SNDA Raises Oral Health Issues with Middle Schoolers
SNDA, in combination with CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, recently paid a visit to 6th and 7th grade classrooms at Higginson/Lewis K-8 School, in Roxbury. SNDA volunteers included Wyatt Traina DMD 14, Kandiss Smith DMD 12, Myrna Zohni DMD 12, and Serena Jacobs DMD 11. The volunteers taught a lesson on oral health […]
Getting Behind the Heart and Soul of Good Health
GSDM student volunteers and Assistant Dean for Community Partnerships & Extramural Affairs Dr. Michelle Henshaw headed to the Vine Street Community Center in Roxbury on April 2. They were part of a series of volunteers that were offering free health screenings, including oral health screenings for people of all ages; exercise including yoga, tai chi, and […]
Kids and Their Families Get Motivated About Oral Health
GSDM students Lauren Greco DMD 12, Mahesh Sadhani DMD 12, Thomas Keeling DMD 14, and Maidelys Oliva DMD 14 accompanied CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri to the Family Wellness Fair and Saturday Open Gym at Madison Park Community Center in Roxbury on April 2. Doggie, the official stuffed animal mascot of CHP, was […]
Children of the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club Fill Their Passports
The GSDM Chapter of ASDA, in collaboration with CHP Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, held their annual Passport to Dental Health Fair at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Roxbury on March 31. Jenny Lorenzo DMD 13 spearheaded the effort this year by coordinating the logistics of this interactive event. More than 100 […]
ASDA Donations Help Local Patient Community
ASDA recently donated 402 items collected during their annual food drive to the BMC Food Pantry. This is a 20% increase in the amount of non-perishable food items collected by the group over last year. Additionally, this years’ donations were not brought to the Greater Boston Food Bank, but to the BMC Food Pantry, right […]
Scenes from a Mission
If you read Outlook This Week on a regular basis you’ve probably seen a few stories on the amazing experiences that some of our students have had while participating in elective externships. For today’s edition we are happy to bring you something a little different. Recently three fourth-year DMD students, Ali Mahin Arastu, Gulia Muca, […]
Dr. Sahin-Toth Publishes Paradigm-shifting Study in JBC
Professor Dr. Miklos Sahin-Toth and his co-workers Research Associate Dr. Richárd Szmola, and Postdoctoral Fellows Drs. Melinda Bence and Andras Szabo have recently published a new study on what Dr. Sahin-Toth refers to as, “paradigm-shifting in the field of digestive enzyme regulation.” "In this study we demonstrate that full activation of human digestive procarboxypeptidases A1 […]
Fighting Cavities in Teacapan
For three weeks in a row each year the children of Teacapan—a small fishing village in Mexico—receive dental care from Project Stretch volunteers. The other 49 weeks of the year dental care is largely unavailable to them. GSDM volunteers, under the leadership of Assistant Director of Extramural Programs Kathy Held, have participated in a week-long […]
Boston Families Learn the Value of Being Prepared
Preparing children to enter kindergarten is a year-long process in Boston. Through the Countdown to Kindergarten program, parents receive help registering their child for kindergarten at Boston Public Schools and are connected with resources that help children thrive in school. GSDM is one of these resources and, under the leadership of CHP Oral Health Promotion […]
MDS Volunteer Heroes Announced: Four GSDM Alums Among Esteemed Group
The Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) recently announced their 2010 William McKenna Volunteer Heroes in their Winter 2011 issue of the Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society. Four GSDM alums were named to this inspirational group: Deborah Almedia PERIO 87; Deedee Gurin DMD 97; Pat Machalinski DMD 90, AEGD 91, ENDO 93; and Viktoria Talebian DMD […]