MDS Awards Honor Staff/Faculty and Benefit Students
The Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) honored the School three times over at its Presidential Awards on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, during Yankee Dental Congress (YDC). Group Practice Leaders Dr. David Dano and Dr. Eleni Kanasi received the competitive Ten Under Ten Award. Senior Laboratory Assistant Mark Kaplan accepted the John T. Griffin Technician of the […]
Students Share Unique China Externship Experiences
On January 17, 2014, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) DMD 14 students Alena Mehtani, Erica Weinberg, Erik Harriman, and Grant Murray gave a presentation to a packed classroom G-301 on their two-week international externship to two world-renowned institutions for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) located in China. The October 2013 […]
GSDM Wins First Prize in Crest Oral B Challenge
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) came in first place for the first-ever Crest Oral B Boston Dental Schools Challenge on January 29, 2014. GSDM competed against Harvard School of Dental Medicine (second place) and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (third place). The winner was determined based on a points […]
Nathan Ng DMD 14 Published in Top Research Journal
Nathan Ng DMD 14 is the lead author of a manuscript accepted in November 2013 by the Journal of Periodontology, one of the top peer-reviewed journals of its field. Ng began research for the paper “Coffee Consumption and Periodontal Disease in Men” during his APEX first-year research rotation with mentors Dr. Elizabeth Krall Kaye, Professor […]
Dentists Turned Chefs for a Night
Group Practice Leaders Drs. David Dano and Eleni Kanasi with two students from Group Practice 8, Amrita Patel DMD 15 and Himanshu Shah DMD 15, joined the Massachusetts Dental Society Boston Collaborative Group (BCG) to cook and serve dinner for 150 women and children at Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women located […]
Bluecams Propel Us Further Into Digital Age
The School strengthened its commitment to digital dentistry in December when faculty trained on Bluecams, the new Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics, or CEramic REConstruction (CEREC) computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) machines made by Sirona. Pre-doctoral faculty and dentists from the Dental Health Center at 930 Commonwealth Avenue spent the day of December 18, 2013, […]
Dr. Eva Helmerhorst Delivers Keynote Address at AADR Boston Meeting
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Dr. Eva Helmerhorst delivered the keynote lecture at the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Boston Section Semiannual meeting on December 11, 2013, at Boston University Medical School. More than 30 people attended the meeting. […]
SNDA Kicks off 2014 Planning for Abundant Spring Events
On January 27, 2014, the Boston University chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) held their first meeting of the spring semester in G-301. During the meeting, students from each year collaborated and planned for upcoming events. The first SDNA event of the semester, Impressions Day, will be held on March 1. Impressions is […]
GSDM Volunteers Bring Holiday Cheer to Christmas in the City
On December 22, 2013, members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community volunteered at Christmas in the City (CITC). They joined thousands of others at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center for this annual event for mothers and children living in Boston area homeless shelters. CITC is a lively […]
Mohammed Badri ORAL BIO 14 Presents New Understanding of Rare Disorder at 2013 GSI Research Symposium
Mohammed Badri ORAL BIO 14 was selected by the Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) Genome Science Institute from a large pool of applicants as one of six oral platform presenters at the 2013 annual research symposium. The Doctor of Science candidate presented part of his doctoral research, “Role of Ellis van-Creveld syndrome 2 in Craniofacial […]