Year: 2014
Periodontics professor invited to speak at North Carolina hygienists’ meeting
Dr. Nancy Burkhart, adjunct associate professor in periodontics, presented a three-hour seminar titled “Oral Cancer, HPV and Oral Lichen Planus” to the Forsyth component of the North Carolina Dental Hygiene Association in Winston-Salem on April 29. Read More
2014 Distinguished Alumnus
The honor goes to Dr. Scott Waugh ’74. [...] Read More
No fluoride comes at great cost to dental health
Dallas residents have received the benefits of community water fluoridation for nearly 50 years. Whether they have dental insurance or not, adults and children who grab a glass from the tap at home or a sip from the water fountain at work or school absorb this mineral’s cavity-fighting protection simply by taking a drink. Read More
The dentist and the sea
How Dr. William Tom Johnson ’65 became Captain Willy T. It’s a beautiful morning on the island of St. Croix. Millie and Dr. Tom Johnson relax at their kitchen bar, soaking up the October sun streaming in through the wall ... Read More
TAMBCD alumni association to host reception, exhibit booth during TDA Annual Session
The Texas Dental Association Annual Session is May 1 through 4 in San Antonio. During the session, the Baylor College of Dentistry Alumni Association will host its general membership meeting and reception. Alumni are invited to the Grand Hyatt at ... Read More
Svoboda receives honors for AAA service
Dr. Kathy Svoboda, Regents Professor in biomedical sciences, received the AAA/Wiley A.J. Ladman Exemplary Service Medal from the American Association of Anatomists on April 29 during the organization’s annual session in San Diego. As part of the honor, given for ... Read More
Orthodontic publications
McBride M, Campbell P, Opperman L, Dechow P, Buschang P. How does the amount of surgical insult affect bone around moving teeth? American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2014 April; 145(4): S92-S99. Buschang P, Shaw S, Ross M, Crosby ... Read More
Outreach program inspires future dentists
Each year members of the Future Dentist Club visit the college as part of a program that introduces dental medicine as a potential career path. Strains of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” soar from dental student Ryan Trevino’s ukulele at Texas ... Read More
Miles for Smiles dental health runathon scheduled for May 2
The Sixth Annual Miles for Smiles runathon will begin at 2 p.m. on May 2 at the University of Texas at Dallas. Proceeds from the event, a partnership between the UTD Pre-Dental Association and Texas A&M University Baylor College of ... Read More
Patient advocacy beyond the dental chair
This resident dove headfirst into the action with health care reform to determine how it serves a special population: pediatric dental patients. By mid-April, more than 8 million Americans had signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. ... Read More