Dr. Schiano Leads GSDM Habitat for Humanity Team

The GSDM community showed that its giving spirit extends beyond dentistry in May when a group of alums, faculty, and staff led by Dr. Frank Schiano CAS 01, DMD 06, AEGD 07 helped build a home in Dorchester for Habitat for Humanity Boston.

The outing was a partnership between Habitat for Humanity and the Boston Collaborative Group of the Massachusetts Dental Society. Dr. Schiano is on the Group’s board.

Also putting on their construction hats were Clinical Assistant Professor Chris Pellegrino AEGD 05, Ismael Montane DMD 10, Dental Radiology Technologist Mary Ellen Sholes, Fenway Health’s Dr. David Buczak, and MDS Coordinator of District Affairs and Student Events Lisa Davis. The group built and painted two closets, framed and installed two doors, and framed four windows that day!

“It was great to be able to do something for people in need—and a breath of fresh air to volunteer for an event that had little to do with teeth,” said Schiano. “No experience was necessary; we just wore our sneakers and a smile!”