Dr. Schiano Leads GSDM Habitat for Humanity Team
The GSDM community showed that its giving spirit extends beyond dentistry in May when a group of alums, faculty, and staff led by Dr. Frank Schiano CAS 01, DMD 06, AEGD 07 helped build a home in Dorchester for Habitat for Humanity Boston. The outing was a partnership between Habitat for Humanity and the Boston […]
GSDM Promotes Oral Health in Mattapan’s Haitian Community
On May 5, 2012, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) faculty members Dr. Shiro Kamachi and Dr. Hideo Yamamoto joined Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Ms. Kathy Lituri and eighteen GSDM students and residents at the Inite Pou La Sante/United for Health Fair. This event was held at […]
Rachel Lukas DMD 13 and Dee Gulis DMD 12 Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
On May 2, 2012, Dee Gulis DMD 12 and Rachel Lukas DMD 13 headed to Dorchester to work with Habitat for Humanity. The pair, as ASDA 1st and 2nd Delegates, were invited to participate by Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) Coordinator of District Affairs and Student Events Lisa Davis. Also on the team were two staff […]
GSDM Increases BU Relay for Life Participation with Two Teams
The BU Relay for Life took place on April 14 and 15 at the BU Track and Tennis Center. GSDM participated for the fourth year in a row, this time with so many people involved they needed two teams. The teams, comprised of 48 students, faculty, staff, and friends total, participated in the overnight event […]
CHP Tells Participants, “You Go Girl!”
On April 5, 2012 CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, Lindzy Goodman DMD 14, and Tayo Odusanwo DMD 13 volunteered at Mother Caroline Academy, an all-girls school, grades 5-8, in Roxbury. As volunteers they presented a whole day of health and wellness called, “You Go Girl,” to the students. Said Lituri, “We presented a […]
GSDM Students Serve as Educators and Role Models at the Yawkey Club
The GSDM Chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA), in collaboration with CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, held its annual Give Kids a Smile event at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Roxbury on March 23. Jenny Lorenzo DMD 13 played a major role in organizing the 19 ASDA students who […]
Fourth-year Students Ignite Interest in Global Health
A motivational luncheon presentation was hosted by Extramural Programs on April 6. The luncheon was led by Assistant Director of Extramural Programs Kathy Held and featured testimonials from fourth-year DMD students who have traveled on an international elective externship in the last year. These students visited Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Panama, Nicaragua, and Mexico to provide […]
Sharing Dental School Knowledge with CRC Students
More than 300 BU students visited the GSDM booth at this year’s Be Well Health Fair. The fair caters to BU undergraduate students and offers information on all aspects of health. Four GSDM students—Satinder Kaur Pandher DMD 13, Pallavi Chellur DMD12, Manu Sharma DMD 12, and Anya Pukhovitskaya DMD 13—volunteered to present information on oral […]
ADSO Teams Up With Harvard to Support Healthy Kids Festival
The BU Chapter of the Asian Dental Student Organization (ADSO) teamed up with the Harvard Chapter to provide oral health outreach at the Healthy Kids Festival on March 21. The festival was sponsored by the Children’s Museum and ADSO also worked with CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri to coordinate their efforts. The festival […]
GSDM Community Shows Creative Side
Several students and staff members from GSDM submitted their work to the 22nd Annual Art Days, held March 26 and 27. All students, faculty, and staff of the BU Medical Campus were encouraged to submit their artwork of any medium, which was displayed in a gallery, set up in the Hiebert Lounge. Art Days was […]