Academic Programs
Pediatric selective course offers more hands-on experience
Dr. Kerin L. Burdette, clinical assistant professor in public health sciences and board certified pediatric dentist, thought that the college’s students could benefit from additional hands-on opportunities when it came to pediatric dentistry. While students already receive experience in the ... Read More
Chalking up another win
Texas A&M College of Dentistry's Bridge to Dentistry pipeline program was announced as a recipient of the 2020 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award on Aug. 18. Presented by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the award honors colleges and universities that encourage ... Read More
Expertise in the house
Orthodontic residents have upped their savvy in craniofacial complexities this year. Read More
CAD/CAM for D1s
For the first time, Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s entering dental students will be introduced to CAD/CAM dentistry in the first-year restorative dentistry course. The CAD/CAM Education Center’s permanent preclinical laboratory, established in 2018, readily accommodates this change. In 2015, ... Read More
The pilot program, a semester in
Student-faculty collaboration is the cornerstone 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
First dental implant continuum comes to completion, plans in the works for fall course
The first 12-day Implant Continuum, a 110-hour continuing education course presented in four modules over six months, was recently offered at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. The continuum is the only one of its kind in the U.S. ... Read More
New quality enhancement plan for TAMBCD
Faculty and students alike stand to benefit from a new quality enhancement plan that will launch this month at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. The new plan, titled “Teaching, Evaluating and Applying Critical Thinking in Healthcare” — TEACTH ... Read More
TAMBCD’s pipeline program making strides for access to education and health care, Lacy tells House committee
When Dr. Ernie Lacy graduated from Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry in 1994, she was one of eight students who identified themselves as underrepresented minorities. At that time, the group constituted just 8 percent of her graduating class. ... Read More
Dental problem, dental solution
Texas schools have teamed up to create a standardized course for the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders. On June 11, after more than two years of hearings, proposals and discussions, a new rule regarding how Texas dentists may diagnose and ... Read More