GSDM students provide dental care in Africa and Central America during International Elective Externship Program
Eye opening. Humbling. Inspiring. Fourth-year DMD students at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine all used these same adjectives to describe the International Elective Externship program to students, residents, faculty, and staff who gathered on Monday, April 29, 2019, to learn about the students’ experiences. In 2018-2019, 25 students participated in 10 trips […]
2019 Goldman Gala transports attendees to the Big Easy
Nearly 500 members of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine community were transported from Back Bay to the French Quarter during the 10th annual Goldman Gala, aptly titled “A Night in the Big Easy,” held on Friday, April 5, 2019. As students, faculty, staff, residents, and alumni mingled outside the Fairmont Copley Plaza […]
GSDM employees honored at Service Recognition Luncheon
Fifteen Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine employees were recognized for their service to the School and the University during the University’s annual Service Recognition Luncheon on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The luncheon was held at Metcalf Hall in the George Sherman Union on Boston University’s Charles River Campus and honored employees who had […]
Student and resident research achievements celebrated at recognition luncheon
Twenty-three students and residents were recognized for their research achievements during the annual Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Student & Resident Research Recognition Luncheon, held in the Hiebert Lounge on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The event, previously known as the Science Day Awards Luncheon, celebrated the achievements of student and resident researchers […]
Tarhyn Auger DMD 20 honored by Pierre Fauchard Academy
Tarhyn Auger DMD 20 didn’t even know that she had been nominated for the Pierre Fauchard Oral Health Foundation Student Scholarship until she received a “cryptic email” asking her to meet with Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter. “When I asked what the meeting was about, she [Executive Assistant […]
White Coat Ceremony signifies changing roles and responsibilities of dental students
It’s a simple garment—a white coat, with wide lapels and a pocket on the chest. To students studying dentistry or medicine, however, it signifies much more. It signifies a milestone, a change in roles, and a promise to uphold their profession. And next week, students in the second year of the DMD Advanced Standing and […]
GSDM community partners with other local dental schools to treat 173 athletes at Healthy Athletes Special Smiles
Harvard Athletic Complex was a busy place on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Music drifted through the air, punctuated with the sounds of laughter. Athletes—some proudly displaying medals, most dressed in jerseys and t-shirts from their town or region—streamed down the walkways with their coaches, family, and friends not far behind. In the middle of it […]
GSDM first U.S. dental school to offer facial injectables course
Making history is always exciting—but for Gigi Meinecke DMD 88, doing it at her alma mater is even better. “I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would have an opportunity to teach the facial injectables course at my alma mater,” she said. “I can’t express the depth of excitement and pride that I […]
GSDM students, faculty, and staff honored during Senior Awards Dinner
Forty-seven members of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Class of 2019 were recognized for their achievements during the Senior Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at the George Sherman Union. “For you to be singled out among such a distinguished group is indeed an honor that speaks to your extraordinary abilities,” […]
Two-hundred seventy-five graduate during 2019 GSDM Commencement
The 275 members of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Class of 2019 arrived for commencement in a rainstorm, shielding themselves with umbrellas or holding their gowns over their heads. Once safely under the preparation tent, they straightened their caps and hoods, as water dripped off the sides of the tent. Puddles began […]