Student Spotlight: GSDM Students Awarded Honorable Mention Prize in 2024 American Dental Association Student Ethics Video Contest
Five GSDM DMD/DMD AS students received honorable mention in the 2024 American Dental Association’s Council on Ethics, Bylaws, and Judicial Affairs’ Student Ethics Video Contest for their video, “The Greedy Cavity.” The winning students are all members of GSDM’s Student Professionalism and Ethics Association.
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Chaudry (Umar) Asghar DPH 25 Assists Cambodian Children with Disabilities and in Low-Resource Settings
In August 2024, GSDM resident Dr. Chaudry (Umar) Asghar DPH 25 traveled to Cambodia to support the University of Puthisastra’s Collaborating Centre for Innovation in Population Oral Health colleagues in observing and delivering comprehensive triaged dental care for children with disabilities in low-resource settings. He also helped develop oral health education materials for children who are hard of hearing and visually impaired.
GSDM WRAPPED 2024: An Annual Round-up of Multimedia Content from GSDM Communications
As 2024 comes to an end, GSDM Communications present “GSDM WRAPPED,” a nod to the viral marketing campaign by the music streaming app Spotify. “GSDM WRAPPED” takes a look back at the content that you liked best this year—and some stories we loved that you might have missed.
“See the Possibilities of Every Human Being:” Osteogenesis Imperfecta Patient Shared Personal Stories about her Provider-Patient Relationships, Adoption, and Ableism during the Latest GSDM Patient Seminar Series
Tracy Mulroy, a patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), spoke to the GSDM community in September about how she defied the odds throughout her healthcare journey as part of the GSDM Patient Seminar Series.
Student Profile: Former-Olympic-Swimmer-Turned-Dental-Student Elinah Phillip DMD 28 Trades Goggles for Loupes
Elinah Phillip DMD 28 was the first swimmer and the youngest athlete to represent the British Virgin Islands (BVI) at an Olympic Games, competing in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (held in 2021). Now, she’s switching her focus from the pool to her long-term dental professional goals, with her first step being attending GSDM.
Eight GSDM Community Member Join New Massachusetts Special Commission on Oral Health
Eight GSDM community members were appointed to the newly established Massachusetts Special Commission on Oral Health earlier this year.
Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Coffee Shops with Jared Jacobson DMD 25
The opportunity to discover hidden gems in Boston’s South End is one of the many perks of being part of the GSDM community. In our latest multimedia series, we are getting to know the neighborhood around GSDM a little better–and making some new friends along the way. Our first edition is with Jared Jacobson DMD 25, who shares his go-to coffee spot: Flour Bakery and Cafe.
GSDM Salutes Alumni Who Serve: Three Alums Share Stories of Military Dentistry for Veteran’s Day
For this Veterans Day, GSDM Communications spoke to three GSDM alumni from different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces about the time with the military.
Applauding First Generation Success: Four GSDM Students Reflect on their Education Paths for National First-Generation College Celebration Day
National First-Generation College Celebration Day strives to both celebrate current first-generation students’ success and highlight the ongoing advocacy work to create more opportunities for future students. GSDM Communications spoke to four DMD and DMD AS first-generation students about their unconventional journeys to dental school and the value of recognizing and supporting diverse student backgrounds.
“Behind the Scenes” of GSDM Admissions Cycle: How GSDM Student Admissions Ambassadors Help Personalize the Admission Process
For the fifth installment of our ongoing “Behind the Scenes” series, we spoke with two student admissions ambassadors, Elias Hilaire DMD 25 and Mary Kyuregyan DMD AS 25 about their unique admissions journeys and their work with the student admissions ambassador program.