Before Using Drugs to Prevent Heart Disease, Try Better Oral Health
In a Boston University/University of Helsinki collaboration, the oral enzyme salivary lysozyme (SLZ) was proven a stronger marker of metabolic syndrome in people with heart disease than C-reactive protein (CRP), which doctors currently look at before prescribing preventive heart disease drugs. Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for heart disease. “This indirectly suggests that improving […]
Dr. Alpdogan Kantarci Presents New Method for Accelerating Tooth Movement
Associate Professor Dr. Alpdogan Kantarci traveled to Barcelona, Spain in mid-July to attend the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) General Session. At the meeting he co-chaired a session titled, "Biology of Tooth Movement," and also gave an oral presentation titled, "Photobiomodulation-induced Orthodontic Tooth Movement." The oral presentation was based on Dr. Kantarci’s research, which […]
Should Federal Nutrition Assistance Funds Be Used to Buy Obesity-Promoting Sugar-Sweetened Beverages?
The soft drink industry receives a $4 billion subsidy from taxpayers each year, according to an editorial by Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Jonathan D. Shenkin and Executive Director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest Michael F. Jacobson which was published in the American […]
GSDM Educational Innovation Highlighted at John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day
Faculty, staff, and students of Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) gathered in Hiebert Lounge and throughout the Medical Campus June 11, for the fifth annual John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day. The event showcased educational innovation and scholarship at BUMC while honoring former Boston University School of Medicine Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. John […]
New Research by Dr. Eva Helmerhorst Highlights Saliva’s Ability to Breakdown Dietary Gluten
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Associate Professor of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Eva Helmerhorst received a R01 award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on June 1. Her research, titled “Gastro-intestinal Microbes Degrading Dietary Gluten,” is […]
OMFS Resident Takes First Prize in Scientific Poster Competition
Mark Jesin OMFS 12 won first prize for the poster he presented at the Annual Session of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA) held in Key Biscane, Florida in May 2010. Dr. Jesin’s presentation was titled, "Anesthetic Management of the Dental Outpatient on Psychotropic Medications," and was co-authored by Drs. Stephanie E. Rashewsky and Laurence Levine. […]
Students Find Future for Dental Implant Placement in Diabetics Promising
The Spring 2010 issue of the Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society published a literature review by Michael Courtney DMD 12, Taylor (Nicholas) Snider DMD 12, and Director of the Advanced Specialty Education Program in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. David Cottrell. The review titled, "Dental Implant Placement in Type II Diabetics: A Review of […]
Mey Al-Habib DScD 12, ENDO 14 Receives AAE Foundation Research Grant
Mey Al-Habib DScD 12, ENDO 14 was recently awarded an American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Foundation research grant in the amount of $32,250. The grant supports her research proposal titled, "Characterization of Subpopulations of Dental Pulp Stem Cells." Dr. Al-Habib is working on this research with her research advisor and mentor Herbert Schilder Professor in […]
Dr. Eva Helmerhorst Weighs in on Analysis of Gingival Crevicular Fluid
Associate Professor Dr. Eva Helmerhorst was asked to contribute her oral biology expertise to a research profile published in the Journal of Proteome Research. The article highlighted a recent investigation of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), a fluid occurring in minute amounts in the gingival crevice. The investigation was conducted by University of Melbourne (Australia) researchers […]
Nationally Renowned Speakers and New Test Method Spike Attendance at Oral Health & HIV Symposium
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) in conjunction with the New England HIV Education Consortium (NEHEC) and the New England AIDS Education and Training Center (NEAETC) hosted the 26th Oral Health & HIV Symposium. Dental professionals traveled to the Boston Marriott Newton to participate in the day-long program held on […]