“I love CEREC technology!” Kathy Jendrasik-Savitsky DMD 94 Shares Her Story of Running a Digital Private Dental Practice
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) is at the forefront of a digital dentistry revolution, and its alumni—present and future—are poised to lead it. Trained at GSDM, Kathy Jendrasik-Savitsky DMD 94 has been practicing digital dentistry in her private practice since 2009. On Thursday, September 18, 2014, she gave a lunch […]
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department Takes to the Harbor to Welcome New Residents and Interns
On Sunday, August 10, 2014, the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery welcomed its incoming residents and interns to Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) with a brunch cruise in the Boston Harbor. Approximately 70 residents, interns, faculty, staff, and alumni were in attendance. Guests began boarding at noon for a […]
Boston University To Become First Seamlessly Integrated Digital Dental School in the Nation
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) announced at the 2014 American Dental Association (ADA) Annual Session in San Antonio, Texas on October 11th that it has entered into an agreement with Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. that will help enable GSDM to become the first US dental school to transition entirely […]
The Restructuring of Dental Practice: Dentists as Employees or Owners? Dr. Raul Garcia authors guest editorial for the October 2014 issue of JADA
Is your oral health care affected by the type of dental practice you visit? That’s what Professor and Chair of Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine’s Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research Dr. Raul Garcia explored in his October 2014 guest editorial in The Journal of the American Dental Association […]
GSDM’s ADEA Students Teach Aspiring Dental Assistants in CE Program
On Friday, September 19, 2014, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) DMD students who are also members of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) worked alongside six aspiring dental assistants learning foundational skills in dental assisting. The dental assisting students are participating in a nine-week Continuing Education (CE) course taught at […]
GSDM Hosts Group from Italy for CE Course in Periodontal Microsurgery
For over 15 years, the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Department of Periodontology has hosted a unique, weeklong continuing education program that offers general dentists from abroad the opportunity to train in basic microsurgery and learn microsurgery for periodontal plastic surgery repair. During the week of September 8–12, 2014, a […]
Finding a Cure for ALS One Ice Cube at a Time
Eager onlookers cheered and shouted as pre-doctoral class representatives doused Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter with two massive buckets filled with ice water. Drs. Guarente and Calabrese were soaked right alongside him—and it was all because of Dr. McManama. On August 22, 2014, Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Dr. John Guarente, and […]
Honduras Leaves a Lasting Impression on Derek Leung DMD 15
When Derek Leung DMD 15 took an externship to Bertin Umanzor, Honduras, with Cape CARES June 19-26, 2014, he didn’t realize the profound impact the service work would have. Leung’s weeklong trip changed the way he viewed his life as a dentist. Leung first learned about the Cape CARES trip at the International Elective Externship […]
Students and Faculty Celebrate Eid
The Muslim Students Association (MSA) sponsored an Eid Celebration dinner at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, in the GSDM Cafeteria. The event served as an opportunity to unite students, faculty, and staff on the medical campus. In observance of Ramadan, many Muslims spent the month […]
Orientation Begins for DMD 18 and AS 16 Students
On Monday, July 28, 2014, incoming pre-doctoral students began their orientation week at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). DMD 18 and AS 16 students spent their first few days at GSDM getting to know faculty and staff, meeting peers, receiving information on available resources, learning about the curriculum, and becoming […]