Year: 2017
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
Road scholars
With the goal of forging new connections and collaborations, Dr. Meigan Aronson, dean of the Texas A&M College of Science, and many of her faculty have begun visiting select sites in cities across the state. June 26 landed them in ... Read More
Caring for a ‘forgotten group’
A new partnership with the City of Dallas reflects the needs of an aging population. It funds $300,000 in care to be given to seniors at Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s community-based clinical training sites. At these two community partners ... Read More
ADHA Clinical Dental Hygienist Award for Cotter
A passion for treating oncology patients leads to recognition Read More
Speaking out
Trauma surgeon delivers message on need for race relations dialogue Read More