Matthew Steuer OMFS 13 Awarded by American Society of TMJ Surgeons
Matthew Steuer, a third-year resident in the BU OMFS Residency Training Program won a 2012 Research Award from the American Society of TMJ Surgeons. Steuer was invited by the Society’s board members to present his research at the recently concluded annual session in Naples, Florida and received free air travel and lodging with a cash […]
Dr. Dushanka Kleinman to Give 2012 GSDM Commencement Keynote Address
Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter recently announced that Dr. Dushanka Kleinman will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 GSDM Convocation on Friday, May 18, at the Boston University Walter Brown Arena. Said Dean Hutter, “Dr. Kleinman is a superlative example of the successful and public minded dentist we strive to graduate from the Henry M. […]
Dr. Ronni A. Schnell Graduates from ADEA Leadership Institute
At the March ADEA Annual Session held in Orlando, Florida, ADEA graduated its Leadership Institute Class of 2012. GSDM Clinical Professor and Director of Pre-doctoral Removable Prosthodontics Dr. Ronni Schnell was a member of the graduating class. Leading up to the graduation ceremony, the Leadership Institute fellows participated in Phase IV of their training integration, […]
Mahesh Sadhnani DMD 12 Receives Preventive Dentistry Scholarship
Mahesh Sadhnani DMD 12 was recently awarded the ADEA Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Preventive Dentistry Scholarship. Sadhnani was one of 12 students nationwide selected to receive the annual scholarship, which is given to support pre-doctoral students who have demonstrated academic excellence in preventive dentistry. Sadhnani was nominated for this award by Dean Jeffrey W. […]
Dr. Pushkar Mehra Inducted Into Prestigious Society
Chair of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Associate Dean for Hospital Affairs Dr. Pushkar Mehra was inducted as an active member of the American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons (ASTMJS) at the 2012 annual meeting, held in Naples, Florida in March. Membership in this highly selective organization is by invite-only and is restricted to only […]
In Memoriam: Kristen Donovan
Senior Patient Coordinator Kristen Donovan passed away on Thursday, March 29th. Her obituary is reprinted below. Kristen Leigh Donovan, 30, of Brookline, MA (formerly of Milford), died Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family and fought bravely until the end. Kristen […]
GSDM Community “Engages” at 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition
Members of the GSDM community headed south in mid-March for the 2012 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Annual Session & Exhibition, held in Orlando, Florida. The theme of this year’s Annual Session was “ENGAGE,” and participants were encouraged to see the future—not just of dental education, but of all health professions education. Assistant Professor Brenda […]
GSDM Community Takes on AADR Annual Meeting
The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) 2012 Annual Meeting was held in Tampa, Florida this year and many members of the GSDM community attended. Many faculty and students also presented at the meeting. Faculty presenters included Drs. Dan Nathanson, Frank Oppenheim, Eva Helmerhorst, George Huang, Raul Garcia, Elizabeth Krall Kaye, and Guo-xian Wei. Dr. […]
Schweitzer Fellow Dhara Shah DMD 13 Creates Dental Initiative
Dhara Shah DMD 13 is working with mentor and Director of School-Based Programs Corinna Culler to create a dental initiative from the ground up at Early Intervention’s Harvard, Massachusetts location starting this May. The proposed project is supported by a Schweitzer Fellowship Shah received this month. The Early Intervention organization offers supportive services at sites […]
Inspired By First Trip, Katy Bednar DMD 12 Returns to Guatemala
Katy Bednar DMD 12 enjoyed her mission trip with Dentistry for All (DFA) to Comitancillo, Guatemala last Fall so much that she returned to Guatemala—this time El Remate—with DFA in March. Bednar traveled with DFA March 8 through the 19, which was the third week of a five-week Spring DFA mission trip. Her group consisted […]