Students Repair Cleft Palates/Lips Abroad

BUGSDM students Carolyn Dicus DMD 08 and Shant Baran OMFS 09 recently returned from a five-day service trip to Ibague, Colombia, to repair cleft lips and palates April 29 to May 5. The two were the only students making up the eight person team of dentists, nurses, and a hygienist through the organization Healing the […]

Orchard Gardens Students Learn What Being a Dentist is All About

The Orchard Gardens Sealant Program/Field Trip to Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) took place on Friday, April 18. Sixty-five children from four second grade classrooms at Orchard Gardens K-8 School participated. Organizer and Community Health Programs (CHP) Oral Health Promotion Coordinator Kathy Lituri said, "This was the fifth year, and in my […]

BUSNDA Sends in Superheroes to Promote Dental Health

On Tuesday, March 11, Boston University’s Student National Dental Association (BUSNDA) orchestrated an interactive oral hygiene presentation for first and second grade students at Henry L. Higginson Elementary School in Roxbury, Massachusetts.  The community service event’s participants included BUSNDA President Joseph Ayitey-Adjin DMD 09, Vice President Kimberly Haynes DMD 09, Secretary Shaun White DMD 09, […]

Orchard Gardens Students Get Smart about Oral Health

Children in kindergarten through eighth grade at Orchard Gardens K-8 School in Boston took a break from their studies February 15 to take care of their teeth. Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) offered free screenings and sealants to students through Smart Smiles, a school-based program that provides oral health services to children […]

AAWD Gives Kids at Rosie’s Place a Reason to Smile

February is Children’s Dental Health Month and on February 20 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 […]

Alumnus Receives Support From Academy of General Dentistry Foundation

Steve Perlman PEDO 76 was presented with a $20,000 check for Special Olympics Special Smiles® by the Academy of  General Dentistry (AGD) Foundation at the Yankee Dental Congress. In attendance to present the check to Dr. Perlman were AGD President Dr. Vincent C. Mayher, Jr., AGD Foundation Vice President Dr. Raymond K. Martin, and three […]

Students Promote HIV Awareness With Boston Public Health Commission

Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) DMD students volunteered alongside dental students from Harvard University and Tufts University at the HIV Dental Work Group booth at Yankee Dental Congress 33. The HIV Dental Work Group is part of the Boston Public Health Commission AIDS Program, and it facilitates access to oral health care […]

Wellness Fair Raises Awareness of Oral Health Issues

Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Division of Community Health Programs promoted oral health at the annual Wellness Fair held on Thursday, January 31 at the Fitness and Recreation Center on the Charles River Campus. The goal of the Wellness Fair is to target the specific needs and trends of the undergraduate student […]

BUSNDA Commemorates Black History Month

The Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) relaunched at the beginning of this school year and has grown to 25 members of many different ethnicities and backgrounds. The four executive board members include President Joseph Ayitey-Adjin DMD 09, Vice President Kimberly Haynes DMD 09, Secretary […]