Month: November 2015
Regents Professor designation for Opperman
Dr. Lynne Opperman was awarded the title of Regents Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents during its Nov. 12 meeting. Throughout her career, Opperman, a member of the biomedical sciences faculty since 1997, has maintained leadership ... Read More
The alarming relationship between eating disorders and acid erosion
One TAMBCD alumna has developed a neutralizing mouthwash to help an underdiagnosed — and often undertreated — patient population. A chance referral 25 years ago forever changed the course of Dr. Mojdeh Dehghan’s career. The new dentist had moved from ... Read More
Oral Lichen Planus Support Group to feature Dr. Stephen Challacombe
International experts will weigh in on the effectiveness of treatments for lichen planus during Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry’s International Oral Lichen Planus Support Group Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. CST. The online support group will feature ... Read More
Dr. Colin Bell, Class of 1979, 1984
On Oct. 3, Dr. Colin Bell was inducted as president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which oversees the certification of specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The leadership role marks Bell’s seventh year on the eight-member ... Read More
Reliability and validity of intraoral and extraoral scanners
Since the late 1990s, digital models have been the predominant method for orthodontists to evaluate a patient’s occlusal status. While this method has several advantages over using plaster models, the intraoral and extraoral scanners used to produce these digital models ... Read More
Dental hygiene graduate endows scholarship
Not long after earning her degree, Patsy Whalley, a 1966 Caruth School of Dental Hygiene graduate, decided it might be nice to live and work in California. It meant becoming licensed in that state, but that didn’t daunt her. She ... Read More
Progress notes
The intersection of clinical research with coordination of patient care: It’s all in a day’s work for implant dentistry director Dr. Elias Kontogiorgos. Dr. Elias Kontogiorgos has been at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry since 2004. As part ... Read More