ASDA Students Lobby on Capitol Hill
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) Legislative Liaisons for the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) traveled to Washington, DC earlier this month to participate in the 2008 National Dental Student Lobby Day. Legislative Liaisons included Naheed Daya DMD 08, Sophia Lalani DMD 09, Michael Visser DMD 10, and Nick Miner DMD 10. The […]
BUIDRE Dubai Student Services Manager Visits BUGSDM
On Monday, March 10, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) welcomed Dr. Fuzan Alkhalidi, Student Services Manager for Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education (BUIDRE) Dubai. The purpose of Dr. Alkhalidi’s visit was to spend time in the Registrar’s and Admissions Office gathering information to bring back to BUIDRE, as they […]
Congratulations, Mohammed
Dr. Mohammed Fahmi PROS 10 received the second place poster presentation award at the 80th Annual Meeting of The American Prosthodontic Society. The meeting was held February 21 – 22, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The title of Dr. Fahmi’s poster was, Effect of Surface Treatment on Porcelain Bond Strength to Zirconia. The objective of his […]
ASDA Raises the Bar As They Compete for Community Dentistry Award
The Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) led by Community Outreach Co-Chairs, Adrienne Archidiacono DMD 09 and Reza Sharifi DMD 08, have put together a comprehensive program to improve children’s oral health in a bid to win the Crest/Oral B ASDA Community Dentistry Award. The […]
ASDA and Crest Team up at the Yawkey Club
On February 26, the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) held a fun and interactive dental health fair for children at the Yawkey Club, a Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston location in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The aim of the dental health fair was to celebrate […]
BUGSDM Celebrates Dubai Opening
The Boston University Institute of Dental Research and Education Dubai (BUIDRE), and the Boston University Dental Health Center at Dubai Healthcare City were officially opened on February 26 at ceremonies held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Boston University (BU) Executive Vice President Joseph Mercurio and Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGDSM) Dean […]
DMD Students Provide Outreach to Children in Ecuador
For two weeks in January, five Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) DMD students provided dental outreach to rural communities outside of Zumbahua, . The trip was supervised by Dr. Martin Wohl, a Northampton, Massachusetts based general dentist, who had learned of the opportunity from Dr. David Chiriboga, a local pediatrician and veteran […]
Orchard Gardens Students Get Smart about Oral Health
Children in kindergarten through eighth grade at Orchard Gardens K-8 School in Boston took a break from their studies February 15 to take care of their teeth. Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) offered free screenings and sealants to students through Smart Smiles, a school-based program that provides oral health services to children […]
AAWD Gives Kids at Rosie’s Place a Reason to Smile
February is Children’s Dental Health Month and on February 20 the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) chapter of American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) held a fun and interactive dental health fair for children at Rosie’s Place, a shelter for homeless, displaced, and battered women. BUGSDM has worked with Rosie’s Place on […]
Cookie Day Celebrates Holiday
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Assistant Dean for Patient Services Dr. John Guarente hosted Cookie Day Part Two on February 14. “Once in awhile you just need to stop and smell the roses,” said Dr. Guarente in his invitation to students, faculty, and staff of the 5th and 6th floor clinics. "With the price of […]