Month: November 2019
Our behind-the-scenes heroes
Every weekday, students queue up to a clinic dispensary, relying on the folks behind the counter to provide vital tools for their next extraction or root canal. Read More
The Way I See It: Dr. Jennifer Perry Wade ’14
Just five years post-dental school, Dr. Jennifer Perry Wade ’14 has found the perfect blend of work/life and faith/career balance. Wade got her first taste of mixing dentistry with community outreach while attending Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Two mission ... Read More
Buttoning up a new tradition
Donning the prestigious white coat is a rite of passage for dental students. This year, however, the school’s new accelerated clinic curriculum added a twist. On Friday, Nov. 8, D1s pulled on the prestigious threads a year earlier than usual. ... Read More
Svoboda, Nair assume new roles
With the new Clinic & Education Building comes a new way of life, including job titles, at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Dr. Kathy Svoboda and Dr. M.K. Nair were recently named assistant dean for the oral biology graduate program ... Read More
Wang lands NSF grant
Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s Dr. Qian Wang, associate professor in biomedical sciences, and collaborators have received a $790,000 National Science Foundation grant for a study on a colony of rhesus monkeys and the health effects on aging, bone development ... Read More
Double-duty day
It was a Saturday for service as not one but two events, Miles for Smiles and Cleaning & Sealant Day, occurred simultaneously on Nov. 2. Starting bright and early at Dallas’ Exall Park, the annual Miles for Smiles fun run ... Read More
Chili, costumes, charity
It wouldn’t be Halloween without crazy costumes and warm bowls of chili. Read More