Year: 2020
Dr. Radina (Petkova) Mucha, Class of 2012
The Academy of General Dentistry recently awarded Dr. Radina (Petkova) Mucha with the Mastership Award, its highest honor. The 2012 alumna was recognized for her commitment to excellence in dental education. She completed 1,100 hours of continuing education, including 400 ... Read More
Allies for all
As educators and advocates, Dr. Matthew Kesterke and Dr. Faizan Kabani feel obligated to address LGBTIQ+ health disparities in the classroom, community and beyond. In 2018, Kabani and Kesterke joined forces to research and advocate for a new interprofessional LGBTIQ+ ... Read More
A day in their scrubs
Hometown: I grew up in Rockwall, Texas. Undergrad institution: I attended Texas A&M University for my undergrad and graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Health. Why Texas A&M College of Dentistry: While searching for dental hygiene schools, Texas A&M ... Read More
A call to duty
For 22 years, Dr. Karl Woodmansey, clinical assistant professor, endodontics, envisioned performing dental work somewhere fascinating overseas in his Texas Air National Guard role. But all roads led to West Texas. Read More
Progress notes
Periodontics professor Jacqueline “Jacque” Plemons ’86 ’88 was recently named director of stomatology in the Clinical Center for Stomatology, Department of Periodontics at Texas A&M College of Dentistry. Read More
A day in their scrubs
Hometown: Houston, Texas Undergrad institution: University of Houston Why Texas A&M College of Dentistry: Impressions Day with my undergrad predental club was the experience I had been waiting for. I remember asking multiple students if they were all truly as ... Read More
Transitioning to practice
Leaving dental school and venturing into the work world is a big step. Throw in a pandemic, and the shift forward becomes somewhat murky. In such unprecedented times, Texas A&M College of Dentistry alumni offer insight, advice and options on ... Read More
We’re Instagram official
Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s Instagram account was already blowing up before the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing. Since then, this student-focused social media has become an upbeat lifeline to the college. “We’ve made a concerted effort to use Instagram ... Read More
From presentation to peer-reviewed journals
Caruth School of Dental Hygiene students have one-upped themselves, going above and beyond their streak of winning research poster presentations at both the state and national level. Next stop? Publication. Read More
Dental Teacher of the Year
Encouragement and a team-focused approach to clinical instruction have caught Dr. Bernard Hennessy’s students’ attention. Qualities like these prompted students to select him as Dental Teacher of the Year. Read More