Faculty Spotlight: GSDM faculty member wins 2025 ADEA Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Leadership Award
Dr. Kadambari Rawal AGED 10 DPH 18, clinical associate professor of general dentistry, was awarded the 2025 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Faculty Leadership award, the first GSDM faculty member to receive this award.
GSDM Chapter of American Association of Women Dentists Win National Awards
The GSDM chapter of the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) secured two major national awards in 2024, including being named Student Chapter of the Year, the first time in the history of the GSDM chapter that it has won this award. The chapter’s president, Aisha Amel M. Daigle DMD 25, was also selected as Student Leader of the Year.
Scholarship Spotlight: Four GSDM Periodontology Residents Awarded 2024 Scholarships
Four GSDM periodontology residents recently received scholarships to support their dental education.
Writing Love Stories, One Filling at a Time
For five GSDM couples, dentistry brought them more than just a career, it brought them love. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, GSDM Communications is sharing their BU Dental love stories.
Tooth Talk: Q&A with Elyse Mansfield DMD 26
In our new Q&A series, “Tooth Talk,” we are sitting down with GSDM students and residents to learn more about their paths to Boston University, their time at GSDM, and how they have made Boston their home. We are starting with Elyse Mansfield DMD 26. She spoke about her roles as member of the GSDM Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee (DEIBAC), Student National Dental Association (SNDA) treasurer and 2024 Matriculation ambassador—as well as advice for future dental students.
Student Spotlight: GSDM Students Awarded Honorable Mention Prize in 2024 American Dental Association Student Ethics Video Contest
Five GSDM DMD/DMD AS students received honorable mention in the 2024 American Dental Association’s Council on Ethics, Bylaws, and Judicial Affairs’ Student Ethics Video Contest for their video, “The Greedy Cavity.” The winning students are all members of GSDM’s Student Professionalism and Ethics Association.
Research Spotlight: Study Finds that Oral Health Text Messages can Improve Dental Caries Behaviors
A parent-targeted oral health text (OHT) messaging program improved preventive dental caries behaviors among a population of underserved children and their caregivers, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open in January 2025.
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Chaudry (Umar) Asghar DPH 25 Assists Cambodian Children with Disabilities and in Low-Resource Settings
In August 2024, GSDM resident Dr. Chaudry (Umar) Asghar DPH 25 traveled to Cambodia to support the University of Puthisastra’s Collaborating Centre for Innovation in Population Oral Health colleagues in observing and delivering comprehensive triaged dental care for children with disabilities in low-resource settings. He also helped develop oral health education materials for children who are hard of hearing and visually impaired.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Xiaofei Zhu ENDO 21 Receives Endodontic Educator Fellowship
Dr. Xiaofei Zhu ENDO 21, assistant professor and research director of endodontics, is the first GSDM faculty member to be awarded the AAE Foundation for Endodontics’ Endodontic Educator Fellowship.
GSDM WRAPPED 2024: An Annual Round-up of Multimedia Content from GSDM Communications
As 2024 comes to an end, GSDM Communications present “GSDM WRAPPED,” a nod to the viral marketing campaign by the music streaming app Spotify. “GSDM WRAPPED” takes a look back at the content that you liked best this year—and some stories we loved that you might have missed.