide organization serving nearly 5,000 member dentists. Dr. Schiano was […]