BUVSDA Promotes Good Oral Health in Local Vietnamese Community
The annual TET in Boston Festival was held on Saturday, February 5, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. This annual community festival celebrates TET, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine chapter of the Vietnamese Student Dental Association (BUVSDA) collaborated with Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy […]
Hunger-Relief and Hockey Go Hand-in-Hand at GSDM
The Boston University Chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) recently hosted a food drive benefiting The Greater Boston Food Bank. Members of the GSDM community who donated non-perishable food items between February 4 and 12 received one ticket for every two food items (with a limit of two tickets per person) to the […]
BUVSDA Annual Clothing Drive Supports Rosie’s Place
The Boston University chapter of the Vietnamese Student Dental Association (BUVSDA) recently completed their annual clothing drive to benefit Rosie’s Place. The clothing drive, beginning in December, was extended through the end of January. This extended period allowed BUVSDA to collect a large amount of donations, including winter clothing, accessories, and dental products. In addition […]
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON CLOSINGS AND CANCELLATIONS
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine will be officially canceling all evening classes and evening clinics due to the impending snow storm. Specifically, this will include all classes that begin after 4:15 p.m. The predoctoral patient treatment centers will be canceling the 4:15 and 5:00 sessions, the 7th Floor AEGD clinic will […]
GSDM Community Gets Involved at YDC
Yankee Dental Congress 35 (YDC) was held from January 27 to 31 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) representatives volunteered their expertise as lecturers, connected with participants on the exhibit floor, and generously donated their time in volunteer roles. For the tenth year in […]
GSDM Community Spreads Holiday Cheer through Toys for Tots Donations
The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) chapter at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) continued their tradition of making the holidays more joyful for Boston children in need again this year. BU ASDA Community Outreach Chair, Courtney Brady DMD 11, coordinated the chapter’s annual Toys for Tots drive this December. A […]
Dental Student Inspired by International Elective Externship
Hundreds of underserved residents, mostly children, in San Blas and the Copper Canyon region in northwest Mexico lined up at makeshift dental clinics earlier this month to receive free care from one aspiring dentist who knows the importance of health care for all. Mark Hamanishi DMD 10 spent one and a half weeks visiting rural […]
Volunteers Reach Out to Lawrence Families
Members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) partnered with the The Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Inc. (GLCAC, Inc.) and the Lawrence Oral Health Initiative to put on an event for families at the GLCAC, Inc. Child Care Center on October 21. The purpose of […]
Massachusetts Stand Down Brings Necessities to Area Veterans
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri led a team of volunteers at the Massachusetts Stand Down at Clifford Park on August 28. The two-day event, presented by the VA Boston Healthcare System in cooperation with Volunteers of America Massachusetts, […]
AAWD Reaches Out to Women and Children at Rosie’s Place Childworks Event
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) in cooperation with Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri held a fun and interactive dental health fair for children at Rosie’s Place, a shelter for homeless, displaced, and battered […]