“Let’s Begin This Incredible Journey Together:” Annual GSDM Professional Ceremony Welcomes DMD 27 and DMD AS 25 Classes

Students in the Doctor of Dental Medicine Class of 2027 and the Doctor of Dental Medicine Advanced Standing Class of 2025 were formally welcomed to the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine during the Professional Ceremony on July 28 on Talbot Green. The Professional Ceremony was the culminating event in a week of informative and inspiring matriculation activities.

Research Spotlight: New Study Motivates Smoking Cessation via a Virtual Reality Headset during Dental Cleanings

GSDM Center for Behavioral Sciences Research Director Dr. Belinda Borrelli and her team are entering the fourth year of a five-year grant exploring whether a video shown through a virtual reality headset delivered while the patient is getting their teeth cleaned and paired with a customized text message program, are effective at encouraging smoking cessation. Currently, Borrelli’s team has recruited more than 288 patients in this randomized clinical trial in both the GSDM patient treatment center and at Tufts School of Dental Medicine.

Faculty Spotlight: Two GSDM Faculty Members Win Best Group Article

After winning a 2023 Hispanic, Excellence, Contribution, Heralding, Oral-Health Scholarship (H.E.C.H.O.S) Award from the Journal of the Hispanic Dental Association for best group article, GSDM faculty Dr. Gladys Carrasco and Dr. Ana Keohane both said they hope their award-winning article “A New Treatment Approach Utilizing CAD/CAM Restorations for Endo-Treated Permanent Anterior and Posterior Teeth in Pediatric Patients” will inspire other pediatric dentists to think creatively in their work and potentially use similar treatments methods.

GSDM Puts Community First During BU Global Days of Service

The Boston University Global Days of Service is a widely anticipated annual university-wide month of community service opportunities that encourages students, residents, faculty, staff, and alumni to give back to their local, national, and international communities.

From preparing home-delivered meals to donating blood, the GSDM community participated in numerous events during the 2023 Global Days of Service.

What Happens After GSDM’s White Coat Ceremony? Students, Faculty, and Staff Share Advice for Incoming Clinical Students

On Friday, July 7, the DMD Class of 2025 and the DMD Advanced Standing Class of 2024 will celebrate the students’ entrance into the Patient Treatment Center at GSDM’s annual White Coat Ceremony.
We spoke with recently graduated DMD AS 23 students, DMD 24 students, faculty, and staff about the advice they want to give to the members of the DMD Class of 2025 and the DMD AS Class of 2024 as they enter this new era of their GSDM experience.

June is Pride Month: A Look at the Past, Present, and Future of Identifying as LGBTQ+ at GSDM 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is more than a celebration – it is also a history lesson. In recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we reached out via GSDM LGBTQ+ organizations and Development & Alumni Relations, hoping to speak with members of GSDM community who identify themselves as LGBTQ+ to discuss the “past, present, and future” of what it means to be LGBTQ+ at GSDM. Ultimately, we spoke with seven GSDM community members – students, staff, faculty, and alum alike – and here’s what they had to say.

Real Patients, Real Stories: Mother and Daughter with Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Share Their Experiences as Part of GSDM Rare Patient Seminar Series

In the latest GSDM Rare Patient Seminar Series, Criss Quigley and Ann Quigley, a mother and daughter duo who both have the rare dental disease dentinogenesis imperfecta, spoke to GSDM students about their lives with the disease and the legislative change they are hoping to obtain. The seminar series was created by Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Yoshiyuki Mochida in order to humanize uncommon oral-related diseases, giving dental students a one-of-a-kind exposure to real patients.