Month: June 2013
A dental tradition
Dr. Kelly Martinez Owen ’12, a resident in orthodontics, comes from a long line of Hispanic dentists. Her mother, Dr. Sylvia N. Martinez, is a dentist, and her grandfather, Dr. R.A. Navarro, was a dentist. That’s why receiving the $5,000 ... Read More
NIH grants fund TMJ research
A&M Baylor College of Dentistry’s Department of Biomedical Sciences has landed a $1.5 million National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research R01 grant for its study on estrogen and temporomandibular joint pain. Co-principal investigator Dr. Larry Bellinger, Regents Professor and ... Read More
Dechow heads biomedical sciences
On Oct. 1, 2012, Dr. Paul C. Dechow became the new chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at A&M Baylor College of Dentistry. Dechow has served the department as vice chair since 2009 and was director of the graduate ... Read More
New name, new alliance
As the calendar flipped to January 2013, exterior signage pronounced our dental school’s new name: Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. A new licensing agreement signed by Baylor University and The Texas A&M University System in December 2012 prompted ... Read More
The dental ‘bus’ stops here
A special RV rolled into Dallas in March 2012 with a new hometown and a new mission to deliver dental care and prevention. This 39-foot Airstream is anything but a recreational vehicle. A former mobile medical unit operated by the ... Read More