Schweitzer Fellow Andrew Soule-Hinds DMD 15: On a Mission to Improve Dental Care for Underserved
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) student Andrew Soule-Hinds DMD 15 was chosen in March 2013 for the highly selective Boston Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. He joins the nearly 500 Schweitzer Fellows who have collectively delivered over 90,000 hours of service to communities in and around Boston and Worcester since the program’s […]
Education Leads to Improving Health in San Marcos, Honduras
“Cepillo! Cepillo!” Spanish for “Toothbrush!” those were the calls from school children in San Marcos, Honduras, when Sahar Abtahi AEGD 13 and Lindy Su DMD 13 visited with Cape Cares from March 1 to 8, 2013. Cape Cares is a Cape Cod-based organization that brings health and support professionals to Central America—with a focus on […]
GSDM Helps BU “Spread the Health” at Annual Wellness Fair
On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Boston University (BU) held its “Spread the Health” Wellness Fair in the George Sherman Union on the Charles River Campus. The Fair is held annually for BU undergraduates and addresses a variety of relevant issues, including oral health. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Oral Health […]
Rio San Juan Mission Proves the Importance of Oral Health Education
Imagine: the dentist wants to do a filling on a minor cavity and the patient says, “No. Extract the tooth.” That’s what Kathy Ko, Christian Peralta, and Justin van Dusen (all DMD 13) encountered on an elective externship to Buena Vista, Nicaragua, with San Juan Rio Relief, March 2–March 10, 2013. “I think [patients] were […]
GSDM Global Days of Service 2013
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s (GSDM) Global & Population Health office and the Alumni Relations office have arranged several ways for everyone to join forces, as individuals and/or in large and small groups, to make April 2013’s Global Days of Service the best yet for GSDM. Together we can make a […]
GSDM Students Honored at ASDA Annual Session in Atlanta
Six students from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) attended the 2013 American Student Dental Association’s (ASDA) Annual Session, March 6–9 in Atlanta, Georgia. GSDM attendees were: Sammy Gill DMD 14, Antonio Maceda-Johnson DMD 15, Jessica Metcalfe DMD 15, Zara Nensey DMD 14, Khamir Patel AS 14, and Jay Patel […]
GSDM’s SNDA Hosts First Ever Impressions Day
On Saturday, March 2, 2013, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s (GSDM) Student National Dental Association (SNDA), American Student Dental Association (ASDA) and Hispanic Student Dental Association (HSDA) launched the first SNDA Impressions program in the School’s history. Impressions is a flagship event for SNDA chapters nationwide. The program encourages and educates […]
GSDM Addresses Teens’ Oral Health Issues at 10th Annual Safe Love Dance and Resource Fair
On Thursday, February 21, 2013, students from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) volunteered at the 10th Annual Safe Love Dance and Resource Fair. The event was sponsored by the Generation Next Academy (GNA) Teen Center. At GNA, adolescents learn and grow through education and experience. GSDM students joined Oral […]
GSDM Collaborates with Mil Milagros “A Thousand Miracles” in Guatemala
To those familiar with Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community outreach programs, it may not come as a surprise that the School recently partnered with an organization whose name translates from Spanish as “a thousand miracles.” In January 2013, GSDM Assistant Director of Extramural Programs Ms. Kathy Held and frequent […]
Teaching the Importance of Oral Health in Honduras
If given a choice, most people would choose not to see the dentist. That’s the problem students and staff encountered on their mission to Buena Vista, Honduras. Upon arriving at the school where Global Brigades had set up a pharmacy and medical and dental clinic, residents of the small coffee-growing community checked off a form […]