Month: July 2017
Well done, Major
Hearty congratulations to Maj. Christopher Luevano, second-year pediatric dentistry resident. Read More
A taste of research: Part 1
Research took center stage this summer for participants in the Predoctoral Student Research Program at Texas A&M College of Dentistry, who spent eight weeks working in labs around campus. For a behind-the-scenes glimpse, we asked three groups of student researchers ... Read More
Motivated to serve
Dr. Wade Barker ’13, resident in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, began a three-year appointment to the Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation board of directors on June 1. The foundation aims to improve access to dental care for underserved populations ... Read More
Progress notes
Her patient that day was alone. She had no one in her life, not even any family or friends to list for emergency contact numbers on her medical history. Dr. Marie Latortue cautioned the woman that she needed to get ... Read More
A Rinkle in time
Maxillofacial prosthodontist Dr. Roy Rinkle ’63 scans the faces encircling the 20-seat conference room table, taking in a who’s who of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, health care administrators and other specialists. The year is 1971. The occasion: an advisory council ... Read More
Lacy’s efforts lauded
There are no lazy days of summer for students participating in dental school preparatory programs through Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s Center of Excellence. Read More
Dental education from a different perspective
“Amazing and beneficial” are words Alhanouf Alhulayyil, a student at the all-female Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) College of Dentistry in Saudi Arabia, uses to describe her past two weeks at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Through the college’s ... Read More