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 […]
GSDM Responds to MassHealth Cuts with Revamped BUMP UP
A meeting to discuss new coverage and payment procedures that will take effect on July 1, in the treatment centers at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) was held on June 15. In response to the MassHealth coverage cuts, GSDM has resurrected and restructured a program that was created the last […]
Despite Students’ Best Efforts, MassHealth Adult Dental Services Slashed
On May 26, students from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) flocked to the Massachusetts State House to speak with state senators about the proposed budget cuts to MassHealth adult dental benefits. In cooperation with representatives from the Massachusetts Dental Society, Health Care For All, and the Oral Health Advocacy Taskforce, […]
Proposed State Budget Cuts Could Impact Patient Care and Clinical Education at GSDM
On April 14, the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways & Means released a fiscal year 2011 budget which calls for cuts to MassHealth adult dental benefits. These cuts would eliminate restorative services for the 700,000 adults on MassHealth and leave extractions as the only course of treatment for those in need of dental care. Although […]
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 […]
Dental Students and Professionals Head to the State House
On May 20, the Massachusetts Dental Society held its annual Beacon Hill Day, where dentists from across Massachusetts gathered at the State House to meet with their elected representatives. In February, the MDS released their Call to Action, a five-year plan that aims to improve oral health across the Commonwealth. Beacon Hill Day coincides with the […]
ASDA Students Lobby For Dental Issues
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) members of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) traveled to Washington, DC in February to participate in National Dental Student Lobby Day, an event co-sponsored by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and ASDA. Trip participants included ASDA Co-Legislative Liaisons Brian Nelson DMD 10 and Derrick Call […]
Science News Seeks Opinion of Dr. Dana Graves
Dr. Dana T. Graves, professor of periodontology and oral biology, discusses recent discoveries regarding the influence of bone cells on energy metabolism leading to type 2 diabetes in this week’s issue of Science News."The fact that bone cells regulate energy metabolism, and that they do it through osteocalcin, is a major finding," he says in […]
Dean Frankl Speaks at State House on MassHealth
Dean Spencer N. Frankl spoke at the State House Monday as part of a campaign organized by Health Care for All’s Oral Health Advocacy Task Force to restore dental benefits under MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program. Dental benefits were cut from the state budget in spring 2002 by then-Governor Jane Swift. Budget negotiations in the […]
ASDA Students Lobby on Capitol Hill
BUSDM’s American Student Dental Association (ASDA) joined more than 170 dental students from across the country in Washington, DC April 5 and 6 for the 2005 National Student Lobby Day. Representatives David Blackburn DMD 06, Britt Soden DMD 06, Monika Srivastava DMD 07, Elisa Sin DMD 07, and Chrys Constantinou DMD 08 lobbied U.S. congressmen […]