Recent Alums Join Former Faculty in Jamaican Outreach
Bernhard (Ben) Bringewald DMD 11 joined the Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC) 2011 Annual Medical and Education Mission trip to Jamaica following GSDM graduation May 28 to June 3. JAAC conducts an annual, seven-day mission to rural Jamaica with a team of medical professionals and other volunteers to provide medical screenings, laparoscopic surgeries, dental […]
GSDM Returns to Special Olympics Massachusetts Games
GSDM returned to the Special Olympic Massachusetts Games Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Harvard University’s athletic grounds in Cambridge. Staff, student, and faculty volunteers registered athletes, gave free oral health screenings, made mouth guards, demonstrated proper hygiene, provided nutrition counseling, gave out goody bags filled with dental supplies including electronic Shrek toothbrushes, and helped keep […]
Dorchester Families Start Living SMART
CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, Felicia Smith DMD 15, Thomas Horton DMD 14, Lillelenny Santana AS 2012, and Danielle Collins (a former dental hygiene student of Lituri’s) volunteered at the Living SMART Community Health Fair on June 11. The fair was held at the Perkins Community Center in Dorchester. Living SMART is a […]
GSDM Community Enjoys One of BU’s Oldest Traditions
Seventy-four members of the GSDM community attended the 97th Annual BU Night at the Pops at Symphony Hall on Saturday, May 21. BU Night at the Pops is one of the University’s oldest traditions. The evening annually takes place during Commencement weekend and encourages graduates and their guests to experience one of Boston’s greatest cultural […]
Incisors, Canines, Premolars, and Molars Descend on GSDM
On May 27, four classes of third grade students from the Edward W. Brooke Charter School in Roslindale, took a field trip to GSDM. The children were divided into four groups: Incisors, Canines, Premolars, and Molars, then the day of educational and fun activities got underway in both the classroom and the SLC. The children […]
Dr. Anthony Gianelly Remembered by Alumni at AAO Reception
Nearly 50 GSDM Orthodontic alumni came together in Chicago for a reception held during the 2011 AAO Annual Session in early May. Associate Professor and Director of the Advanced Orthodontic Training Program Victor Dietz welcomed all of the guests and later said, “The reception was great! We had a very nice turnout and it was […]
GSDM Takes Aim at Good Oral Health
Roxbury families turned out in force for the Aim for Healthy Living Health Fair held on Saturday, May 14 at Roxbury Community College. GSDM, in cooperation with Roxbury Community College and the Newton Chapter Jack & Jill of America, Inc. sponsored the fair. Jack & Jill of America is an African-American organization of mothers who […]
Speaking the Language: GSDM Volunteers Help Local Haitians
For the second year in a row GSDM headed to the Inite Pou La Sante / United for Health Fair to provide outreach to the more than 500 families of Haitian descent who attend the annual fair at the Voice of the Gospel Tabernacle Church in Mattapan. GSDM volunteers provided dental screenings to more that […]
Dental School Gets a “Thumbs Up” From Local Children
The 8th annual Orchard Gardens field trip to GSDM took place on May 16. Around 40 first and second grade children made the trip from the nearby Orchard Gardens K-8 School for a day filled with educational and fun activities. “This day is a lot of fun and a good way for the dental students […]
GSDM Expands Effort at BU Relay for Life
The BU Relay for Life took place on April 16 to 17, at the BU Track and Tennis Center. For the third year in a row, GSDM put together a team to participate in the overnight event and raise money for the American Cancer Society. Ten members of the GSDM faculty and staff participated along […]