Texas A&M College of Dentistry

Dr. Janice DeWald during the Sept. 9 Caruth Luncheon

Voice of dental hygiene

Colleagues describe her as the matriarch of the department, a constant ally for Caruth students and team members alike. After more than 30 years on the college faculty, this director is now a retiree. Read More

Dr. Ibtisam Al-Hashimi

From start to finish, Al-Hashimi’s career rooted to the study of saliva 

For a quarter century, Dr. Ibtisam Al-Hashimi has relished her role as the self-described “Spit Doctor” of Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. Not long after joining the faculty, Al-Hashimi formed the dental school’s Salivary Dysfunction Clinic in 1991 — ... Read More

Linda Brock, program coordinator, stands in the clinic at the Center for Facial Pain and Sleep Medicine

Our people

Somewhere along the drive from Nebraska to Texas, the phone started ringing. Just a couple years prior, Linda Brock and her husband, Walter, had moved to Fullerton, Nebraska, to be closer to family following her mother’s death. Now it was ... Read More

Moira Allen’s passion for footwear isn’t exactly a secret. A mere glance in her office reveals some subtle giveaways: shoe stickers on her file cabinet, a tape dispenser shaped like a shoe and — during the holidays — a stocking hung on her office door with care, glittery heel and all. In all those years of wearing heels, Allen — whose late husband had to convert a linen closet just to store the collection — can’t recall one mishap, stumble or fall. Her feet never get sore. And kitten heels; forget it. “I don’t like little teeny, tiny heels,” Allen says. “But I wonderfully love a good pair of shoes.”

Big shoes to fill

The music swells inside the Meyerson Symphony Center, and the graduates file in, filling the back entryways. They’re poised for their procession down the aisle, but for the moment, they remain rooted to their posts. At the front of this ... Read More

Dr. Reginald Taylor congratulates a student duriung commencement.

Progress notes

In the crimson-and-black regalia of Harvard School of Dental Medicine, his alma mater, Dr. Reginald Taylor can be seen situated behind the podium with the graduation stage party. In his 16 years as a faculty member in orthodontics at Texas ... Read More

Dr. Nancy Burkhart

AAOM Fellow status for periodontics faculty member

Dr. Nancy Burkhart, adjunct associate professor in periodontics, was recently awarded status as an affiliate fellow of the American Academy of Oral Medicine. Burkhart, the founder and co-host of the International Oral Lichen Planus Support Group, along with Dr. Terry ... Read More

Teachers of the Year 2016

The 2016 recipients of the Dental and Dental Hygiene Teacher of the Year awards include a three-time honoree and a biochemist passionate about taking the “pain” out of a subject matter often considered a challenging rite of passage in the ... Read More

Dr. Phillip M. Campbell

Giving — and receiving — recognition when it is due

National honors for Campbell Dr. Phillip Campbell has spent decades as a cheerleader for orthodontics at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, championing the work of countless residents, faculty and alumni and ensuring that recognition is given when recognition ... Read More

Center for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics team

Our people

Ty Jefferson and the Dream Team Talk with Ty Jefferson, and it’s quite possible you’ll hear at least one sentence trail off into song. It’s subtle, but there’s the hint of a melody, and it’s sure to lift your spirits. ... Read More

Dr. Gerald Glickman

AAE annual session

Faculty and graduate students in the Department of Endodontics at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry were well represented during the 2016 American Association of Endodontists Annual Session. Here’s a look at a few individuals representing TAMBCD and the ... Read More