Exploring How People Learn at ADEA Annual Session
From giving lectures to presenting posters to serving in leadership roles, students and faculty represented the School well throughout the 2014 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Annual Session & Exhibition March 15–18, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s theme was “The Science of Learning” and ADEA asked: How does the brain work, how do people learn, […]
Science Day Keynote Highlights Biomaterials in Clinical Trials, Five Winners Announced
Biomaterials can be used in clinical trials to serve as cell carriers or attractors of host cell populations, and to then program the cells in vivo—that is the premise Dr. David J. Mooney presented at Science Day Thursday, March 13, 2014. Dr. Mooney is Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering and Core Faculty Member, […]
Friedman Addresses Elder Oral Health in Rhode Island
In about 15 years, there will be more than 72 million older adults in the US, and most won’t have access to dental care, according to Oral Health America. The Rhode Island Oral Health Commission invited Dr. Paula K. Friedman and others to discuss older adult oral health at its Annual Summit Wednesday, February 12, […]
GSDM Contributes Valuable Research at “Healthy Aging” Conference
On Friday, January 14, 2014, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) participated in the “Healthy Aging in the Commonwealth: Charting a Path Forward” conference at the Boston Newton Marriott. The conference was produced by Tufts Health Plan Foundation in partnership with the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum. Research Associate Professor in the […]
Nathan Ng DMD 14 Published in Top Research Journal
Nathan Ng DMD 14 is the lead author of a manuscript accepted in November 2013 by the Journal of Periodontology, one of the top peer-reviewed journals of its field. Ng began research for the paper “Coffee Consumption and Periodontal Disease in Men” during his APEX first-year research rotation with mentors Dr. Elizabeth Krall Kaye, Professor […]
Dr. Eva Helmerhorst Delivers Keynote Address at AADR Boston Meeting
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology Dr. Eva Helmerhorst delivered the keynote lecture at the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Boston Section Semiannual meeting on December 11, 2013, at Boston University Medical School. More than 30 people attended the meeting. […]
Mohammed Badri ORAL BIO 14 Presents New Understanding of Rare Disorder at 2013 GSI Research Symposium
Mohammed Badri ORAL BIO 14 was selected by the Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) Genome Science Institute from a large pool of applicants as one of six oral platform presenters at the 2013 annual research symposium. The Doctor of Science candidate presented part of his doctoral research, “Role of Ellis van-Creveld syndrome 2 in Craniofacial […]
Harriman Represents GSDM in New Orleans
Erik Harriman DMD 14 gave a keynote speech at the 2013 American Dental Association (ADA) Annual Session October 31–November 3 in New Orleans as the winner of the ADA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Research Program. He presented, “Characterization of Wdr72 Knockout Rats, Causative Gene for Amelogenesis Imperfecta,” completed for GSDM Science Day 2013 under the guidance of […]
GSDM Hosts First Ever Research Industry Workshop
On Tuesday, December 3, 2013, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Research held its first ever Industry Workshop in the Wilkins Board Room, E-120. The workshop began with presenter Dr. Joel Berger, Director, New Frontier Science at Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. He discussed, “Takeda’s new frontier program and working with big […]
Strong Connection Found Between Number of Teeth and CVD Mortality
Research Associate Professor Dr. Sok-Ja Janket and her team further strengthened the oral health/cardiovascular disease link in the November 12, 2013, Journal of Clinical Periodontology. The paper, “Number of teeth, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen and CVD mortality,” is the first study to mathematically quantify the relationship between tooth count and oral inflammation. Researchers looked at the […]