Chelsea Students Go Back to School Armed with Oral Health Smarts
Seven staff members—Dr. Lina Benslimane, Dr. Martin Ugarte, Anuj Goyal, Krissie Gibbs, Joyce Ganas, John D’Adamo, and Flor Amaya—from the School-Based Health Programs at GSDM attended the 8th Annual Chelsea Back to School Celebration on August 25. This annual event was sponsored by Chelsea Community Organizations and was held at the Williams Middle School. More […]
SNDA Educates Middle-Schoolers at Fenway Park
Students from the GSDM chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA), along with faculty sponsor Clinical Instructor Dr. Corinna Culler, reached out to middle-school age children at the annual Middle-O event held at Fenway Park. The event took place on September 6 and eight members of the SNDA attended. When asked what the number one […]
Students Gain Perspective at Mattapan Health Care Revival Fair
Fourteen student representatives from GSDM, including students from the BU chapter of SNDA attended the Mattapan Health Care Revival Fair on Saturday, September 13. The group was led by Clinical Instructor Dr. Corinna Culler, and they provided screenings and information to the attendees. In total they screened about 60 people, mainly adults. Culler said of […]
Spanish-speaking Students Get the Word Out on Oral Health
The BU chapter of HSDA attended the Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción & Thrive in 5 Educational Family Fair with CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri on Saturday, September 24, at Plaza Batances. Just down the street from GSDM, the event drew a large group of families from the South End and Roxbury with pre-school age […]
Women to Women Event Benefits Both Attendees and Volunteers
The AAWD returned to Rosie’s Place for the Women to Women event on August 12. This was the sixth event that the group has hosted for the women of Rosie’s Place. Similar to past visits, the volunteers distributed oral health information and toothbrushes, as well as performing oral health screenings. The AAWD’s Women to Women event […]
Dr. Frank Schiano: A Rising Star in Community Health Dentistry
The Boston Business Journal recently spotlighted GSDM Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Frank Schiano’s amazing work as Director of Dentistry at Fenway Health. Dr. Schiano is a 2006 graduate of GSDM’s DMD program and a 2007 graduate of the AEGD program. Shortly after completing the AEGD program, he was named Dentistry Director at Fenway Health. Fenway […]
Muslim Student Association Hosts Iftar Dinner
The Muslim Students Association (MSA) sponsored an Iftar dinner at the School of Dental Medicine on August 16, to mark the breaking of the day’s fast. In observance of the month of Ramadan, many Muslim students at GSDM are fasting each day from dawn until dusk. A large group of students, of both Muslim and […]
Check Out the New Videos on the GSDM Experience!
Four new videos complete with interviews of students, faculty, staff, and researchers are available for viewing on the GSDM website. The videos were designed to give potential applicants a taste of the excellent educational experience available at GSDM, but are fun for everyone to watch. Keep an eye out for appearances by your friends, teachers, […]
Drs. Friedman & Calabrese Join Forces to Educate Nursing Home Staff
GSDM teamed up with Mass Senior Care, which represents 80 to 90 percent of the nursing homes in Massachusetts, this summer to bring a seminar series on senior oral health care to nursing home staff throughout Massachusetts. The program, called Oral Health & Overall Health: It’s a Two-Way Street, hit Northampton, Peabody, Randolph, and Marlborough […]
Externship Trio Gets the Word Out About Smoking
Three students recently went above and beyond to fulfill their externship community outreach requirement. The students—Sayed Al-Mousawi DMD 12, Amy Mann DMD 12, and Vera Chernomordik DMD 12—attended an outreach event in East Boston held in the Shaw’s parking lot. The event included volunteers from Boston University School of Medicine, The Family Van, and the Dana Farber […]