Oral Health Checkup is Key before Children Start School
As they prepare to send a child to school for the first time, many parents think about the obvious needs, such as backpacks, pencils, and notebooks. At Boston’s annual Countdown to Kindergarten at Boston Children’s Museum August 27, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s (BUGSDM) Division of Community Health Programs made sure parents were […]
Student Groups Get Off to an Impressive Start
The third floor of Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) was buzzing August 25 as both the Boston University Vietnamese Student Dental Association (BUVSDA) and Boston University Hispanic Student Dental Association (BUSHDA) held their first meetings for the 2008-2009 academic year. At the BUVSDA meeting, President Nam Phan told new and returning members […]
Healthy Baby/Healthy Child Picnic Focuses on Oral Health
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) provided oral health education, fun dental activities, oral health screenings, and complimentary toothbrushes as part of the Health Baby/Healthy Child (HB/HC) Summer Camp Picnic on August 19 at Franklin Park. The HB/HC Program of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is […]
AAWD Hosts Interactive Health Fair at Rosie’s Place
The Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) chapter of American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) held a fun and interactive dental health fair for children at Rosie’s Place, a shelter for homeless, displaced, and battered women. BUGSDM has worked with Rosie’s Place on many prior occasions, but this event featured one of the […]
With Help of BU Students, Homeless Vets Stand Down
For around 7,000 Massachusetts veterans who have defended their country abroad, the return home is plagued with homelessness and a dire need of supportive services. Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) students and staff hygienists were part of the solution Friday, August 8, as they provided free dental screenings and information to veterans […]
Program White Coat Gives Local Kids a Chance to Shine as Dentists
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) welcomed 10 Boston-area children, ages 9 to 11, July 21 to 25 for the fourth annual Program White Coat, a summer program that introduces children to dentistry and other related health professions. The program is one of BUGSDM’s pipeline programs, which aim to increase the chances of […]
BUGSDM Volunteers Give Olympians Something to Smile About
On June 14 volunteers from Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) and numerous other schools in the Boston academic community turned out in force at the Special Olympics Massachusetts games at Harvard Stadium. Their mission was to provide free dental screenings to the athletes as part of the Healthy Athletes® Special Smiles® initiative. […]
Blackstone “Dental Students” Learn About the Effects of Junk Food on Teeth
Oreos, Sour Patch Kids, soda, and chips were just some of the things blended into a green paste by volunteers and distributed to third grade students from William Blackstone Elementary School for an experiment during their field trip to Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) on June 10. Once distributed, students shook two […]
CHP Promotes Oral Health Safety at MGH Chelsea Summer Safety Health Fair
The BU/Chelsea Partnership Dental Program, an alliance between Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Division of Community Health Programs (CHP) and Chelsea Public Schools, participated at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Chelsea Summer Safety Health Fair on June 7. The fair was held at MGH Chelsea and featured hula hoop and coloring book […]
BUVSDA Participates in AIDS Walk Boston 2008
The Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine chapter of the Vietnamese Student Dental Association (BUVSDA) participated in the AIDS Walk Boston 2008 on June 1. BUVSDA walkers included Kevin Nguyen DMD 09, Thalida Dong DMD 08, Cassidy Thai DMD 08, Nam Phan DMD 09, and Julie Tran, Honorary BUVSDA member. The walk is New […]