Students Bond During Mexican Mission Trip
Four fourth-year DMD students who didn’t know each other very well boarded a plane together in early March headed to Mexico, and returned a week later as the best of friends. The students: John Keyes, Kimberley Ung, Vera Chernomordik, and Oshin Anjirghooli joined team leader Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Frank Schiano and GSDM alum Ismael […]
The New York Times Highlights Efforts of GSDM Fellow Dr. Laura Kaufman
Dr. Laura Kaufman provides patients with cleanings, simple extractions, denture repairs, and complete denture fabrication. This may seem pretty standard, but the difference is that Dr. Kaufman does all of this in her patient’s homes. Dr. Kaufman is in her second-year of a federally funded Geriatric Fellowship that is a collaboration between the Henry M. […]
Students Gain Mentors and Valuable Learning Experience in Rio San Juan
A student’s learning experience at dental school can be greatly enhanced by a good mentor. Fourth-year GSDM dental student Tim Smith recently encountered such a mentor on a mission trip to Rio San Juan, Nicaragua with the San Juan Rio Relief Organization. Dr. Chris Cannon and his brother Dr. Matt Cannon—both pediatric dentists from Iowa—have […]
GSDM Gets Involved With Notre Dame Education Center
Under the leadership of Fransheska Ovalles DMD 13, and in cooperation with CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, the BU chapter of ASDA participated in the 4th Notre Dame Education Center event on February 28. Said Lituri, “Our participation in this event is something that Jenny Lorenzo DMD 13 helped to establish in the […]
GSDM Students Compete in First Annual District 1 Debate
GSDM dental debaters Mohamad Kamel DMD 13, Sameet Gill DMD 14, Marc Horton DMD 14, Darshit Shah DMD 13, Dhiren Agrawal DMD 13, and Julian Camastra DMD 15 faced off against dental students from Tufts University and Harvard University at the First Annual District 1 Debate, held at Tufts University on February 25. GSDM and […]
Thomas O’Connor’s Eye-Opening Journey to Haiti
Fourth-year DMD student Thomas O’Connor hopes to become an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He has had his sights set on this goal since before he entered dental school. His father, Dr. Stephen O’Connor an ER doctor in O’Connor’s hometown of Jasper, Indiana, introduced him to Drs. Matthew Monesmith and Kyley Wood, two Jasper Oral and […]
A Special Valentine’s Day for The Classic Smile
In honor of a beloved staff member, Clinical Professor and Director of Pre-doctoral Removable Prosthodontics Dr. Ronni Schnell and her husband Richard Short DMD 82 offer free dental care each year on Valentine’s Day to homeless families at their Medford practice, The Classic Smile. Drs. Schnell and Short began this free day of care in […]
Student Groups Join Forces for Clothing Drive
The GSDM chapters of AAWD and ADSO recently co-sponsored a clothing drive for the women of Rosie’s Place. AAWD President Josephine Verde DMD 13 and ADSO President Michelle Vo DMD 13 organized the drive on behalf of their organizations, along with help from CHP Oral Health Promotion Director and ADSO advisor Kathy Lituri. The group […]
Danielle Culp DMD 12 and Lauren Greco DMD 12 Treat Indigenous Population in Panama
Danielle Culp DMD 12 and Lauren Greco DMD 12 traveled to Panama with Northeast Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (NEVOSH) from January 19 to 30. The NEVOSH group has a core following of GSDM alumni volunteers: Christina Thompson DMD 06; Elizabeth Walker DMD 06, ORTHO 10; Joey Alamo DMD 06; and Steve Machardy DMD 07, […]
Students Join Mission Efforts in Haiti
Friends and classmates Derrick Call DMD 12, Amit Patel DMD 12, and Seth Calderon DMD 12 traveled to Cap Haitien, Haiti, with the Cap Haitien Dental Institute to provide oral health outreach in late January. This was the first time that GSDM students had volunteered with this group led by Ohio-based dentist Dr. Ihor N. […]