{"id":50467,"date":"2021-08-30T13:32:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/?p=50467"},"modified":"2021-08-30T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:32:32","slug":"2021-matriculation-marks-largest-in-person-event-in-18-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/2021\/08\/30\/2021-matriculation-marks-largest-in-person-event-in-18-months\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Matriculation marks\u00a0largest\u00a0in-person event in 18 months\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

After almost 18 months of virtual and hybrid events for\u00a0Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM),\u00a0the DMD AS Class of 2023\u00a0and the\u00a0DMD Class of 2025\u00a0gathered under\u00a0a white tent\u00a0on Talbot Green\u00a0for the\u00a02021\u00a0Professional Ceremony\u2014a perfect ending for their week-long, in-person\u00a0matriculation,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0largest\u00a0in-person event\u00a0the school has held\u00a0since January 2020.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that matriculation went very well,\u00a0and it felt great to bring students back in\u00a0person given what we’ve been going through over the last 18 months,\u201d said Erica Stocks,\u00a0director of student affairs. \u201cOur matriculation is not only about orienting new students to GSDM and BU but also about community, so it was wonderful to see all the new students together and excited about starting this chapter of their educational journey.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over\u00a0the\u00a0five days\u00a0of matriculation, students kicked off their dental school careers by attending introductory lectures,\u00a0getting\u00a0fitted for loupes, scrubs,\u00a0and white coats,\u00a0and picking up instrument kits.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s matriculation also included new programs and events, including the First Year Student Experience (FYSE), a semester-long pilot program focused on co-curricular programming, events,\u00a0and collaborations to support students as they transition into dental school. In addition to one large student reception,\u00a0hosted\u00a0on the Charles River Campus by Dean\u00a0<\/span>ad interim\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Cataldo\u00a0<\/span>Leone, there were two smaller receptions held in the student lounge for LGBTQ+ and for BIPOC students.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Stocks, some of the changes implemented in 2020 to accommodate a largely virtual matriculation<\/a><\/span>\u00a0resulted\u00a0in improvements for future years.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cChanges we implemented last year to sessions like the loupes fitting, instrument kit distribution, and fittings for scrubs and white coats ended up working out quite well, not only the incoming students, but also for the vendors and the staff<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>so\u00a0we kept them for this year’s matriculation,\u201d Stocks said. \u201cWe were able to streamline processes and increase efficiency, allowing us more time to focus on the social and community building aspect of our matriculation programming.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Joseph Calabrese, associate dean of\u00a0students, was struck by the incoming class\u2019s attentiveness.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was impressed with how great the incoming students were\u2014how attentive they were in the lectures, and how much they enjoyed being around their classmates,\u201d Calabrese said. \u201cI remember specifically when I lectured at the beginning of the day and the end of the day, the attention was equally noticeable all day\u2014that does not always happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On the final day of matriculation,\u00a0students took part in the professional ceremony, which\u00a0marks\u00a0a student\u2019s entry into the field of dentistry and signifies their commitment to promoting the integrity of the profession and to serving the needs of those who require oral healthcare.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dean\u00a0Leone praised the incoming students for their decision to come to GSDM, citing\u00a0the school\u2019s many strengths\u00a0including the new facility,\u00a0faculty, cutting-edge technology,\u00a0and research opportunities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cYou will very quickly come to understand the depth and breadth of what makes this school one of the premier dental schools,\u201d Leone said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During the ceremony,\u00a0students\u00a0received\u00a0their BU pin and\u00a0took\u00a0a photo with Dean Leone and\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Karen Antman,\u00a0provost of the Boston University Medical Campus. They then recited the Professional Oath,\u00a0<\/span>in which\u00a0they\u00a0pledged themselves to the service of humanity, patients, community, and profession.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>In his keynote address,\u00a0Andrew Miller\u00a0DMD 12 AEGD 13 ENDO 15, clinical\u00a0associate\u00a0professor of General Dentistry\u00a0and\u00a0director of Predoctoral\u00a0Endodontics\u00a0,\u00a0reminded students that each\u00a0of their\u00a0paths\u00a0to dental school is unique\u2014and that they were all selected for a reason.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cYou were chosen because you are qualified and you are deserving to be here,\u201d Miller said. \u201cNo matter whatever happens over the next two to four years, never forget that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>For more photos of this year\u2019s events, click here<\/a> (matriculation) <\/span>or here<\/a> (professional ceremony)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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After almost 18 months of virtual and hybrid events for\u00a0Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM),\u00a0the DMD AS Class of 2023\u00a0and the\u00a0DMD Class of 2025\u00a0gathered under\u00a0a white tent\u00a0on Talbot Green\u00a0for the\u00a02021\u00a0Professional Ceremony\u2014a perfect ending for their week-long, in-person\u00a0matriculation,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0largest\u00a0in-person event\u00a0the school has held\u00a0since January 2020.\u00a0 \u201cI think that matriculation went very well,\u00a0and it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16521,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13837,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50467"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16521"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50467"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50472,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50467\/revisions\/50472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}