DMD AS students raise funds with charity polo match
Over a cup of coffee one winter evening in 2020, Mohammed Baseer Ahmed, Nitin Joshi and Ravneet Kaur found themselves discussing ways to give back to the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). The three students, all of whom are members of the Doctor of Dental Medicine Advanced Standing (DMD AS) […]
Sam Drazin shares experience with Treacher Collin’s Syndrome as part of the Patient Seminar Series
When Sam Drazin was five years old, he underwent five outer-ear reconstruction surgeries—but according to him, one of the most memorable parts of the experience of the procedure was not the surgery itself, but what happened afterwards. The surgeon wrapped Drazin’s stuffed bear’s ear to match Drazin’s bandage—an act that Drazin remembers to this day. […]
GSDM celebrates Alumni Weekend on Talbot Green
After months of Zoom meetings and virtual events, members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) community had the opportunity to greet each other face to face during this year’s Alumni Weekend celebration. Approximately 65 people attended this year’s reception, which took place Saturday, October 2 in a new location, under a tent on Talbot Green on […]
GSDM students receive national ethics award in 2020 and 2021
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students have received the Ozar-Hasegawa Ethics Award two years running, with Victoria Chang DMD 23 winning the award in 2020 and Luljeta Isedisha DMD AS 21 winning in 2021. “Over the years, I have encouraged students to make a submission for this contest,” Catherine Sarkis, acting assistant […]
DMD AS student receives grant to continue oral health promotion work in Iowa
Before moving to Boston to start the Doctor of Dental Medicine Advanced Standing program (DMD AS) at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), Olayinka Adekugbe DMD AS 22 completed a dental public health residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City—where she found that many African immigrants and refugees enrolled […]
GSDM unveils Dentsply Sirona Patient Treatment Center
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) unveiled today an updated and expanded patient treatment center, equipped with state-of-the art digital dentistry technology and laboratory resources from Dentsply Sirona. In recognition of Dentsply Sirona’s support, the center will be named in the company’s honor, an announcement that was made today by GSDM […]
2021 Matriculation marks largest in-person event in 18 months
After almost 18 months of virtual and hybrid events for Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), the DMD AS Class of 2023 and the DMD Class of 2025 gathered under a white tent on Talbot Green for the 2021 Professional Ceremony—a perfect ending for their week-long, in-person matriculation, and the largest in-person event the school has held since January 2020. “I think that matriculation went very well, and it […]
GSDM celebrates first-ever hybrid White Coat Ceremony
As members of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) Class of 2023 and the Doctor of Dental Medicine Advanced Standing (DMD AS) Class of 2022 lined up to enter the Metcalf Hall in the George Sherman Union, their white coats folded on their right arm, the world was […]
Weekend in White: GSDM student celebrates white coat ceremony and wedding in same weekend
For Kayla (Bowness) DiBiasio DMD 23 (above, second from right), the weekend of July 9 was clad in white—a white coat and a white dress, that is. As a member of the Doctor of Dental Medicine Class of 2023, DiBiasio participated in the school’s White Coat Ceremony on Friday, July 9—and the next day, she […]
GSDM community gives back virtually during 2021 Global Days of Service
From card-writing campaigns to collecting donations, members of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) found creative ways to participate in this year’s Global Days of Service despite the limitations created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 69 individuals from Boston University Medical Campus contributed approximately 193 hours of service […]