Applied Strategic Planning Committee Holds Second Retreat
The Applied Strategic Planning (ASP) Committee met for its second retreat on Tuesday, January 19 to Thursday, January 21. The retreat began Tuesday afternoon and continued through a working dinner that evening. That was followed by two full-day sessions on Wednesday and Thursday that were facilitated by Dr. Bob Frazer of R. L. Frazer and Associates. R.L Frazer and Associates […]
Dr. Hideo Yamamoto Hosts Annual Remo A. Sinibaldi Memorial Poster Contest and Lecture
The Annual Remo A. Sinibaldi Memorial Poster Contest and Lecture was presented by the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) Massachusetts Section on October 22 in the Hiebert Lounge. Clinical Associate Professor and President of the ACP Massachusetts Section Dr. Hideo Yamamoto hosted the event which was attended by ACP members and postdoctoral students from Boston […]
GSDM Sets Sail for Success at Alpha Omega Convention
On December 27, more than 450 members of the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity (AO) and their families set sail aboard the Carnival Valor for a seven-day Caribbean cruise and the 102nd Convention of the AO. Among the attendees were GSDM second-year DMD students Matthew Rossen and Shawn Groyeski, who served as delegates from the […]
Broke a tooth? Grow another!
To all those who have made deals with the tooth fairy in the past: you probably sold your teeth below their fair value. Herbert Schilder Professor in Endodontics and Director of the Postdoctoral Program in Endodontics Dr. George Huang, says those baby teeth and extracted third molars we are throwing away hold valuable dental stem […]
Goldman Gala Signifies a New Celebration for GSDM Community
Following last year’s successful Science Night event, questions regarding the name of the annual student semi-formal had been asked. Many students inquired why it didn’t have a name that represented the student body or the School as a whole. Hearing these questions Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter met with Director of the Predoctoral Research Program and Science […]
Yankee Dental Congress 35 Preview
Yankee Dental Congress 35 (YDC) will be held from January 27 to 31 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). The Exhibit Hall will be open January 28 to 30. As in previous years, many members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community will be playing an exciting […]
Revamped Alumni Weekend Unites Boston University Medical Campus
Boston University Alumni Weekend ’09 was held Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25 and featured events for alumni from every school. This year, for the first time, combined events were held for all three schools on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC). The William J. Bicknell Lectureship in Public Health kicked things off on […]
Holiday Party Boasts Huge Crowd of Revelers
A large group of Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students, faculty, and staff turned out on December 14 to celebrate the holiday season with their colleagues, mentors, and friends. Guests were treated to live music, a wide selection of food, and the opportunity to win one of many great raffle […]
Third-Year DMD Students Join Forces to Advance Diversity
Two Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) third-year dental students, Mahogany Miles and Tatiana Novas, attended the 2009 Student Ambassador Program sponsored by the American Dental Association (ADA) and American Dental Education Association (ADEA). This intensive one-day event—with the theme of Joining Forces to Advance Diversity—was held in Dallas, Texas on […]
Mutant CTRC Gene Has a New Way to Trigger Pancreatitis
The CTRC gene is a lot like your baby brother—mutant and annoying. Drs. Miklos Sahin-Toth and Richard Szmola of the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) have found yet another way that CTRC mutants trigger pancreatitis. Drs. Sahin-Toth and Szmola already knew from their […]