GSDM celebrates Alumni Weekend on Talbot Green
After months of Zoom meetings and virtual events, members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community had the opportunity to greet each other face to face during this year’s Alumni Weekend celebration. Approximately 65 people attended this year’s reception, which took place Saturday, October 2 in a new location, under a tent on Talbot Green on […]
GSDM students receive national ethics award in 2020 and 2021
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students have received the Ozar-Hasegawa Ethics Award two years running, with Victoria Chang DMD 23 winning the award in 2020 and Luljeta Isedisha DMD AS 21 winning in 2021. “Over the years, I have encouraged students to make a submission for this contest,” Catherine Sarkis, acting assistant […]
Sean Rayment named William McKenna Volunteer Hero by Massachusetts Dental Society
When Sean Rayment DMD 97 DSc 00 graduated from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), he found himself looking for ways to stay connected with his peers. “When I was at BU, I was the president of my class for three years and did volunteer work with a couple of different […]
GSDM alumni and faculty author publications
As it turns out, members of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community aren’t just oral health professionals—they’re also wordsmiths! Some alumni and faculty recently wrote and edited publications covering a wide variety of topics. Read on for more information about the newest books and publications to hit the shelves. Geriatric Dental Medicine Joseph Calabrese DMD 91 AEGD […]
GSDM alumna pens dental-themed children’s book
What do Mo the Mirror, Sanjay the Scaler, Polly the Polisher, and Ellie the Tooth Explorer have in common? They’re all characters in a children’s book, “Tooth Troopers,” written by Emily Foldes DMD 17 to help familiarize young patients with the instruments used during a routine dental check-up. “I’m a general dentist, but I see […]
GSDM alumna sees potential in saliva tests for COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to take shape in February 2020, Débora Heller PhD 16, a researcher based in Brazil who specializes in saliva, knew it was time to get to work. “I called all of my students and said, ‘Look, we need to help out,’” said Heller, an assistant professor at the Universidade Cruzeiro […]
GSDM alumna receives volunteer award from Metropolitan District Dental Society
Maryam Shomali CAS 87 ENDO 93 joined organized dentistry after graduating from dental school in 1990—but it wasn’t until 10 years ago that she became actively involved with her Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) district, the Metropolitan District Dental Society (MDDS). “I was a quiet member—I would attend a meeting on and off— but it wasn’t […]
Eleven GSDM alumni inducted into ACD
Eleven alumni of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine were inducted into the American College of Dentists on October 15, 2020, via a virtual, live-streamed ceremony. The Convocation of Fellows included the affirmation of fellowship, the roll call of new fellows, an awards presentation, and remarks from guest speaker Major General Richard W. […]
Alumna spotlight: Cherae Farmer-Dixon DPH 14
Taking every opportunity to have her voice heard and be a role model for women in the profession. The summer before Cherae Farmer-Dixon DPH 14 started her junior year in college, she sat down with her advisor, and told him she wanted to go to dental school. He seemed “surprised,” she remembered, and told her […]
Alumna Spotlight: Aidee Herman MSc 84 PERIO 86 DMD 90
Helping to create the leaders of tomorrow by building a pipeline from elementary school to the dental practice. Aidee Herman MSc 84 PERIO 86 DMD 90 knows what it is like to feel a little lost. In 1981, when she arrived in Boston from Venezuela to begin the oral biology program at the Henry M. […]