Rain Can’t Hamper 2013 Special Olympics Special Smiles
On Saturday, June 8, 2013, the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) participated in the 2013 Healthy Athletes® Special Smiles® initiative at the Special Olympics Massachusetts Summer Games at Harvard University’s Athletic Complex. Roughly 120 volunteers (around 30 from GSDM) from area dental and hygiene schools participated including: Cape Cod Community […]
MED and GSDM Join Forces to Secure Dental Floss Donation
What can you do with five giant bags full of dental floss? Plenty, when you’re organizing international elective externships. GSDM Global & Population Health is the recipient of that very gift from the Dental Section of the Medical Library Association (MLA), which sought to donate supplies to a worthy cause in honor of its 80th […]
Service Abounds in the Month of April
Throughout April 2013 Boston University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and their families and friends participated in Global Days of Service, an initiative offering service opportunities to BU friends worldwide. At GSDM, Global & Population Health and Alumni Relations offered several volunteer opportunities designed specifically for our Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine family. “I […]
Nadia Malik Performs Dentistry, “Ballet” in Honduras
Nadia Malik DMD 13 volunteered in the city of Las Aradas, Honduras, with Medico and externship supervisor Dr. Keith Rojek from March 16 to 23, 2013. The two dentists, along with the help of dental and sterilization assistants and other volunteers, ran such a beautifully organized clinic that a medical doctor on the same mission […]
GSDM Rocks First Ever Battle of the Bands
On Saturday, April 20, 2013, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s (GSDM) American Student Dental Association (ASDA) chapter hosted the first ever Battle of the Bands at the All Asia Bar in Cambridge. The two “battling” bands were GSDM’s Mental Blocks and The Most Incredible from the Boston University School of Medicine […]
Finish the Race Honors Victims of the Marathon Bombing
On Thursday, May 2, 2013, the Boston University School of Public Health sponsored a “Finish the Race” walk. “Finish the Race” was developed as a tribute to the affected runners and spectators, and an expression of solidarity with everyone in Boston and neighboring communities who are working to move forward, past the horrific events during […]
Decisive Soccer Championship Win for GSDM Mandiballers
A victory four years in the works, the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) soccer team, the Mandiballers, won the Spring 2013 BU Intramural Men’s Indoor Soccer Championship in a decisive 4-0 victory over the Phohang Red Catatadiamonds on April 7. The Mandiballers was formed as a team four years ago […]
Schweitzer Fellow Andrew Soule-Hinds DMD 15: On a Mission to Improve Dental Care for Underserved
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) student Andrew Soule-Hinds DMD 15 was chosen in March 2013 for the highly selective Boston Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. He joins the nearly 500 Schweitzer Fellows who have collectively delivered over 90,000 hours of service to communities in and around Boston and Worcester since the program’s […]
Education Leads to Improving Health in San Marcos, Honduras
“Cepillo! Cepillo!” Spanish for “Toothbrush!” those were the calls from school children in San Marcos, Honduras, when Sahar Abtahi AEGD 13 and Lindy Su DMD 13 visited with Cape Cares from March 1 to 8, 2013. Cape Cares is a Cape Cod-based organization that brings health and support professionals to Central America—with a focus on […]
GSDM Helps BU “Spread the Health” at Annual Wellness Fair
On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Boston University (BU) held its “Spread the Health” Wellness Fair in the George Sherman Union on the Charles River Campus. The Fair is held annually for BU undergraduates and addresses a variety of relevant issues, including oral health. Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Oral Health […]