Student Spotlight: Two Boston University Students’ Research Victories Highlight Oral Cancer
The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) recently announced the 2023 winners of its Hatton Competition, crowning two Boston University students as first-place winners.
Kisa Iqbal ENDO 25 and Emily Fisher CAMED 27 received first place in the junior and senior categories, respectively, at the 2023 IADR Hatton Competition, which was held in Bogota, Colombia, in June 2023. Earlier in the year, Iqbal and Fisher had secured second-place wins in the same categories at the 2023 American Association for Dental, Oral & Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) Hatton Competition in Portland, Oregon.
Research Spotlight: New Study Motivates Smoking Cessation via a Virtual Reality Headset during Dental Cleanings
GSDM Center for Behavioral Sciences Research Director Dr. Belinda Borrelli and her team are entering the fourth year of a five-year grant exploring whether a video shown through a virtual reality headset delivered while the patient is getting their teeth cleaned and paired with a customized text message program, are effective at encouraging smoking cessation. Currently, Borrelli’s team has recruited more than 288 patients in this randomized clinical trial in both the GSDM patient treatment center and at Tufts School of Dental Medicine.
Research Spotlight: New Pediatric Disability Educational Program Starts this Academic Year
GSDM was awarded a $1.5 million, five-year grant to develop a program to give predoctoral dental students more experiences caring for pediatric patients with disabilities as well as develop a new complementary training program for general dentists working in community health centers.
Exciting, Energizing, Educational: Science Day 2023 displays new research from GSDM community
The weather may have been gloomy, but the Hiebert Lounge was full of cheerful energy as predoctoral students, postdoctoral residents and fellows gathered on Thursday, March 2, to present their latest research during GSDM Science Day 2023.
Research Spotlight: New Study Continues to Link Gum Disease to Earlier Mortality Rates
Dr. Brenda Heaton, Associate Professor of Health Policy & Health Services Research, her Epidemiology PhD student Julia Bond and colleagues, have confirmed Garcia and Kaye’s findings with an updated study, published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, that draws on an additional 25 years of data and uses more sophisticated analytic methods.
DMD students selected to present their research at two national research events
Victoria Chang and Nick Dulock, both DMD 23, were selected to present their research at two national research events, the culmination of three years of hard work. The duo shared their research into virtual implant placement in the lower canine region at the 2022 AAOCDR conference in late April, and competed in Dentsply Sirona’s Student […]
GSDM faculty member to co-lead Focused Research Program
A Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) faculty member has received funding for a Focused Research Program (FRP) focusing on simulation modeling for population health through the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering at Boston University. The Hariri Institute for Computing’s Focused Research Programs (FRPs) support intensive, faculty-driven […]
Dr. Belinda Borrelli receives NIDCR grant for smoking cessation project
Sitting in the chair during a routine dental appointment, while getting her teeth cleaned, Dr. Belinda Borrelli had an idea: “This would be a really good time for smoking cessation counseling,” she recalled thinking. The idea didn’t come completely out of left field. Borrelli, professor of Health Policy & Health Services and director of the […]
Cutting-edge research by the Mobile and Electronic Health ARC is highlighted at university-wide event
Wearable technology. Text messaging. Apps. Social media. You likely use these technological innovations in your day-to-day life – but did you know they can be used to improve health outcomes? The intersection between digital innovations and health outcomes was in the spotlight during a recent Boston University “Research on Tap” event that showcased the Mobile […]
Dr. Nathaniel Treister presents on oral medicine for head and neck oncology
More than 70 students, residents, and faculty members turned out on February 20, 2019, for a lecture on oral medicine for head and neck oncology by Nathaniel Treister, DMD, DMSc that was hosted by the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. “We are very grateful to Dr. Treister for sharing his expertise in this […]